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Tamecka Michelle Dixon (born December 14, 1975) is an American professional basketball player. She announced her retirement prior to the 2010 WNBA season.

Tamecka Dixon

Personal information
Born	(1975-12-14) December 14, 1975 (age 46) Linden, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	148 lb (67 kg)
Career information
High school	Linden (Linden, New Jersey)
College	Kansas (1993–1997)
WNBA draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Shooting guard
Number	21, 20
Career history
1997–2005	Los Angeles Sparks
2006–2008	Houston Comets
2009	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
3× WNBA All-Star (2001–2003) 2× WNBA champion (2001, 2002) All-WNBA Second Team (2001)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals Women's Basketball Representing USA FIBA World Championship for Women 2002 Nanjing Team Competition

High school

Dixon attended Linden High School in Linden, New Jersey, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.[1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1993, scoring ten points.[2]

College

At the University of Kansas, Dixon averaged 14.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 steals in 119 career games. She was named Big 12 Player of the Year and was also named to the 1996–97 Kodak All-American Team.

Kansas statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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
1993–94	Kansas	27	184	42.0%	18.8%	52.0%	4.2	1.6	1.0	0.3	6.8
1994–95	Kansas	30	338	47.5%	35.7%	64.0%	4.0	2.7	1.4	0.9	11.3
1995–96	Kansas	32	543	46.9%	20.0%	77.4%	4.2	3.2	1.9	0.3	17.0
1996–97	Kansas	30	624	45.0%	34.5%	74.1%	5.6	3.7	2.6	0.6	20.8
Career		119	1689	45.7%	28.8%	70.0%	4.5	2.8	1.8	0.5	14.2

USA Basketball

In 2002, Dixon was named to the national team which competed in the World Championships in Zhangjiagang, Changzhou and Nanjing, China. The team was coached by Van Chancellor. Dixon scored 3.4 points per game. The USA team won all nine games, including a close title game against Russia, which was a one-point game late in the game.[3]

WNBA career

Dixon was selected in the first round of the 1997 WNBA Draft (14th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks.[4] Dixon was one of the 4 remaining players from the first season of the WNBA before retiring. She won two championship rings, each coming from wins with the Sparks (2001 and 2002).

She last played for the Indiana Fever before retiring.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games 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 high	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997	Los Angeles	27	21	26.5	.456	.423	.773	3.0	2.0	1.8	0.2	2.1	11.9
1998	Los Angeles	22	22	32.3	.438	.356	.779	2.5	2.5	1.1	0.4	2.6	16.2
1999	Los Angeles	32	14	17.6	.387	.313	.738	2.1	1.7	0.5	0.1	1.2	6.8
2000	Los Angeles	31	31	28.5	.454	.353	.805	3.4	3.1	1.3	0.3	1.9	10.9
2001	Los Angeles	29	29	31.9	.417	.176	.791	2.9	3.9	0.9	0.1	2.5	11.7
2002	Los Angeles	30	30	31.9	.391	.351	.831	3.1	4.0	0.9	0.2	2.7	10.6
2003	Los Angeles	30	30	34.7	.437	.212	.883	4.2	3.0	1.2	0.3	2.3	13.7
2004	Los Angeles	32	21	28.5	.442	.455	.782	3.4	3.5	1.1	0.0	2.2	9.7
2005	Los Angeles	30	23	20.2	.409	.000	.850	2.2	2.6	0.8	0.1	1.3	5.3
2006	Houston	21	14	25.7	.404	.111	.821	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.1	2.5	7.0
2007	Houston	18	0	27.2	.439	.294	.861	3.2	3.2	1.3	0.3	2.1	12.0
2008	Houston	24	20	26.4	.403	.154	.857	3.2	1.8	1.0	0.1	2.0	9.0
2009	Indiana	32	1	13.3	.410	.400	.857	1.6	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.8	4.1
Career	13 years, 3 teams	360	256	26.3	.424	.309	.809	2.9	2.7	1.0	0.1	2.0	9.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Los Angeles	4	0	10.5	.350	.000	1.000	2.0	1.3	0.8	0.0	1.3	3.8
2000	Los Angeles	4	4	31.8	.370	.500	.889	2.8	4.0	0.8	0.0	2.0	11.8
2001	Los Angeles	7	7	36.1	.482	.462	.818	2.4	4.1	1.3	0.3	2.9	13.6
2002	Los Angeles	5	4	29.4	.568	.500	.900	4.0	3.4	2.4	0.0	2.6	12.2
2003	Los Angeles	9	9	35.1	.426	.333	.963	3.2	3.2	1.6	0.2	1.2	12.2
2004	Los Angeles	3	3	33.3	.400	.000	.875	5.7	3.0	0.7	0.0	3.3	10.3
2005	Los Angeles	2	1	6.0	.500	.000	.000	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0
2006	Houston	2	0	22.0	.364	.000	.750	4.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.5
2009	Indiana	10	0	6.2	.346	.000	.600	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.5	2.1
Career	9 years, 3 teams	46	28	24.0	.435	.405	.880	2.6	2.5	1.0	0.1	1.7	8.5

Notes

На других языках

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[ru] Диксон, Тамека

Тамека Мишель Диксон (англ. Tamecka Michelle Dixon; род. 14 декабря 1975 года в Линдене, Нью-Джерси, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступавшая в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации. Она была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 1997 года во втором раунде под общим четырнадцатым номером командой «Лос-Анджелес Спаркс». Играла на позиции атакующего защитника.

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