SHEEX, Inc. is a bed linen company based in the

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. The company was founded in 2008 by former athletes and basketball coaches

Susan Walvius Susan Walvius (born October 24, 1964) is a businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and current co-CEO of SHEEX, Inc., a bed linen company specializing in sheets and pillowcases constructed from advanced athletic-performance fabrics. ...

and

Michelle M. Marciniak Michelle M. Marciniak (born October 29, 1973) is a former All-American collegiate and professional basketball player who played point guard in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). As a floor general, Marciniak competed for two nati ...

. SHEEX linens are notable for being constructed not from cotton or silk but the type of advanced

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commonly found in modern athletic wear.

History/founders

SHEEX, Inc. was founded in 2008 by former University of South Carolina women's basketball coaches

and

. Walvius had coached Division I basketball for 21 years, starting at

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prior to becoming the head coach at

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and later

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. From 1997 through the 2007-08 season, Walvius was head coach at the University of South Carolina, where she was named 2002

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Coach of the Year. Marciniak, a former WNBA player, 11-year veteran of USA basketball and Final Four MVP, had served on Walvius' staff since 2003.

Products

SHEEX have been called "the world's first athletic-performance sheets". Constructed from materials commonly found in modern athletic wear or sleepwear produced by companies like

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and others, SHEEX offer similar moisture-wicking, temperature-control, breathability and stretch not found in traditional cotton or silk sheeting. SHEEX products are available for home, boating and RV environments.SHEEX Collections
/ref> The company's boating products have received praise due to the flexible fabric's ability to conform readily to odd-shaped boat berths.

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External links

* {{official, http://www.sheex.com Privately held companies of the United States

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