Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletic Communications
NORFOLK, Va. – Former Norfolk State University women's basketball star Chanette Hicks has signed a contract to begin her professional basketball career in Switzerland.
Hicks, the 2019-20 MEAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, will suit up for Esperance Sportive Pully in the Swiss Basketball League, the top league in the country. Pully began its 2020-21 season last week.
Hicks played one season with the Spartans, but she made it count. In addition to earning the program's first-ever MEAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year awards following the 2019-20 campaign, the Virginia Tech transfer was named the HBCU National Player of the Year by BoxToRow and was also voted to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State first team.
Hicks led the MEAC in scoring (20.0 points per game), assists (5.0) and steals (4.8) last year. She ranked second nationally in steals and 12th in scoring. Hicks led the Spartans to a 19-11 overall record and 12-4 mark in the MEAC, NSU's best-ever record in the conference.
The Spartans advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC Basketball Tournament before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the final two rounds of the championship.