Natasha "Tasha" Cloud is a point guard for the Phoenix Mercury, having signed a two-year contract with the Mercury worth $400,000 on Feb 1, 2024. She was the 15th pick in the second round of the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics. Cloud won her first WNBA Championship in 2019 with her team, Washington Mystics. She was selected to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2019 and the WNBA All-Defensive First Team in 2022. Additionally, received the 2022 WNBA Assists Leader award. She was awarded the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award in 2019 and was named Big 5 Player of the Week three times during the 2014-2015 season at Saint Joseph's University. She was also selected for the First Team All-A-10 in 2015 and the A-10 All-Defensive Team in 2013, 2014, and 2015. She was the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.
Cloud has played basketball overseas for the Beşiktaş Women's Basketball Team in the Turkish Super League and the Townsville Fire in the Women's National Basketball League. Internationally, she represented Jordan and played for the Jordan Women's National Basketball Team in the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup held in Amman, Jordan.
Natasha Cloud's Nationality
Natasha Cloud holds both American and Jordanian nationality.
Natasha Cloud's Birthplace
Natasha Cloud was born on February 22, 1992, in Broomall, Pennsylvania, U.S., to parents Sharon Cloud and Emil Cloud. She attended Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and later joined the University of Maryland in 2010 for college basketball. Cloud transferred to the Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2015, where she majored in communication studies, and played for the Saint Joseph's Hawks Women's Basketball Team.
FAQ's On Natasha Cloud's Nationality
A. As of August 2024, Natasha Cloud is 32 years old.
A. Natasha Cloud was married to Aleshia Ines Ocasio, a professional American softball player. The couple got separated in 2022.
A. Natasha Cloud is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall.
A. Natasha Cloud is Jordanian-American nationality.
A. Natasha Cloud has four siblings, one brother, Eric Cloud, and three sisters, Kim Hopper, Krystal McLeester and Tiffany Cloud.
A. Natasha Cloud's X (formerly known as Twitter) account is Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4).
