COLLEGE: Earned the inaugural BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year Award as a senior after leading the conference with a 2.10 assist to turnover ratio…Closed out her UConn career as the only player in program history to rank among the top 10 career leaders in games played (142), assists (479) and steals (247)…Over her final two seasons in a UConn uniform, she averaged 4.2 assists per game and was a 2008 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention choice…Became the first UConn freshman to open the season as the team’s starting point guard in 2004-05…Scored in double-figures 16 times during her UConn career, including doubling her career total with eight games with 10 or more points during her senior season…Her 479 assists in a UConn uniform was the seventh-best total in program history, as was her 247 steals…Scored a career-high 20 points against St. John’s on Feb. 23, 2008…Was 7-of-10 from the field in that game, both career-bests…Dished out a career-best 11 assists at Notre Dame on Jan. 27, 2008…Averaged 4.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game throughout her collegiate career.

Full name is Naketia Marie Swanier...Parents are Cornell and Rosie Swanier... Majored in sociology…Averaged 23.2 points, 8.5 steals, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds as a junior while leading Columbus High to a 23-5 record...2004 Georgia AAAA Player of the Year...Ranked as the No. 23 high school senior by Blue Star and the No. 74 by All-Star Girls Report...Was named as the 2003 and 2004 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Player of the Year...Three-time Georgia AAAA All-State First Team choice (2002, 2003, 2004)...2003 Georgia AAAA Region Player of the Year...Four-time Metro Player of the Year...2003 Street & Smith All-America Fifth Team...2002 Street & Smith All-America Honorable Mention...2001 Georgia AAAA All-State Honorable Mention...2001 first team All-Area...2001 All-Region choice.

Selected by the Connecticut Sun in the first round (12th overall) in the 2008 WNBA Draft.