Tina Thompson
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Tina Marie Thompson (born February 10, 1975) is an American former WNBA
The first college draft pick in
Early years
Thompson was born in
USC statistics
Source[2]
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 |
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1993-94 | USC | 30 | 427 | 49.9% | 35.7% | 64.1% | 10.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 14.2 |
1994-95 | USC | 28 | 545 | 51.9% | 20.6% | 73.1% | 10.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 19.5 |
1995-96 | USC | 27 | 623 | 50.7% | 31.6% | 74.2% | 9.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 23.1 |
1996-97 | USC | 29 | 653 | 49.9% | 33.9% | 78.1% | 10.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
Career | 114 | 2248 | 50.6% | 31.7% | 73.1% | 10.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 19.7 |
USA Basketball
Thompson represented the US at the 1995
Thompson was invited to be a member of the Jones Cup team representing the US in 1996. She helped the team to a 9–0 record, and the gold medal in the event. In the game against Slovakia, which would determine the gold medal, she combined with teammate Michelle M. Marciniak to score 30 points in a game they had to come from behind to win 72–62. Thompson averaged 9.6 points per game and 6.2 rebounds, both second highest on the team.[4]
Thompson was selected to be a member of the National team for 1998 World Championships, but was injured and unable to compete.[5]
Thompson was named to the national team representing the US at the 2006 World Championships, held in
Thompson also played for Team USA in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, winning two Olympic gold medals with the team.
WNBA career
Thompson was selected No. 1 overall in the first round of the inaugural
Prior to the 2005 season, Thompson had given birth to Dyllan Thompson-Jones,
In 2006, Thompson returned to peak condition, averaging 18.7 ppg and scored a career-high 37 points in a triple-overtime loss to the Phoenix Mercury. That year the Comets made the playoffs for the final time before folding, after they were eliminated in a two-game sweep by the Sacramento Monarchs in the first round.
After the Comets folded in 2008, Thompson signed with her hometown team, the
An unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2011 season, Thompson signed with the Seattle Storm on February 27, 2012, to fill gaps left by Australia's Lauren Jackson, concurrent her commitment to the Australian national team for the 2012 Olympics, and small forward Swin Cash, who was traded to the Chicago Sky as part of a package deal for the second-overall pick in the 2012 WNBA draft.[13]
On May 31, 2013, Thompson announced that she would retire from the WNBA at the end of the 2013 season.[14]
During the 2013 season, the 38-year-old Thompson was a starter for the Storm and had averaged 14.1 ppg. She was also selected to the 2013 WNBA All-Star Game to replace an injured Brittney Griner.[15][16] It was her ninth career WNBA All-Star Game appearance, the second-most in WNBA history, and it also made her the first and only player in WNBA history to be named an All-Star in three different decades.
On August 17, 2013, Thompson became the first WNBA player to have 7,000 points and 3,000 rebounds following a victory against the Indiana Fever where she scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.[17]
September 14, 2013, marked the final regular-season game of Thompson's career which resulted in a victory over the Tulsa Shock. Following the game, an almost hour-long retirement ceremony took place in her honor. Her Storm teammates all wore a number 7 jersey either in a Comets or Storm variant. Despite the absence of Sue Bird who sat out the whole season while recovering from knee surgery, the Storm made the playoffs with the number 4 seed in the Western Conference.
Thompson's final WNBA career game was Game 2 of the first round in the 2013 WNBA Playoffs. The Storm were eliminated in a two-game sweep by the Minnesota Lynx who would win the championship that year. Thompson scored 13 points in the loss.[18]
In 2016, Thompson was again honored by the WNBA, being named in the WNBA Top 20@20 in celebration of the league's twentieth anniversary.[19]
On March 31, 2018, Thompson was named to the 2018 class of inductees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[20]
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 Thompson won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1997† | Houston | 28 | 28 | 31.6 | .418 | .370 | .838 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 13.2 |
1998† | Houston | 27 | 27 | 32.4 | .419 | .359 | .851 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
1999† | Houston | 32 | 32 | 33.6 | .419 | .351 | .782 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
2000† | Houston | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | .469 | .417 | .837 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 16.9 |
2001 | Houston | 30 | 30 | 36.7 | .377 | .293 | .840 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 19.3 |
2002 | Houston | 29 | 29 | 36.3 | .431 | .370 | .823 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 16.7 |
2003 | Houston | 28 | 28 | 34.8 | .413 | .342 | .779 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 16.9 |
2004 | Houston | 26 | 26 | 36.3° | .402 | .407 | .789 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 20.0 |
2005 | Houston | 15 | 15 | 29.3 | .413 | .300 | .762 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 10.1 |
2006 | Houston | 21 | 21 | 33.1 | .457 | .417 | .804 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 18.7 |
2007 | Houston | 34 | 34 | 36.3° | .420 | .400 | .834 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 18.8 |
2008 | Houston | 30 | 29 | 35.8° | .413 | .406 | .859 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 18.1 |
2009 | Los Angeles | 34 | 34 | 34.8 | .385 | .369 | .867 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 13.0 |
2010 | Los Angeles | 33 | 33 | 33.2 | .446 | .352 | .872 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 16.6 |
2011 | Los Angeles | 34 | 33 | 25.0 | .386 | .339 | .833 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.9 |
2012 | Seattle | 29 | 5 | 19.0 | .442 | .427 | .833 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 8.9 |
2013 | Seattle | 34 | 34 | 28.7 | .410 | .370 | .874 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 14.1 |
Career | 17 years, 3 teams | 496 | 470 | 32.4 | .418 | .371 | .832 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 15.1 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1997 †
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Houston | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | .429 | .400 | .600 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
