Shanece McKinney

Shanece Laiquale McKinney Sims ( McKinney; born August 25, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.

Early life Shanece Laiquale McKinney was born on August 25, 1992 in Mobile, Alabama. She played four years of basketball at LeFlore Magnet High School in Mobile. She missed eight games her senior year due to a knee injury. McKinney rated the No. 79 overall player in the country by ESPN Hoopgurlz.com. She played in 22 games as a freshman in 2010–11, averaging 2.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. She appeared in 27 games, starting five, during the 2011–12 season, averaging 1.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game. She was the only rookie on the Liberty's opening day roster that season. She played in 24 games for the Liberty in 2014, averaging 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

McKinney signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky on March 7, 2016. She was waived on May 11, 2016. She was waived on May 3, 2017.

McKinney also played professional basketball overseas, including for three EuroLeague teams: the Union Hainaut in France, Cankaya in Turkey and Bembibre in Spain. She helped Cankaya win the TKBL regular season title during the 2014–15 season after averaging 14.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

Coaching career McKinney has spent time as a high school head basketball coach and an assistant coach at Coastal Alabama Community College.

Personal life McKinney married Anthony Sims Jr.