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2008 Statistics

PPG
7.9
RPG
3.60
APG
1.1
EFF
+ 5.22
Born: Dec 14, 1975
Height: 5-9 /  1,75
Weight: 148  lbs. / 67,1  kg.
College: Kansas
Years Pro: 11








Background

2005 WNBA Season:
Averaged 5.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 30 games played (23 starts) … played 28 minutes and contributed 12 points, a team high 4 assists, and 3 rebounds vs. Detroit on August 19 ... played 9 minutes and had 2 points with 3 assists vs. Sacramento on August 16 ... did not dress due to an injured left knee vs. Washington on July 19, Seattle on July 16 and Charlotte on July 12 ... scored 10 points in 26 minutes at Sacramento on June 4 ... tied her career high in assists with 8 while adding 10 points against San Antonio on May 31 ... made her first start of the season at Washington, adding four points, three assists and two steals on May 26 ... led the bench scoring for Los Angeles at Seattle with 12 points on 6-for-11 shooting while pulling down five rebounds and five assists on May 21.

As a Professional
Owns career averages of 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists. 2004: Achieved a career milestone as she recorded her 2500th career point on July 23 … led the Sparks with 19 points off the bench and made a season high six free throws against Phoenix on June 18 … led the Sparks with 14 points in loss to Indiana on June 25 … topped her season high with 5 steals in victory over the Liberty on June 29 … played a season high 41 minutes at Sacramento win and had a season-high five offensive rebounds on July 29 … had a season-high 20 points and eight rebounds before being ejected from the game with 1:34 left in the game after a disagreement with Seattle’s Betty Lennox on September 3 … missed a game against Phoenix due to suspension on September 8. 2003: In 35 minutes of play against the New York Liberty, recorded her 2,000th career point, scoring 13 points, two rebounds, four assists, one steal and one blocked shot on the night on June 14 … in 42 minutes against the Detroit Shock, led all scorers with 22 points, all rebounders with eight, as well as dishing out 1 assist on June 17 … led the Sparks with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists, and one blocked shot in a loss against Sacramento on June 28 … against Washington, posted a career-high 28 points along with three assists, three rebounds and two steals on July 9. 2002: Scored 12 points, pulled down four rebounds and dished out seven assists in win over Liberty on May 25 … pulled down a season- high five rebounds and added seven assists along with her 14 points in win over Detroit on June 11 … in a season-high 42 minutes, scored 15 points, pulled down two rebounds, and added five assists and one blocked shot at Sacramento on June 15. 2001: Set a season high in points at 24, topping her previous career high in field goals made with 11 ... also set season high in 3-point field goals made (2) and tied season high in rebounds with a total of five against Utah on August 13 ... had 15 points, shooting .750 from the floor to also add four rebounds and four assists against Phoenix on August 8 ... was one of four Sparks in double digits with 14 points, three rebounds and six assists against Storm on August 4 ... improved her season high for free-throws made, landing a total of eight vs. Orlando on June 14 .... posted a team-high six assists in 29 minutes versus Cleveland on June 5 ... led the Sparks with 21 points in 29 minutes of play vs. Orlando on June 1. 2000: Improved in all major statistical categories ... averaged 11.0 points per game while pulling 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.36 steals ... nailed two clutch free throws with 1.2 seconds in regulation to give the Sparks a 58-57 victory over the Lynx on July 15 ... reached a career-best eight assists in the Sparks 85-63 victory over the Detroit Shock on July 2 ... tied a career-high five steals in the home opener victory over the Utah Starzz on May 31. 1999: Started in 14 of 32 games ... recorded a season high of 14 points three different times ... came off of the bench most of the second half of the season, averaging 17.6 minutes per game, 6.8 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game ... season highlight included nailing back-to-back 3-pointers vs. the Liberty to ignite the Sparks offensive surge in their 75-72 overtime victory on July 24 ... ranked fifth on the team in 3-point field goal percentage with 31.3% and steals with 17. 1998: Fifth leading scorer overall in the WNBA ... second leading scorer on the Sparks team, averaging 16.2 points per game ... led the team in scoring eight different times ... ranked 11th in the WNBA in 3-point field goal percentage with .356 ... during a two-game stretch, scored 23 points on July 23 and a then career-high 26 points on July 25 ... injured at Utah on August 1 and did not play the final eight games of the season due to a partial tear of patellar tendon. 1997: Made an immediate impact after being moved from small forward to her natural position of shooting guard ... jumped from 8.2 points per game in her first twelve games to 15.3 points per game in the following nine ... recorded team high of 25 points (22 in the second half) and three rebounds against the Mercury on August 24 in the final game of the season to force the game into overtime.

In the Playoffs:
Holds career averages of 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 34 games (28 starts) with the Los Angeles Sparks … played in just two games in 2005 … averaged 10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 2004 … averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 points and 3.2 assists in nine games in 2003 … In 2002, logged 36 minutes against the Storm, scoring 12 points and tallying five rebounds, four assists, and two steals on August 15 … played a total of 40 minutes in the Sparks playoff victory over the Strom and added 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals on August 17 … in 14 minutes versus the Liberty, scored six points, and added two rebounds, one assist, and two steals on August 31 … during both games of the 2001 WNBA Western Conference Playoffs, she averaged 36 minutes per game, 3.5 total rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 13 points ... averaged 33 minutes, six total rebounds, 2.7 assists, one steal and 14 points per game vs. the Sacramento Monarchs during the 2001 WNBA Western Conference Finals ... in both games of the 2001 WNBA Finals vs. the Charlotte Sting, averaged 34.5 minutes, eight total rebounds, four assists, 1.5 steals, one block and 17 points ... became just the second team in WNBA history to claim the WNBA Championship ... in 2001, set then career highs in all offensive categories while averaging 31.8 minutes per game: points (17), FGM and FGA (6-15), FTM and FTA (5-5), rebounds (5) and assists (7) ... shot .500 from the 3-point line (5-10) ... averaged 10.5 minutes per game, 3.8 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game and 1.3 assists per game during her first playoff appearance ... during the Western Conference Finals vs. Houston, came off the bench to average 4.3 points per game in 11 minutes per game ... scored a then-playoff career high of six points vs. Houston on August 26 and added career playoff high of two defensive rebounds (three total).

Additional Basketball Experience:
Has played overseas in Istanbul, Turkey with Galatasary.

As a Collegian:
Named to the 1996-97 Kodak All-America team ... Big 12 Player of the Year ... member of the 1997 AP All-America Second Team ... 119 career games, averaged 14.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting .457 from the field.


Personal

  • Nickname is “Meeka"
  • Her father, Russell “Boo” Bowers, played professionally overseas in France, Italy and Argentina
  • Owns a miniature pinscher named Cupid
  • She speaks Spanish
  • Tamecka is a Dallas Cowboys fan
  • Her favorite food is lasagna
  • Likes R&B and hip-hop music and she sang in the church choir growing up
  • Enjoys dancing, shopping and having fun
  • Played in Istanbul, Turkey for Galatasary in the off-season
  • Received a B.A. in child psychology in December 1998.

  • Career Transactions

    Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round (14th overall) of the WNBA Draft, April 28, 1997. ...Signed by Houston February 28, 2006.

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