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Tamika Catchings
About Tamika Catchings
Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Widely considered as one of the greatest female basketball players and one of the most decorated players in WNBA history, Catchings has won a WNBA championship (2012), WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2011), WNBA Finals MVP Award (2012), five WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012), four Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2002), and an NCAA championship with the University of Tennessee Lady Vols (1998). She is one of only 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold and a WNBA Championship. She has also been selected to ten WNBA All-Star teams, 12 All-WNBA teams, 12 All-Defensive teams and led the league in steals eight times. In 2011, Catchings was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time, and would be named to two more all-time WNBA teams, the WNBA Top 20@20 in 2016 and The W25 in 2021.
Catchings served as President of the WNBA Players Association from 2012 to 2016. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
- Born
- July 21, 1979 (age 47) Stratford, New Jersey, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Listed weight
- 167 lb (76 kg)
- Position
- Small forward
- High school
- Adlai E. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Illinois) Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
- College
- Tennessee (1997–2001)
- WNBA draft
- 2001: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
- Playing career
- 2002–2016
Career highlights and awards
- WNBA champion (2012)
- WNBA Finals MVP (2012)
- WNBA MVP (2011)
- 10× WNBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2011, 2013–2015)
- 7× All-WNBA First Team (2002, 2003, 2006, 2009–2012)
- 5× All-WNBA Second Team (2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)
- 5× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012)
- 10× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2005–2013, 2015)
- 2× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2014, 2016)
- 8× WNBA steals leader (2002, 2005–2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2002)
- WNBA anniversary teams (10th, 15th, 20th, 25th)
- No. 24 retired by Indiana Fever
- 3× Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2010, 2013, 2016)
- 2× Dawn Staley Leadership Award (2008, 2016)
- Polish National League champion (2009)
- 2× Turkish Cup winner (2010, 2011)
- NCAA champion (1998)
- AP Player of the Year (2000)
- Naismith College Player of the Year (2000)
- USBWA National Player of the Year (2000)
- WBCA Player of the Year (2000)
- 2× First-team All-American – AP (1999, 2000)
- 2× Second-team All-American – AP (1998, 2001)
- 4× Kodak All-American (1998–2001)
- 3× All-American – USBWA (1999–2001)
- Second-team All-SEC (2001)
- 3× First-team All-SEC (1998–2000)
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year (1998)
- SEC Freshman of the Year (1998)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (1998)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1997)
- Texas Miss Basketball (1997)
- Illinois Miss Basketball (1995)
Profile observation date unavailable.
- Height
- 6′ 1″
- Weight
- 167 lb
- Position
- Small forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 2001
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 3
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