Tamecka Dixon

Tamecka Michelle Dixon (born December 14, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2009 for three different teams, was part of WNBA championship teams in 2001 and 2002, was a three-time WNBA All-Star and announced her retirement prior to the 2010 WNBA season.

Tamecka Dixon
Personal information
Born (1975-12-14) December 14, 1975
Linden, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight148 lb (67 kg)
Career information
High schoolLinden (Linden, New Jersey)
CollegeKansas (1993–1997)
WNBA draft1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career1997–2009
PositionShooting guard
Number21, 20
Career history
1997–2005Los Angeles Sparks
2006–2008Houston Comets
2009Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing USA
FIBA World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place2002 NanjingTeam Competition

High school

Dixon attended Linden High School in Linden, New Jersey, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.[1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1993, scoring ten points.[2]

College

For the Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team, Dixon averaged 14.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 steals in 119 career games.[3] She was named Big 12 Player of the Year and was also named to the 1996–97 Kodak All-American Team.[4]

Kansas statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Kansas 27 184 42.0% 18.8% 52.0% 4.2 1.6 1.0 0.3 6.8
1994–95 Kansas 30 338 47.5% 35.7% 64.0% 4.0 2.7 1.4 0.9 11.3
1995–96 Kansas 32 543 46.9% 20.0% 77.4% 4.2 3.2 1.9 0.3 17.0
1996–97 Kansas 30 624 45.0% 34.5% 74.1% 5.6 3.7 2.6 0.6 20.8
Career 119 1689 45.7% 28.8% 70.0% 4.5 2.8 1.8 0.5 14.2

USA Basketball

In 2002, Dixon was named to the national team which competed in the World Championships in Zhangjiagang, Changzhou and Nanjing, China.[3] The team was coached by Van Chancellor. Dixon scored 3.4 points per game. The USA team won all nine games, including a close title game against Russia, which was a one-point game late in the game.[5]

WNBA career

Dixon was selected in the first round of the 1997 WNBA Draft (14th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks.[6] Dixon was one of the four remaining players from the first season of the WNBA before retiring. She won two championship rings, each coming from wins with the Sparks (2001 and 2002).[7]

She last played for the Indiana Fever before retiring.[3][7]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high ° League leader

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997 Los Angeles 272126.5.456.423.7733.02.01.80.22.111.9
1998 Los Angeles 222232.3.438.356.7792.52.51.10.42.616.2
1999 Los Angeles 321417.6.387.313.7382.11.70.50.11.26.8
2000 Los Angeles 313128.5.454.353.8053.43.11.30.31.910.9
2001 Los Angeles 292931.9.417.176.7912.93.90.90.12.511.7
2002 Los Angeles 303031.9.391.351.8313.14.00.90.22.710.6
2003 Los Angeles 303034.7.437.212.8834.23.01.20.32.313.7
2004 Los Angeles 322128.5.442.455.7823.43.51.10.02.29.7
2005 Los Angeles 302320.2.409.000.8502.22.60.80.11.35.3
2006 Houston 211425.7.404.111.8212.62.30.60.12.57.0
2007 Houston 18027.2.439.294.8613.23.21.30.32.112.0
2008 Houston 242026.4.403.154.8573.21.81.00.12.09.0
2009 Indiana 32113.3.410.400.8571.61.20.40.10.84.1
Career 13 years, 3 teams 36025626.3.424.309.8092.92.71.00.12.09.7

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1999 Los Angeles 4010.5.350.0001.0002.01.30.80.01.33.8
2000 Los Angeles 4431.8.370.500.8892.84.00.80.02.011.8
2001 Los Angeles 7736.1.482.462.8182.44.11.30.32.913.6
2002 Los Angeles 5429.4.568.500.9004.03.42.40.02.612.2
2003 Los Angeles 9935.1.426.333.9633.23.21.60.21.212.2
2004 Los Angeles 3333.3.400.000.8755.73.00.70.03.310.3
2005 Los Angeles 216.0.500.000.0000.51.00.50.00.51.0
2006 Houston 2022.0.364.000.7504.02.50.00.02.05.5
2009 Indiana 1006.2.346.000.6000.70.20.10.00.52.1
Career 9 years, 3 teams 462824.0.435.405.8802.62.51.00.11.78.5

Personal life

Dixon has been a resident of Westfield, New Jersey.[8]

Notes
  1. "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
  2. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  3. "Get To Know: Tamecka Dixon". Los Angeles Sparks. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. Chapin, Dwight (1997-03-28). "Starbird copes with star status". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  5. "Fourteenth World Championship For Women – 2002". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. "All-Time WNBA Draft List". WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
  7. "Former Kansas Great Tamecka Dixon Announces WNBA Retirement". Kansas Jayhawks. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  8. Alkaly, Ben. "Where Are They Now: Tamecka Dixon", WNBA. Accessed March 27, 2023. "Dixon said from her current home in Westfield, N.J. 'Growing up, I knew of a few women who had played oversees, but I was just elated to have an opportunity to play in my own country in front of family and friends.'"
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