In case you didn’t already know this, former UConn Huskies star Kia Nurse is a big deal in her home country of Canada.
Not only is she the face of Nike Canada, she is the face of the Canadian Women’s Basketball National Team with whom she has played since she was 16 years old.
When UConn visited Canada to take on Duquesne in December of 2017, the Mattamy Athletic Centre was sold-out. There were Kia Nurse signs everywhere.
It gave little girls growing up in Canada a chance to see one of their own, which in itself is a rare thing due to the lack of exposure of the women’s game in Canada.