Tamecka Michelle Dixon (born December 12, 1975) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
player. She has been signed by the
Indiana FeverThe Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association . The Fever are based in Indiana's capital and largest city, Indianapolis. Their first season of play in the league was in 2000. The Fever play at Conseco Fieldhouse, located in...
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At the
University of KansasThe University of Kansas , the State of Kansas Flagship university , is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Overland Park, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence...
, 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.
Dixon was selected in the first round of the
1997 WNBA DraftThe WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The 1997 WNBA Draft was the first draft in the WNBA's history. Unlike later drafts, this draft was unique because there were...
(14th overall) by the
Los Angeles SparksThe Los Angeles Sparks is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams. Also one of the teams that participated in the league's inaugural game, the Sparks are the sister team of the Los Angeles...
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Tamecka Michelle Dixon (born December 12, 1975) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
player. She has been signed by the
Indiana FeverThe Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association . The Fever are based in Indiana's capital and largest city, Indianapolis. Their first season of play in the league was in 2000. The Fever play at Conseco Fieldhouse, located in...
.
College career
At the
University of KansasThe University of Kansas , the State of Kansas Flagship university , is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Overland Park, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence...
, 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.
WNBA career
Dixon was selected in the first round of the
1997 WNBA DraftThe WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The 1997 WNBA Draft was the first draft in the WNBA's history. Unlike later drafts, this draft was unique because there were...
(14th overall) by the
Los Angeles SparksThe Los Angeles Sparks is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams. Also one of the teams that participated in the league's inaugural game, the Sparks are the sister team of the Los Angeles...
. Dixon is one of the 4 remaining players from the first season of the WNBA. She has two championship rings, each coming from wins with the Sparks (2001 and 2002).
She is currently playing for Pozzuoli in Italy during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.