Tamara James

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Tamara James
Personal information
Born (1984-06-13) June 13, 1984 (age 41)
Dania, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school South Broward (Hollywood, Florida)
College Miami (Florida) (2002–2006)
WNBA draft 2006: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by Washington Mystics
Playing career2006–2007
Position Small forward
Career history
2006–2007 Washington Mystics
Career highlights
  • 2x First-team All-ACC (2005, 2006)
  • First-team All-Big East (2004)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2003)
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Tamara James (born June 13, 1984) is an American basketball former player, formerly of the WNBA's Washington Mystics. She is an alumna of the University of Miami, where she majored in liberal arts with a concentration in theater studies. James was selected by the Mystics in the first round, the eighth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft. James spent 9 years as a professional basketball player, mostly in Israel. In Israel, James won 2 Cup Championships and 1 League Championship Wite Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. She had a son in 2011. On 2014 she played for Elitzur Ramla and won Championships.

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On November 8, 2016, James was elected Mayor of Dania Beach, the oldest community in Broward County, Florida. [1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2006 Washington 2107.438.825.088.90.80.10.20.10.52.7
2007 Washington 31912.938.836.084.91.61.10.80.10.95.4
Career2 years, 1 team52910.738.833.985.91.30.70.60.10.74.3

College

Source [2]

Legend
  GPGames 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
2002–03 Miami (Florida) 3165051.632.8 76.0 7.91.6 1.8 0.5 21.0
2003–04 Miami (Florida) 28 464 50.0 37.9 76.6 4.6 2.62.0 0.616.6
2004–05 Miami (Florida) 29 647 48.0 32.8 77.0 6.9 2.0 2.6 0.4 22.3°
2005–06 Miami (Florida) 30 645 48.6 38.783.07.8 2.3 3.10.4 21.5°
Career Miami (Florida) 118 2406 49.5 36.0 78.3 6.8 2.1 2.4 0.5 20.4

References

  1. "Former UM basketball player Tamara James elected Dania Beach mayor". miamiherald. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.