Tamicha Jackson

Tamicha Renia Jackson (born April 22, 1978) is an American former women's basketball player. She earned a gold medal with the US Junior World Championship team (1996–97). She was named Kodak All-American for the Lady Techsters in 2000. Tamicha graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 2000 with a degree in Animal Biology.

Tamicha Jackson

Personal information
Born	(1978-04-22) April 22, 1978 (age 47) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight	116 lb (53 kg)
Career information
High school	Lincoln (Dallas, Texas)
College	Louisiana Tech (1996–2000)
WNBA draft	2000: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by	Detroit Shock
Playing career	2000–2006
Position	Point guard
Career history
2000	Detroit Shock
2001–2002	Portland Fire
2003	Phoenix Mercury
2004–2005	Washington Mystics
2006	Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights
Third-team All-American – AP (2000) Kodak All-American (2000) Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2000) Sun Belt Tournament MVP (1997) 4x All-Sun Belt Team (1997–2000)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing  United States FIBA Under-19 World Cup 1997 Brazil Team

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 best	°	League leader

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2000	Detroit	17	0	15.7	38.7	25.0	74.3	1.5	2.1	1.3	0.0	1.2	6.8
2001	Portland	32	1	15.5	32.5	15.4	69.6	1.4	1.6	0.9	0.0	1.4	4.1
2002	Portland	32	10	21.6	41.9	31.6	69.7	1.8	3.0	1.7	0.0	2.0	9.8
2003	Phoenix	34	34	28.2	34.3	35.4	81.0	2.4	4.3	1.5	0.1	2.2	8.8
2004	Washington	25	12	16.2	42.2	40.0	68.8	1.5	1.8	0.8	0.0	1.1	5.4
2005	Washington	8	0	8.5	15.4	11.1	0.0	0.8	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.5	1.1
2006	Phoenix	3	2	18.0	35.7	0.0	66.7	1.3	2.3	2.0	0.3	1.3	8.0
Career	7 years, 4 teams	151	59	19.5	37.0	29.7	71.0	1.7	2.6	1.2	0.0	1.6	6.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2004	Washington	3	0	14.0	46.2	60.0	100.0	0.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	5.7
Career	1 year, 1 team	3	0	14.0	46.2	60.0	100.0	0.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	5.7

College career statistics

Source^[1][2][3]

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
1996–97	Louisiana Tech	35	156	36.4%	33.1%	61.0%	2.6	3.8	2.3	0.2	4.5
1997–98	Louisiana Tech	33	481	44.3%	34.1%	60.6%	3.3	4.7	2.5	0.2	14.6
1998–99	Louisiana Tech	33	384	41.1%	26.9%	81.0%	1.9	2.2	2.5	–	11.6
1999-00	Louisiana Tech	34	529	48.7%	37.4%	73.6%	2.6	3.4	3.3	0.1	15.6
Career		135	1550	42.6%	32.9%	69.0%	2.6	3.5	2.7	0.1	11.5

USA Basketball

Jackson was named to the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team when it was invited to the 1997 FIBA Junior World Championship (now called U19) held in Natal, Brazil. After beating Japan, the next game was against Australia, the defending champion. The USA team pulled out to a 13-point lead in the second half, but gave up the lead and lost the game 80–74. The USA rebounded with a close 92–88 victory over Cuba, helped by 23 points each from Maylana Martin and Lynn Pride. The USA then went on to beat previously unbeaten Russia. After winning the next two games, the USA faced Australia in the gold medal game. The USA team has a three-point lead late, but the Aussies hit a three-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Although the Aussies scored first, the USA team came back, then pulled into the lead and held on to win 78–74 to earn the gold, and the first medal for a USA team at a Junior World Championship. Jackson averaged 3.0 points per game.^[4]