Tamika Williams
| Kentucky Wildcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 12, 1980 Dayton, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton, Ohio) |
| College | Connecticut (1998–2002) |
| WNBA draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
| Playing career | 2002–2008 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 20 |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2002–2007 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2008 | Connecticut Sun |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2007 | Ohio State (GA/asst.) |
| 2007–2011 | Kansas (asst.) |
| 2014–present | Kentucky (asst.) |
Tamika Maria Williams (born April 12, 1980) is an assistant coach at Kentucky. She was a professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Williams started playing organized basketball at age 10 in the Dayton Lady Hoopstars AAU program, played on Lady Hoopstar teams which won one national AAU age group championship and finished in top four twice.
Williams had a stellar basketball career at Chaminade-Julienne, a Catholic high school in Dayton, Ohio. She was named the 1997 and 1998 Ohio Player of the Year and was named in the 1997-98 Associated Press girls Division I All-Ohio high school basketball team. She was named "Ohio's Miss Basketball" by the Associated Press and chosen by a statewide media panel. Williams was also named a WBCA All-American and the WBCA high school player of the year. Williams participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eight points.
After graduating from Chaminade-Julienne, Williams was heavily recruited by numerous collegiate teams. In 1997, she was the subject of a seven-page feature in a January 1998 issue of a Sports Illustrated magazine article on the pressures of being recruited. Ohio State arranged for a private jet to fly Williams from her home in Dayton to Columbus, approximately 70 miles away. She mentioned this to UConn coach Geno Auriemma, who responded by mailing her a little wooden plane, explaining, "Sorry, Tamika. This is the best we can do.".
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