Takia Starks

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Takia Starks
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Starks at Texas A&M
Personal information
Born (1986-01-16) January 16, 1986 (age 39)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Career information
High school Westfield (Houston, Texas)
College Texas A&M (2005–2009)
Playing career2009–present
Position Guard
Career highlights and awards

Takia Nicole Starks (born January 16, 1986) is a shooting guard. She formerly played for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League. [1] Born in Houston, Texas, she played college basketball at Texas A&M. [2] Starks became AMM all-time leading scorer during her career, scoring 1977 points. She is currently second on the all-time scoring list for the school. [3]

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College honors and awards

Reference: [14]

Texas A&M statistics

Source [15]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
2005-06Texas A&M3241.3%33.0%75.8%2.842.410.031.1311.94
2006-07Texas A&M3239.6%38.2%68.0%4.222.030.191.2514.19
2007-08Texas A&M3642.2%35.9%67.4%4.331.500.391.3116.31
2008-09Texas A&M3540.5%29.4%76.4%4.291.490.231.6015.83
Career13540.9%34.4%71.9%3.941.840.211.3314.64
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
2005-06Texas A&M32163395319425339177136382
2006-07Texas A&M3217844947123517513565640454
2007-08Texas A&M36231548651816089156541447587
2008-09Texas A&M35211521351199712715052856554
Career1357831913178517233324532248291791977

Professional career

Starks signed with the Perth Lynx on July 30, 2009. [16]

Personal

Starks' father died of cancer on August 13, 2009, two weeks after she signed with the Perth Lynx. Her mom is a U.S. Army reservist and military police officer. [17] Starks is the cousin of former NBA player John Starks.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Lynx roster". Archived from the original on July 21, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Aggie basketball tips off with fresh start".[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "SEC Women's Legends Spotlight: Takia Starks". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Waves Battle #8 Texas A&M in Loss".[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Big 12 Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Individual Honors" (Press release).
  6. ↑ "Starks Named Preseason First Team All-America By The Sporting News". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 James, p. 9
  8. ↑ "Women's Associated Press All-America team".
  9. ↑ James, p. 8
  10. ↑ "Women's Wooden Award Preseason: All-American Team - Top 30 Candidates" (Press release).
  11. ↑ "PARKER, PARIS HEADLINE NAISMITH CANDIDATES LIST" (Press release). 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Big 12 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "All-Big 12 women's basketball team" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Takia Starks". Women's Basketball Coaches Association.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  16. ↑ "Starks Signs Overseas Contract With WNBL Perth Lynx".[ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ "Texas A&M star Takia Starks plays for parents".[ permanent dead link ]

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