Tye'sha Fluker

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Tye'sha Fluker
Tye'sha Fluker playing for the Charlotte Sting.
Tye'sha Fluker playing for the Charlotte Sting.
Position Center
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg)
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born December 27, 1984 (age 22)
Pasadena, California
High school John Muir High School
College University of Tennessee
Draft 1st round, 10th pick overall, 2006
Charlotte Sting
Pro career 2006 – Present
Former teams Charlotte Sting
Awards
  • Helped lead the Lady Vols to three Final Four appearances, two regular season SEC titles, two SEC Tournament crowns and an overall record of 125-19 in her four-year career

    Tye'sha Nicole Fluker (born December 27, 1984) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA whose rights are currently owned by the Seattle Storm, which selected her in the 2007 WNBA Dispersal Draft that followed the demise of her former team, the Charlotte Sting.

    Fluker attended college at the University of Tennessee and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 10th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Charlotte Sting.

    On January 8, 2007 she was traded to the Seattle Storm as the seventh pick in the WNBA Dispersal Draft of former Charlotte Sting players.

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    [edit] Trivia

    • She models herself after NBA All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal.
    • She was born on December 27, making her birthday the latest to occur in the calendar year of any WNBA player. Lisa Harrison, born on January 2, 1971, is the earliest to occur. Ironically both players have attended the University of Tennessee.
    • Has one sister, Leticia Lee, and a brother, Cory Fluker.
    • Tye'sha states that the biggest influence on her development as a player was her high school coach, Beverly Ball-Powell.

    [edit] External links

    Women's National Basketball Association
    Eastern Conference Western Conference
    Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm
    Defunct teams: Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Miami Sol | Portland Fire
    Media: WNBA on ESPN | List of WNBA Finals broadcasters
    Other Women's Leagues: National Women's Basketball League | Women's National Basketball League (Australia)


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