Tammy Sutton-Brown
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Born | Fenerbahçe | January 27, 1978
2007–2012 | Indiana Fever |
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Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Her primary position was center. Throughout her playing career, Sutton-Brown played for the Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She had also played in Asia and Europe. Sutton-Brown has won a WNBA championship (2012) and is a two-time WNBA All-Star.
Early life
Born in Markham, Ontario, Sutton-Brown is of Jamaican descent.[1] She was rated Canada's top female at Armadale public school basketball prospect by the Toronto Star.[2]
College years
Sutton-Brown attended
WNBA career
Sutton-Brown was selected 18th overall in the second round of the
Sutton-Brown had a breakout year in her second season, averaging 11.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.1 bpg. Her season performance got her selected into the 2002 WNBA All-Star Game, becoming the first Canadian WNBA player to be voted as an all-star.[6][7]
Sutton-Brown finished the 2004 season ranked second in the WNBA in blocks (a career-high 2.0 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.[8][9]
After the 2006 season ended, the Sting ceased operations and most of the remaining players were entered in a
During the 2007 season with the Fever, Sutton-Brown was selected into the 2007 WNBA All-Star Game and had averaged a career-high in scoring with 12 ppg.
In the 2009 season, Sutton-Brown experienced her second WNBA Finals appearance as the Fever advanced all the way to the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but fell short to the Phoenix Mercury in five games.
During her final season in the WNBA, Sutton-Brown became the fifth player in league history to accumulate 3,000 points, 2,000 rebounds and 400 blocks in their career.
WNBA career statistics
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 best | ° | League leader |
† | Denotes seasons in which Sutton-Brown won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2001 | Charlotte | 29 | 21 | 20.8 | .394 | .000 | .722 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
2002 | Charlotte | 32 | 29 | 27.7 | .531 | .000 | .713 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
2003 | Charlotte | 34 | 33 | 25.4 | .421 | .000 | .687 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 8.4 |
2004 | Charlotte | 34 | 34 | 28.5 | .473 | .000 | .698 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.6 |
2005 | Charlotte | 34 | 33 | 26.1 | .509 | .000 | .681 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
2006 | Charlotte | 30 | 30 | 26.7 | .488 | .000 | .639 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 11.2 |
2007 | Indiana | 34 | 33 | 25.3 | .485 | .000 | .716 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
2008 | Indiana | 33 | 33 | 29.0 | .495 | .000 | .673 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
2009 | Indiana | 27 | 25 | 25.2 | .466 | .000 | .745 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
2010 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 25.7 | .450 | .000 | .707 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 8.1 |
2011 | Indiana | 34 | 26 | 19.0 | .489 | .000 | .743 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
2012† | Indiana | 33 | 32 | 16.4 | .422 | .000 | .800 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
Career | 12 years, 2 teams | 388 | 363 | 24.7 | .479 | .000 | .700 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2001
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Charlotte | 8 | 8 | 20.9 | .543 | .000 | .714 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
2002
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Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 28.0 | .500 | .000 | .167 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 |
2003 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 16.0 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
2007 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 20.5 | .349 | .000 | .571 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
2008 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | .387 | .000 | .952 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 14.7 |
2009 | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 31.1 | .528 | .000 | .689 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 14.3 |
2010 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | .476 | .000 | .818 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 9.7 |
2011 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 28.7 | .463 | .000 | .864 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 9.5 |
2012† | Indiana | 7 | 1 | 8.6 | .571 | .000 | .444 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
Career | 9 years, 2 teams | 47 | 40 | 23.5 | .477 | .000 | .696 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
Overseas career
Sutton-Brown's first season overseas was in
- Turkish Women's Basketball League (5) : 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Turkish Cup (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Turkish President Cup (2): 2006–07, 2009–10
- EuroLeague Women
- Quarter-Final (4): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- EuroCup Women
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
- Fourth (1): 2003–04
- Women's Korean Basketball League
- WKBL champion (1): 2003–04
International clubs
International career
Sutton-Brown played for the Canada women's national basketball team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[14][15] She averaged 10.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg in 6 games with the team throughout the Olympics.[16]
Life after basketball
Since her retirement from professional basketball, Sutton-Brown launched TSquared, a marketing company that partners up professional athletes with various brands. She also became an author and is working on a series of children’s books.[17] In October of 2021, Sutton-Brown was named the Associate of Basketball and Franchise Operations for Raptors 905, the G League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors. In July of 2023, it was announced that Sutton-Brown would be inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ "Andrews: Tammy Sutton-Brown brings the world to kids". ESPN.com. November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Tammy Sutton-Brown: The long-lasting impact of Canada's first WNBA All-Star selection". NBA.com Canada | The official site of the NBA. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Shanda, Deziel (17 September 2001). "People". Maclean's.
- ^ "Get to know Canadian-born Tammy Sutton-Brown, Cree, and Scooter". Canada Basketball. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Rutgers Women's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). scarletknights.com. p. 92. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Frozen Hoops: Canadian Basketball: WNBA Canadians". Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- NBA.com.
- ^ "STING: Season In Review: Tammy Sutton-Brown". www.wnba.com.
- ^ "More than the little things". August 24, 2011.
- ^ Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft To Be Held on January 8
- ^ "Fever: Sutton-Brown Free Agent Signing Highlights Fever Roster Moves". www.wnba.com.
- ^ "About Tammy". Tammy Sutton-Brown. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Tammy Sutton-Brown and Indiana Fever Win WNBA Championship".
- ^ "Tamika Catching's All-Star Girls Basketball Clinic". Basketball World Toronto. December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Team Canada 2000 Games". Archived from the original on September 20, 2000.
- ^ "Tammy Sutton-Brown Olympic stats". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Markham native enjoying life after WNBA | Share News". Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Unofficial Rutgers Resume
- Player Profile at fenerbahce.org
- March 22, 2007 Press release on signing with the Indiana Fever