LaTonya Sims explained

LaTonya Sims
Position:	Forward
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	3
Birth Date:	8 January 1979
High School:	Racine Park High School
College:	Wisconsin
Draft League:	WNBA
Years1:	2003
Team1:	Minnesota Lynx
Highlights:	Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1998)

LaTonya Sims (Tonya Sims) (born January 8, 1979) is a former American basketball player for the Polish professional basketball league(PLKK) in Europe and the WNBA. She was a back-to-back girls' high school basketball All-American and Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year for Racine Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin.^[1] In 1997, she was named a first team high school All-American and rated the fifth best prospect in the country, making her the highest rated girls' basketball prospect in Wisconsin to date. She was also named Miss Wisconsin Basketball and went on to play for the University of Wisconsin.^[2]

In 2003 she was signed by the Minnesota Lynx, although she did not make the opening day roster.^{[3] [4]}

In 2013, she was inducted into the Racine County sports Hall of Fame.^[5]

Wisconsin statistics

Source^[6]

References

• LaTonya Sims Player Profile at wnba.com
• News: LaTonya Sims . The Journal Times . . 18 March 2004 . Staff.
• Sims Profile at University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celebrate UW's Black History: LaTonya Sims. 2021-06-28. Wisconsin Badgers. en.
2. Web site: The illustrious basketball career (and professional career) of Racine's LaTonya Sims. 2021-06-28. Journal Times. en.
3. Web site: Lynx: Lynx Sign Five Players. 2021-06-28. www.wnba.com.
4. Web site: WNBA.com: 2003 WNBA Transactions. 2021-06-28. www.wnba.com.
5. Web site: Racine County Sports Hall of Fame. 2021-06-28. www.rcsportshall.org.
6. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-06-28.