Anucha Browne Sanders facts for kids
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Anucha Browne is an American former women's basketball player. She also worked as an executive for the New York Knicks team in the NBA.
Playing career
In 1982, Anucha Browne started college at Northwestern. She became a star player on the school's women's basketball team. She was chosen for the all-Big Ten team three times. She was also named Big Ten Player of the Year twice. This award goes to the best player in the Big Ten Conference.
Anucha holds the Big Ten records for most points scored (2,307) and most rebounds (951). Rebounds are when a player gets the ball after a missed shot. In 1985, she led all college women's basketball players in scoring. She averaged 30.5 points per game. Northwestern University said she might be "one of the most accomplished athletes" in their school's history.
Anucha graduated from Northwestern in 1985. She earned a degree in communications. In 1993, she was added to the school's athletic Hall of Fame. Later, she earned a master's degree in Marketing Communication.
After college, Anucha continued to play basketball. She was briefly part of the United States Women's National team. She also played in some exhibition tournaments. She tried to play professionally in the WNBA. However, the WNBA did not start until many years after she graduated. She applied for their draft but was not chosen.
USA Basketball
Anucha Browne was chosen to play for the US team in 1985. This was for the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. Team USA lost one game early on to Sweden. But then they won their next six games. They won the championship by beating Japan in the final game. Anucha scored five points during this event.
Post basketball career
After her college basketball career, Anucha Browne Sanders worked for IBM for eleven years. She had several different jobs there. Her last job at IBM was as a program manager. She managed IBM's sports marketing activities. This included work for the Olympic Games in 1996, 1998, and 2000.
In 2000, the New York Knicks hired Anucha Browne Sanders. She worked for them as a marketing executive. In 2002, she was promoted to senior vice president. This made her one of the most powerful female executives in professional sports. She held that job for almost four years. She left the team in January 2006.
Honors and awards
- Sports Business Journal named her to their "40 under 40" list. This list recognizes young sports executives who are rising stars.
- 1993: She was added to the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame.
- Northwestern University named her their Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s.
Personal
Anucha Browne Sanders went to Saint Saviour High School in Brooklyn, New York. She is divorced and has three children. She is currently the Chief Impact Officer at Tides. Before that, she worked for the NCAA. She was also a senior associate athletics director at the University at Buffalo.
