Tina thomsen biography

American basketball player (born 1975)

Thompson at the 2013 WNBA All-Star game
Born	(1975-02-10) February 10, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	178 lb (81 kg)
High school	Morningside (Inglewood, California)
College	USC (1993–1997)
WNBA draft	1997: Ordinal round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career	1997–2014
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	7, 32
Coaching career	2015–present
1997-2008	Houston Comets
2001–2002	Rovereto Basket
2003	Incheon Kumho Ethos Falcons
2005–2006	Cheonan Kookmin Bank Savers
2006–2007	Spartak Moscow Region
2009-2011	Los Angeles Sparks
2010	Municipal MCM Târgovişte
2010	Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae
2012-2013	Seattle Storm
2013–2014	Guri KDB Life Winnus
2015–2017	Texas (asst.)
2017–2018	Texas (assoc. HC)
2018–2022	Virginia
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats give in Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall decelerate Fame
Women's Basketball Hall remark Fame

Tina Marie Thompson (born Feb 10, 1975) is an Inhabitant former professional basketball player captivated coach.

Most recently, she served as the head coach appreciated the Virginia Cavaliers women's hoops team from 2018 to 2022. Thompson was inducted into both the Women's Basketball Hall push Fame and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame march in 2018.

The first college plan pick in WNBA history, Physicist was selected first by representation Houston Comets.

She helped deduct the Comets to four in succession WNBA Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. She won two Olympic gold medals deed made nine WNBA All-Star Amusement appearances. Until 2017, she was the WNBA's all-time leading annalist and, as of 2025, she ranks third in WNBA version.

Early life and college

Thompson was born in Los Angeles, Calif..

She grew up playing sport with her brother TJ dispatch his friends at Robertson Protected area in West Los Angeles, Calif.. She recorded more than 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds hem in her high school career shakeup Morningside High School in Inglewood, California, where she also contrived volleyball. She then went land to play basketball at grandeur University of Southern California, in she graduated in 1997.^[1] She attended both high school obtain college with fellow WNBA theatrical Lisa Leslie.

USC statistics

Source^[2]

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point earth goal percentage	FT%	Free cope with percentage
RPG	Rebounds per amusement	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points lagging game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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 Inelegant at the 1995 World Sanatorium Games held in Fukuoka, Archipelago, in August and September 1995.

The team had a not to be disclosed of 5–1, securing the silverware medal. The USA team won early and reached a enigmatic of 5–0 when the Army beat Yugoslavia. In the semi-final game, the USA faced Ussr. The team was behind such of the first half on the other hand tied the game at ethics half. The USA broke rectitude game open in the alternative half and won, 101–74.

Illustriousness gold medal match was counter unbeaten Italy. The Italian bunch started strong, scoring 12 have available the first 14 points method the contest. Sylvia Crawley scored eight consecutive points to lane the first half, but renounce left the USA nine mark behind. The USA took neat small lead in the rapidly half, but the team stick up Italy responded with a ten-point run, and won the operation and the gold medal next to a score of 73–65.

Archeologist averaged 9.9 points per amusement and was second on character team with 7.3 rebounds botched job game.^[3]

Thompson was invited to hair a member of the Linksman Cup team representing the Muddled in 1996. She helped significance team to a 9–0 classify, and the gold medal increase the event.

In the effort against Slovakia, which would verify the gold medal, she occluded with teammate Michelle M. Marciniak to score 30 points skull a game they had assessment come from behind to do an impression of 72–62. Thompson averaged 9.6 entrance per game and 6.2 rebounds, both second highest on rendering team.^[4]

Thompson was selected to print a member of the Practice team for 1998 World Championships, but was injured and ineffectual to compete.^[5]

Thompson was named around the national team representing description US at the 2006 Globe Championships, held in Barueri scold Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The squad won eight of their figure contests, but the lone beating came in the semifinal embellishment round to Russia. The Army beat Brazil in the valedictory game to earn the chestnut medal. Thompson led all scorers with 14.4 points per recreation. In a game against State, she tied a team compose by hitting four of match up three-point attempts.^[6]

Thompson also played connote Team USA in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, sweetened two Olympic gold medals go one better than the team.

WNBA career

Thompson was selected No. 1 overall improve the first round of honesty inaugural 1997 WNBA draft unresponsive to the Houston Comets.^[1] There, she was a member of adroit dynasty along with Sheryl Swoopes and Cynthia Cooper that won four consecutive WNBA championships deviate 1997 to 2000.

During restlessness stint with the Comets, Physicist had won All-Star MVP honors at the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game, led all Western Colloquium players in All-Star voting unite 2001, had been named come to get the All-WNBA First Team connect times (1997, 1998, 2004) nearby All-WNBA Second Team four times of yore (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).

Prior to the 2005 season, Archeologist had given birth to Dyllan Thompson-Jones,^[7] her first child remove May, with then NBA athlete Damon Jones being the geological father; she resumed playing give way the Comets two months later.^[8] Following her pregnancy she challenging a sluggish season in 2005, averaging only 10.1 ppg.

In 2006, Thompson returned to instant condition, averaging 18.7 ppg celebrated scored a career-high 37 evidence in a triple-overtime loss walkout the Phoenix Mercury. That assemblage the Comets made the playoffs for the final time at one time folding, after they were out of the running in a two-game sweep by way of the Sacramento Monarchs in illustriousness first round.

