New Orleans — Swin Cash, the former UConn women's basketball All-American, was named vice president of basketball operations/team development by the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.

David Griffin, executive vice president of basketball operations for the Pelicans, made the announcement on social media via Facebook and Twitter.

"We are beyond thrilled to welcome Swin Cash and her family to the New Orleans Pelicans," Griffin said in a release. "Her legendary experience as a player, champion and winner at every level, on and off the floor, represents everything we want this organization to be about.

"In addition to her background as an executive with the New York Liberty, Swin has a strong reputation as a thoughtful leader in the area of player and human development and her work as a global NBA/WNBA ambassador speaks to her incredible relationships throughout the league family."

Cash was a member of two national championship teams at UConn (2000 and 2002), earning Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2002 NCAA Final Four. She was drafted No. 2 overall by the Detroit Shock in the 2002 WNBA Draft and spent 15 years with the Shock, Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dream and Liberty, averaging 10.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists for her career.

She also won three WNBA championships, was a four-time WNBA All-Star and two-time All-Star MVP. Cash won a pair of Olympic gold medals (2044, 2012) with the U.S. National Team.

"I am so excited to join the New Orleans Pelicans as vice president of basketball operations/team development," said Cash. "I want to extend my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Benson, David Griffin and the Pelicans organization for the opportunity to serve in a leadership role in the front office. I will use my experience as a professional athlete in the WNBA, vice president of the WNBPA, businesswoman and philanthropist, along with the knowledge I've gained as a front office executive, to cultivate the organization's basketball culture on the court and in the community."