Tamecka Dixon


Tamecka Michelle Dixon is an American professional basketball player. She announced her retirement prior to the 2010 WNBA season.

High school

Dixon attended Linden High School in Linden, New Jersey, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1993, scoring ten points.

College

At the University of Kansas, 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.

Kansas statistics

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993-94Kansas2718442.0%18.8%52.0%4.21.61.00.36.8
1994-95Kansas3033847.5%35.7%64.0%4.02.71.40.911.3
1995-96Kansas3254346.9%20.0%77.4%4.23.21.90.317.0
1996-97Kansas3062445.0%34.5%74.1%5.63.72.60.620.8
Career119168945.7%28.8%70.0%4.52.81.80.514.2

USA Basketball

In 2002, Dixon was named to the national team which competed in the World Championships in Zhangjiagang, Changzhou and Nanjing, China. The team was coached by Van Chancellor. Dixon scored 3.4 points per game. The USA team won all nine games, including a close title game against Russia, which was a one-point game late in the game.

WNBA career

Dixon was selected in the first round of the 1997 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. Dixon was one of the 4 remaining players from the first season of the WNBA before retiring. She won two championship rings, each coming from wins with the Sparks.
She last played for the Indiana Fever before retiring.