Tamika Catchings

American Hall of Fame basketball player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1979 · age 47

Tamika Devonne Catchings is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Father Harvey Catchings

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Career 4

ClubYearsMatchesGoals

Indiana Fever

WBC Spartak Moscow Region

Arka Gdynia

Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball

Media & music

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Mural depicting Catchings along Massachusetts Avenue & North New Jersey Street in downtown Indianapolis

Catchings waving at the WNBA Top 20@20 ring ceremony. WNBA president Lisa Borders at left

Awards

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame2021

WNBA's Top 15 Team

Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award

WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award

About this person

Widely considered as one of the greatest female basketball players and one of the most decorated players in WNBA history, Catchings has won a WNBA championship (2012), WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2011), WNBA Finals MVP Award (2012), five WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards, four Olympic gold medals, the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2002), and an NCAA championship with the University of Tennessee Lady Vols (1998). She is one of only 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold and a WNBA Championship. She has also been selected to ten WNBA All-Star teams, 12 All-WNBA teams, 12 All-Defensive teams and led the league in steals eight times. In 2011, Catchings was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time, and would be named to two more all-time WNBA teams, the WNBA Top 20@20 in 2016 and The W25 in 2021.

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United States