1998 †
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Houston | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | .408 | .350 | .917 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
1999 †
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Houston | 6 | 6 | 34.7 | .368 | .375 | .762 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 11.2 |
2000 †
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Houston | 6 | 6 | 38.8 | .403 | .391 | .944 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 12.7 |
2001
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Houston | 2 | 2 | 34.0 | .550 | .600 | .800 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 14.5 |
2002
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Houston | 3 | 3 | 42.7° | .364 | .333 | .700 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
2003
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Houston | 3 | 3 | 35.3 | .391 | .231 | .857 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
2005
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Houston | 5 | 5 | 33.6 | .491 | .300 | .714 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
2006 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 31.5 | .381 | .400 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
2009 | Los Angeles | 6 | 6 | 36.3 | .378 | .462 | .958 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 15.2 |
2010 | Los Angeles | 2 | 2 | 39.0° | .333 | .286 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
2012 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | .364 | .333 | .500 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
2013 | Seattle | 2 | 2 | 32.6 | .423 | .000 | .500 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
Career | 13 years, 3 teams | 47 | 44 | 35.0 | .403 | .355 | .838 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
International career
Thompson was an alternate for the 2000 Olympic squad. Thompson was a member of the U.S. women's basketball team and she earned a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games:
Thompson has also participated in other professional leagues overseas. Following the 2001 WNBA season, Thompson played for Rovereto Basket in Rovereto, Italy, and in 2003 she played for the Kumho Falcons of the Women's Korea Basketball League (WKBL).
Coaching career
On March 18, 2015, the University of Texas at Austin athletic department announced Thompson's hire as an assistant coach for the Longhorn women's basketball team, beginning her collegiate coaching career.[21] Two years later, Thompson was promoted to Associate Head Coach with the Lady Longhorns.[22]
After three seasons with the Lady Longhorns, Thompson was named head coach of the
Head Coaching Record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–2022) | |||||||||
2018–19 | Virginia | 12–19 | 5–11 | 12th | |||||
2019–20 | Virginia | 13–17 | 8–10 | T-9th | |||||
2020–21 | Virginia | 0–5 | 0–2 | N/A | |||||
2021–22 | Virginia | 5–22 | 2–16 | T-14th | |||||
Virginia: | 30–63 (.323) | 15–39 (.278) | |||||||
Total: | 30–63 (.323) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Overseas
- 2001–2002: Rovereto Basket
- 2003: Incheon Kumho Life Falcons
- 2005–2006: Cheonan Kookmin Bank Savers
- 2006–2007: Spartak Moscow Region
- 2010: Municipal MCM Târgovişte
- 2012–2013: Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae
- 2013–2014: Guri KDB Life Winnus
Awards and achievements
- 4-time WNBA Championship
- 2-time Olympic gold medalist
- 2000 WNBA All-Star selection (MVP)
- 9-time WNBA All-Star selection
- Named to the All-WNBA team 8 times
- Member of the WNBA All-Decade Team
- 1st in WNBA all-time scoring
See also
- List of WNBA career rebounding leaders
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Porter, p. 183.
- ^ "USC Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Seventeenth World University Games – 1993". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "1996 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Thirteenth World Championship For Women – 1998". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "Fifteenth World Championship For Women – 2006". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "DYLLAN GOES TO WORK WITH MOM TINA THOMPSON". bckonline.com. July 28, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ Candace Parker Is Putting Family First NY Times, January 24, 2009
- ^ "SPARKS: Sparks Sign Olympian & WNBA Veteran Tina Thompson". WNBA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson is WNBA's scoring leader". ESPN. August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ "Tina Thompson becomes WNBA's all-time scoring leader - USATODAY.com". USAToday.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "WNBA.com: AllStar 2011". WNBA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ Pelton, Kevin (February 27, 2012). "Storm Adds Legend, Fills Needs with Thompson". WNBA.com. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (May 31, 2013). "Tina Thompson to retire after season". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "STORM: Tina Thompson to Play in 2013 All-Star Game". WNBA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Tina Thompson to Replace Injured Brittney Griner in Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game 2013". WNBA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Thompson helps Storm stay in playoff hunt". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Tina Thompson Scores 13 Points in the Last Game of Her Career! – Women's Sports & Entertainment Network". WSENetwork.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "WNBA Top 20@20 Presented By Verizon Unveiled". WNBA.com. WNBA. June 21, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Katie Smith, Tina Thompson Announced as Members of Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018". WNBA.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Tina Thompson named Women's Basketball assistant coach". TexasSports.com. University of Texas Athletics. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Women's Basketball's Thompson promoted to Associate Head Coach". TexasSports.com. September 18, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Tina Thompson Named Virginia Women's Basketball Coach". Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Virginia Announces Head Women's Basketball Coaching Change". March 3, 2022.
Sources
- Porter, David L., ed. (2005). Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-30952-6.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- USA Basketball Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 27, 2005)
- Tina Thompson at the United States Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2006)
- Tina Thompson at Olympedia
- Tina Thompson at Olympics.com