Sancho Lyttle may be added to UMMC Ekaterinburg roster

Sancho Lyttle

UMMC Ekaterinburg (PBL) is close to ink 32-year old Spaniard-Vincentian center Sancho Lyttle (193-79kg-83, college: Houston) who plays at Atlanta Dream in WNBA. In 10 games she averaged 10.2ppg, 7.4rpg, 1.8apg, 2.9spg and 1.0bpg this season. The last season Lyttle played at Galatasaray (TKBL) in Turkish league. In 29 games she had 13.2ppg, 9.6rpg, 2.2apg and 2.1spg. She helped them to win the league title. A very good season in her career as she was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TKBL Bosman Player of the Year, Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TKBL Player of the Year and Center of the Year. Lyttle also played 13 games in WNBA where she had 11.0ppg, 9.1rpg (#5 in the league), 1.9apg, 3.1spg (in top 2) and 1.0bpg. She contributed to her team making it to the quarterfinals. It was a very successful season in her career as she was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague Defensive Player of the Year and selected to Honorable Mention.
Among other achievements Lyttle received Eurobasket.com All-Europeans Player of the Year award in 2014. She represented Spain at the World Championships for Women in Turkey last year. Lyttle's team won Silver and her stats at that event were 6 games: Score-1 (18.2ppg), Reb-2 (11.5rpg), 2.8apg, Steals-1 (3.3spg), FGP: 52.9%, 3PT: 20.0%, FT: 72.7%.
Lyttle has played previously professionally in WNBA (Houston C.) and Spain (Perfumerias Avenida, Ros Casares and Ibiza).
She attended University of Houston until 2005 and it will be her eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball.
Lyttle's game is described as: A dominant inside player who can end almost every game in double-double. She's also capable of some incredible, game-changing defensive plays.

By Eurobasket Data Center

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