Sky signs WNBA record-holder Ticha Penicheiro

Head coach and general manager Pokey Chatman announced today that the Chicago Sky has signed veteran point guard Ticha Penicheiro from the Los Angeles Sparks.

The four-time All-Star Penicheiro is one of the most accomplished players in the WNBA with a championship and a WNBA Career Assist Record (2560). She was selected as one of the Top 15 WNBA Players of all time in 2011. In her 14-year career, Penicheiro has led her team to the playoffs 10 times and won a championship in 2005 with the Sacramento Monarchs.

Penicheiro spent the past two seasons leading the Los Angeles Sparks. In 2011 she averaged 6 points and 4.8 assists per game. Prior to joining the Sparks she spent 12 seasons with the Monarchs. Ticha has averaged 6.2 points, 5.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game throughout her career.

“I’m very excited about the opportunity of playing in the city of Chicago, with an amazing group of talent,” Penicheiro said in a statement. “The mixture of young and veteran players is very appealing and I’m stoked about bringing some of my experience to a franchise that has all the tools to accomplish big things. I know it sounds cliché, but the sky is really the limit. I can’t wait to get the season under way.”

Penicheiro was selected second overall by the Sacramento Monarchs in the 1988 WNBA Draft, after a successful college career in which she led Old Dominion University to the 1997 Championship game, being named a two-time Kodak All-American and earning the Wade Trophy as a Senior.