Kia Nurse is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a star player who has been playing for the New York Liberty since 2017. Nurse is a two-time WNBA All-Star and was named to the All-Rookie Team in 2018. She has also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2019 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. Nurse is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where she was a four-year starter and two-time All-American.