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Tamara Stocks
Personal information
Born (1979-01-29) January 29, 1979 (age 45)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolPickerington (Pickerington, Ohio)
CollegeFlorida (1997–2001)
WNBA draft2001: 2nd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2001–2006
PositionForward / center
Number4
Career history
2001Washington Mystics
2002–2003Shanghai Octopus
2003–2004PC Mendibil
2004–2005ŽKK Gospić
2005Cadí la Seu
2006Grindavík
Stats at Basketball Reference

Tamara Stocks Lee (born January 29, 1979), née Tamara Stocks, is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a forward and center in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for a single season in 2001. Stocks played college basketball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, played professionally for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She currently serves as public relations coordinator for B'Ball 101, LLC, an Atlanta-based player/athlete development company, and its non-profit, the Saved By The Ball Foundation, Inc.[citation needed].

Early life

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Stocks was born in Akron, Ohio. She played for Pickerington High School in Pickerington, Ohio, where she was named a high school All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.[citation needed]. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eight points.[1]

College career

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At the University of Florida, Stocks became one of the Florida Gators women's basketball team's all-time leaders in points and rebounds.[citation needed]. She is the first ever high school NIKE/WBCA All-American to sign with the Gators.[citation needed].

Professional career

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She graduated in 2001 and was selected 25th overall in the first round of the 2001 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics. She played only one season in the WNBA.

In 2006, Stocks signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[2] She played Grindavík's last two regular season games, averaging 33.5 points, 15.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game.[3] In the playoffs, she averaged 29.5 points and 16.0 rebounds[4] but was unable to prevent Grindavík from being knocked out by Keflavík in the semi-finals.[5]

Personal life

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Her father, James Stocks, was the first African-American basketball player to graduate from Murray State University.[citation needed]. He also played for the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association (ABA).[citation needed].

She resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Dorian A. Lee, and their 3 sons.[citation needed].

Stocks posed in the October 2001 issue of Playboy in the "Girls of the SEC" section.[6]

Career statistics

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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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2001 Washington 3 0 3.7 33.3 0.0 50.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 3 0 3.7 33.3 0.0 50.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

College

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Source[7]

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
1997-98 Florida 32 339 53.7% 0.0% 73.8% 4.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 10.6
1998-99 Florida 33 368 53.0% 0.0% 63.8% 6.0 0.8 1.0 0.3 11.2
1999-00 Florida 34 318 46.0% 0.0% 72.9% 4.9 0.6 1.2 0.3 9.4
2000-01 Florida 30 324 43.6% 0.0% 77.2% 5.1 1.1 1.4 0.4 10.8
TOTALS Florida 129 1349 49.0% 0.0% 71.6% 5.1 0.8 1.0 0.1 10.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Playboy-stúlka spilar með Grindavík". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 2, 2006. p. 18. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Iceland Expr.kv". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Iceland Express-deild kvenna - Úrslitakeppni". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved August 2, 2018. Icelandic
  5. ^ "Keflavík er komið í úrslit". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). March 25, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  6. ^ Rovell, Darren (August 30, 2001). "WNBA player exposed in Playboy pictorial". espn.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Florida Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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