Tamika Whitmore

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Tamika Whitmore
WNBA teams
Forward
Born	(1977-06-05) June 5, 1977 Tupelo, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
College	Memphis
Draft	30th overall, 1999 New York Liberty
WNBA career	1999–2009
Profile	WNBA player profile

New York Liberty (1999–2003) Los Angeles Sparks (2004–2005) Indiana Fever (2006–2007) Connecticut Sun (2008–2009)

Tamika Whitmore (born June 5, 1977 in Tupelo, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA.

College years

She played collegiate basketball while attending the University of Memphis on a scholarship. She finished second in career scoring with 2,488 points, first in career field goal percentage at 60.6%, fourth in career rebounds with 952, and second in career blocked shots with 108. She was the Conference USA player of the year in 1998 and 1999. She led the NCAAW in scoring during her senior year at University of Memphis.

WNBA career

In the 1999 WNBA Draft, she was selected by the New York Liberty, for whom she played for five seasons before signing a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Sparks. She played for the Sparks during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Afterwards, she signed another free agent contract with the Indiana Fever for the 2006 season. In Game 2 of the Fever's semifinals matchup against the Shock, Tamika Whitmore set a WNBA record for points in a playoff game with 41, breaking Lisa Leslie's mark of 35.

On February 19, 2008, Whitmore was traded along with Indiana's 2008 first-round draft pick to the Connecticut Sun for Katie Douglas.

International career

2001–2002: Las Palmas (Spain)
2003–2004: Las Palmas (Spain)
2004–2005: Halcón Viajes Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca (Spain)
2005–2006: Mourenx BC (LFB, France)
2006 (until December): Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia (Poland)
2007 (from January): Spartak Moscow Region (Russia)
2007–2008, 2008–2009: Gambrinus Sika Brno (Czech Republic)^[1]

Notes

↑ Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster

External links

v t e 1999 WNBA Draft

First round	Chamique Holdsclaw Yolanda Griffith Natalie Williams DeLisha Milton-Jones Jennifer Azzi Crystal Robinson Tonya Edwards Tari Phillips Dawn Staley Edna Campbell Chasity Melvin Natalya Zasulskaya

Second round	Shalonda Enis Kedra Holland-Corn Debbie Black Clarisse Machanguana Val Whiting Michele Van Gorp Trisha Fallon Sheri Sam Stephanie White Clarissa Davis Mery Andrade Sonja Henning

Third round	Andrea Nagy Kate Starbird Adrienne Goodson Ukari Figgs Dominique Canty Tamika Whitmore Andrea Lloyd-Curry Taj McWilliams Charlotte Smith Lisa Harrison Tracy Henderson Kara Wolters

Fourth round	Jenny Whittle Amy Herrig Dalma Ivanyi La'Keshia Frett Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Carolyn Jones-Young Sonja Tate Carla McGhee Angie Braziel Amanda Wilson Kellie Jolly Jennifer Rizzotti Angie Potthoff Elaine Powell

v t e Spartak Moscow Region 2006–07 Euroleague Women Champions

4 Sue Bird 5 Marina Karpunina 6 Yekaterina Lisina 7 Tina Thompson 8 Tamika Whitmore 9 Francesca Zara 10 Ticha Penicheiro 11 Ivanka Matić 12 Svetlana Abrosimova 13 Diana Taurasi 14 Irina Osipova 15 Agnieszka Bibrzycka Coach Natalia Hejkova

v t e Indiana Fever

Founded in 2000 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

The Franchise	Franchise Most recent season

Arenas	Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Head Coaches	Anne Donovan Nell Fortner Brian Winters Lin Dunn

Administration	Owner: Herbert and Melvin Simon Herbert Simon Sponsor: Finish Line, Inc. General Manager: Kelly Krauskopf

All-Stars	Tamika Catchings Anna DeForge Katie Douglas Tammy Sutton-Brown Tamika Whitmore Natalie Williams

Seasons	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Playoff Appearances	2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Conference Titles	2009 2012

WNBA Titles	2012

Rivals	Atlanta Dream Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock New York Liberty

Media	TV: FS Indiana (FS-I) Radio: WFNI (The Fan) Announcers: Debbie Antonelli, Chris Denari

Persondata
Name	Whitmore, Tamika
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	June 5, 1977
Place of birth	Tupelo, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death

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