Basketball club of UMMC announced the signing of a contract with heavy forward Latoya Sanders.

Latoya Sanders was born on September 11, 1986 in Nuremberg (Germany). The basketball player is the three-time silver medalist of the European Cup (2012, 2013, 2017), the silver medalist of the Turkish championship (2015), the silver medalist of the Turkish Cup (2017), and the bronze medalist of the Turkish championship (2010, 2012, 2014).

Latoya started her basketball career in North Carolina College, where she played four seasons and gained an average of 8.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 block shots per match.

Already in 2008 was drafted in the first round under the 13th peak of the team of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) "Phoenix Mercury". The experience of playing overseas allowed the attacker to prove himself and gain a foothold in the Turkish championship, where Latoya performed until last year in the team "Kayseri". The basketball player was gaining an average of 7.5 points on the match in the Eurocup, making 5.

1 rebounds and 2 assists.

It is worth noting that the heavy forward was the undisputed leader of the national team of Turkey at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sanders won an average of 22 points for the match, 8.2 rebounds 2.5 interceptions and 1.5 blocks. In 5 out of 6 matches at the Olympics, the athlete became the best in terms of points and scored almost half the team points. As a result, the team flew to the quarterfinals, losing 2 points to the Spanish national team.