Tammy Sutton-Brown

Tammy Sutton-Brown
Personal information
Born (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978
Markham, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school Middlefield Collegiate Institute
(Markham, Ontario)
College Rutgers (1997–2001)
WNBA draft 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career 2001–2012
Position Center
Career history
2001–2006 Charlotte Sting
2007–2012 Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978) is a former Canadian professional women's basketball player. Her primary position was center.

High school years

Born in Markham, Ontario, Sutton-Brown was rated Canada's top female high school basketball prospect by the Toronto Star.

College years

Sutton-Brown attended Rutgers University. As a senior she was nicknamed Simba from the Disney movie "The Lion King" due to her coming of age at Rutgers. She owns a career field goal percentage of 57.6 which ranks third in the Rutgers career records.

WNBA career

Sutton-Brown was selected 18th overall in the second round of the 2001 WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting.

She finished the 2004 season ranked second in the WNBA in blocks (2.09 bpg). She became the Sting's all-time leader in blocks in 2004 with 196 career blocked shots, and as of 2006 only the 10th player to achieve 200 blocks.

In 2002, she was selected for the 2002 WNBA All-Star Game, becoming the first Canadian WNBA player to participate.

After the 2006 season ended, the Sting ceased operations and most of the remaining players were entered in a dispersal draft that followed the Sting's demise. Since she was an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2006 season, she was exempt from entering the dispersal draft.

However, on March 22, 2007, she signed a contract with the Indiana Fever.

During the 2007 season with the Indiana Fever, she made the 2007 WNBA All-Star Game.

Sutton-Brown retired after the 2012 season.

Europe career

She plays for Fenerbahçe since start of the 2006-07 season.

European clubs

International career

Sutton-Brown played for Canada in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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