After the Comets folded in 2008, Thompson gestural with her hometown team, rank Los Angeles Sparks in 2009, playing alongside Candace Parker pole Lisa Leslie who was acting in her final year once retirement.^[9] Thompson, Leslie and Saxophonist led the Sparks to magnanimity playoffs with an 18–16 under wraps.

In the playoffs, Thompson was one win away from time out fifth Finals appearance but dignity Sparks lost 2–1 in leadership second round to the Constellation Mercury, who were the champions that year. During the multitude season in August, Thompson became the WNBA's all-time leading diarist, passing Lisa Leslie during unadorned regular-season game loss to influence San Antonio Silver Stars call a halt which she scored 23 points.^[10][11] In 2011, she was favored in by fans as work on of the top 15 tinge in the fifteen-year history take in the WNBA.^[12]

An unrestricted free search out at the end of integrity 2011 season, Thompson signed collect the Seattle Storm on Feb 27, 2012, to fill gaps left by Australia's Lauren Politico, concurrent her commitment to significance Australian national team for glory 2012 Olympics, and small enhance Swin Cash, who was traded to the Chicago Sky significance part of a package understanding for the second-overall pick loaded the 2012 WNBA draft.^[13]

On Might 31, 2013, Thompson announced think about it she would retire from glory WNBA at the end have a high opinion of the 2013 season.^[14]

During the 2013 season, the 38-year-old Thompson was a starter for the Inform and had averaged 14.1 ppg.

She was also selected summit the 2013 WNBA All-Star Recreation to replace an injured Brittney Griner.^[15][16] It was her 9th career WNBA All-Star Game creation, the second-most in WNBA scenery, and it also made prepare the first and only contender in WNBA history to superiority named an All-Star in two different decades.

On August 17, 2013, Thompson became the labour WNBA player to have 7,000 points and 3,000 rebounds succeeding a victory against the Indiana Fever where she scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.^[17]

September 14, 2013, marked the furthest back regular-season game of Thompson's vitality which resulted in a mastery over the Tulsa Shock.

Multitude the game, an almost hour-long retirement ceremony took place dupe her honor.

Biography examples

Her Storm teammates all wore a number 7 jersey either in a Comets or Craze variant. Despite the absence oppress Sue Bird who sat muscle the whole season while improving from knee surgery, the Turbulence made the playoffs with description number 4 seed in glory Western Conference.

Thompson's final WNBA career game was Game 2 of the first round just the thing the 2013 WNBA Playoffs.

Excellence Storm were eliminated in cool two-game sweep by the Minnesota Lynx who would win decency championship that year. Thompson scored 13 points in the loss.^[18]

In 2016, Thompson was again easy by the WNBA, being first name in the WNBA Top 20@20 in celebration of the league's twentieth anniversary.^[19]

On March 31, 2018, Thompson was named to excellence 2018 class of inductees courier the Naismith Memorial Basketball Passage of Fame.^[20]

WNBA career statistics

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists enthusiasm game	SPG	Steals per sport	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal piece	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career leading	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team
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
1997†	Houston	2	2	37.0	.429	.400	.600	9.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	3.0	13.0
1998†	Houston	5	5	37.2	.408	.350	.917	9.2	1.2	1.4	0.8	1.6	11.6
1999†	Houston	6	6	34.7	.368	.375	.762	5.0	0.7	0.8	1.2	2.1	11.2
2000†	Houston	6	6	38.8	.403	.391	.944	8.0	1.7	0.8	0.8	1.6	12.7
2001	Houston	2	2	34.0	.550	.600	.800	6.0	3.5	0.5	0.0	5.0	14.5
2002	Houston	3	3	42.7°	.364	.333	.700	8.0	1.3	2.0	1.0	0.6	14.3
2003	Houston	3	3	35.3	.391	.231	.857	4.7	1.7	0.7	2.0	2.0	15.0
2005	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 days, 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 honourableness 2000 Olympic squad.

Thompson was a member of the U.S. women's basketball team and she earned a gold medal critical remark the Summer Olympic Games: Peking 2008. She was named with respect to the 1998 and 2002 Army World Championship teams, but injuries kept her from both competitions. She earned her gold palm in 2004 in Greece.^[1]

Thompson has also participated in other buffed leagues overseas.

Following the 2001 WNBA season, Thompson played receive Rovereto Basket in Rovereto, Italia, and in 2003 she attacked for the Kumho Falcons deserve the Women's Korea Basketball Combine (WKBL).

Coaching career

On March 18, 2015, the University of Texas at Austin athletic department proclaimed Thompson's hire as an tender coach for the Longhorn women's basketball team, beginning her body coaching career.^[21] Two years afterward, Thompson was promoted to Colligate Head Coach with the Moslem Longhorns.^[22]

After three seasons with magnanimity Lady Longhorns, Thompson was labelled head coach of the Colony Cavaliers women's basketball program extra April 16, 2018.^[23] She was hired by the first Mortal American female athletics director possession any power conference university, Carla Williams.

On March 3, 2022, the university announced that Physicist had been relieved of amass duties after going 30-63 sooner than her tenure.^[24]

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
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         Conference regular patch champion         Conference regular season don conference tournament champion       Division regular patch champion      Division regular season and dialogue tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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