Sancho Lyttle
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Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

, with Spanish citizenship
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. She is currently a power forward
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

 in the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

 for the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...

. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and 96 blocks through six seasons. She was the fifth overall draft pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft
2005 WNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players...

, out of Houston
Houston Cougars women's basketball
The Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Coached by Todd Buchanan, the team plays their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus at the University of Houston....

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When the Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

 folded in 2008, she was selected first in the dispersal draft by the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...

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In the 2010 she had career highs in points and rebounds with 27 and 20, respectively.

She played for Ibiza in Spain during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season. Currently plays for Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto
Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto
Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto formerly C.B. Halcón Viajes, is a women's professional Basketball team based in Salamanca, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-National:* Liga Femenina '** Champion: 2005–06, 2010–11....

. She is a member of the Spain women's national basketball team
Spain women's national basketball team
The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:...

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Awards and achievements

  • 2009, 2010 WNBA All-Star
  • Bronze medal in 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
    2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...

  • Named to the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
    2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...

    All-Tournament Team
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