AT
CONNECTICUT: UConn’s 19th 1,000 point scorer in women’s basketball
history... Ranks 17th all-time with 1,049 career points... Has seen action in 97
career games... Her 2000-01 season field goal percentage of .759 (132-174) is a
new UConn single season best, bettering her old mark of .714 from 1999-00...
Also ranks No. 1 on UConn’s career list in field goal percentage with a .702
(420-598) career mark.
2000-01: Played in 33 games, starting on three occasions... Surpassed the 1,000 point mark vs. LIU (March 17) with 12 pts, shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor... Became the 19th player in UConn history to reach the 1,000 point plateau.... Now has 1,049 career points to rank 17th on UConn’s all-time scoring list... Was fifth on the team in scoring with 9.8 ppg.... Ranked third in rebounding with 5.6 caroms a game... Led the team in field goal percentage with an astounding .759 (132-174)... Was leading rebounder in eight contests... Went 5-for-5 from the floor, finishing with 14 pts. vs. Boston College (Mar. 4)... Turned in a double-double vs. Tennessee (Feb. 1) with a season-best 23 points and 10 rebounds.
1999-00: Named Most Outstanding Performer of 2000 BIG EAST Tournament... Scored a season-high 24 points in victory over Boston College (Jan. 26)... Led the Huskies in scoring six times and rebounding four times... Scored in double figures 15 times during the season while shooting .714 (115-161) from the floor... Fifth on the team in scoring with 9.1 ppg... Made appearances in 31 contests, missing six games during the season due to broken left foot and resulting soreness.
1998-99: Played in 33 games with 19 starts... Named The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year... Also named 1999 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, All-BIG EAST Rookie Team member and ECAC Rookie of the Year... Named to the 1999 Mideast Regional All-Tournament Team... Averaged 22.4 minutes, 13.5 points and 6.8 rebounds a game... Ranked No. 3 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the BIG EAST with a .658 field goal percentage... Made first collegiate start vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 5)... Preseason BIG EAST Rookie of the Year... Five-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week... Hit two free throws with seven seconds remaining to give UConn a second round NCAA win over Xavier... Seven double-doubles, with a career-high 25 points vs. Miami (Feb. 6)... Season-best 12 rebounds recorded vs. Miami (Feb. 6) and Syracuse (Feb. 23)... Scored in double figures in 26 contests... Led team rebounding in nine games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Street & Smith, Naismith, USA Today and Parade National High School Player of the Year and First Team All-America... Williams was the third UConn player (Nykesha Sales, Shea Ralph) to be named National Player of the Year by USA Today... Averaged 19.4 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 blocks and 3.4 steals a game her senior season at Chaminade Julienne High... Scored school-record 2,015 points and had 1,179 rebounds in her career... Also had 296 assists, 185 steals and 135 shots while hitting .720 from the field and .400 from three-point range in four years... Invited to the 1998 WBCA All-America Game... Ranked No. 1 in the nation by Blue Star Index among scholastic recruits.
PERSONAL: Communication science major... President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... Born Tamika Maria Williams on April 12, 1980.
