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Tamika Catchings

1979 - Today

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Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Widely considered as one of the greatest female basketball players and one of the most decorated players in WNBA history, Catchings has won a WNBA championship (2012), WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2011), WNBA Finals MVP Award (2012), five WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012), four Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2002), and an NCAA championship with the University of Tennessee Lady Vols (1998). She is one of only 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold and a WNBA Championship. She has also been selected to ten WNBA All-Star teams, 12 All-WNBA teams, 12 All-Defensive teams and led the league in steals eight times. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Tamika Catchings is the 1,415th most popular basketball player (down from 1,129th in 2024), the 19,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,941st in 2019) and the 743rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Tamika Catchings ranks 1,415 out of 1,757. Before her are Sonny Weems, Darius Garland, Jared Dudley, Nikola Jović, Tamara Radočaj, and Katie Smith. After her are Jalen Williams, C. J. Miles, Aleksej Nikolić, Furkan Aldemir, Jaxson Hayes, and Cenk Akyol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Tamika Catchings ranks 1,389. Before her are Gennadiy Laliyev, Noé Pamarot, Kaki King, Sébastien Joly, Tituss Burgess, and Alexander Resch. After her are Shannon Moore, Nobuhiro Sadatomi, Erald Dervishi, Fernando Soriano, Hiromasa Yamamoto, and Roberto Fernández.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tamika Catchings ranks 19,607 out of 20,380. Before her are Rachel Zoe (1971), Tony Leondis (1967), Yara Shahidi (2000), Lissie (1982), Katie Smith (1974), and Madison Brengle (1990). After her are Hannah Kearney (1986), Morgan Lily (2000), Cayman Togashi (1993), Black Thought (1973), Jalen Williams (2001), and Peter R. Orszag (1968).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Tamika Catchings ranks 743. Before her are Vicky Bullett (1967), Brandon Jennings (1989), Sonny Weems (1986), Darius Garland (2000), Jared Dudley (1985), and Katie Smith (1974). After her are Jalen Williams (2001), C. J. Miles (1987), Jaxson Hayes (2000), Roy Hibbert (1986), Danielle Page (1986), and Tyler Herro (2000).

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