Tammy Sutton-Brown
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 27, 1978 Markham, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Middlefield Collegiate Institute (Markham, Ontario) |
| College | Rutgers (1997–2001) |
| WNBA draft | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall |
| Selected by the Charlotte Sting | |
| Playing career | 2001–2012 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2006 | Charlotte Sting |
| 2001–2002 | Kumho Life Falcons |
| 2002–2003 | VBM-SGAU Samara |
| 2003–2004 | Kumho Life Falcons |
| 2004–2005 | USK Prague |
| 2005 | VBM-SGAU Samara |
| 2005 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2006–2011 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2007–2012 | Indiana Fever |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Her primary position was center. Throughout her playing career, Sutton-Brown played for the Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She had also played overseas in Asia and Europe. Sutton-Brown has won a WNBA championship (2012) and is a two-time WNBA All-Star.
Born in Markham, Ontario, Sutton-Brown was rated Canada's top female high school basketball prospect by the Toronto Star.
Sutton-Brown attended Rutgers University. As a senior, she was nicknamed Simba from the Disney movie "The Lion King" due to her coming of age at Rutgers. She owns a career field goal percentage of 57.6 which ranks third in the Rutgers career records.
Sutton-Brown was selected 18th overall in the second round of the 2001 WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting. In her rookie season, Sutton-Brown experienced her first WNBA Finals appearance as the Sting advanced all the way to the WNBA Finals but were defeated in a 2-game sweep by the Los Angeles Sparks.
Sutton-Brown had a breakout year in her second season, averaging 11.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.1 bpg. Her season performance got her selected into the 2002 WNBA All-Star Game, becoming the first Canadian WNBA player to be voted as an all-star.
Sutton-Brown finished the 2004 season ranked second in the WNBA in blocks (a career-high 2.0 bpg). She became the Sting's all-time leader in blocks in 2004 with 196 career blocked shots, and as of 2006 only the 10th player to achieve 200 blocks.
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