Tamara James

Tamara James
Personal information
Born	June 13, 1984 (age 40); Dania, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	South Broward (Hollywood, Florida)
College	Miami (Florida) (2002–2006)
WNBA draft	2006: 1st round, 8th overall pick
	Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career	2006–2007
Position	Small forward
Career history
2006–2007	Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
	2x First-team All-ACC (2005, 2006); First-team All-Big East (2004); Big East All-Freshman Team (2003);

Tamara James (born June 13, 1984) is an American basketball former player, formerly of the WNBA's Washington Mystics. She is an alumna of the University of Miami, where she majored in liberal arts with a concentration in theater studies. James was selected by the Mystics in the first round, the eighth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft. James spent 9 years as a professional basketball player, mostly overseas in Israel. In Israel, James won 2 Cup Championships and 1 League Championship Wite Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. She had a son in 2011. On 2014 she played for Elitzur Ramla and won Championships.

On November 8, 2016, James was elected Mayor of Dania Beach, the oldest community in Broward County, Florida.^[1]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2006	Washington	21	0	7.4	38.8	25.0	88.9	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.5	2.7
2007	Washington	31	9	12.9	38.8	36.0	84.9	1.6	1.1	0.8	0.1	0.9	5.4
Career	2 years, 1 team	52	9	10.7	38.8	33.9	85.9	1.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.7	4.3

College

Source^[2]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Miami (Florida)	31	650	51.6	32.8	76.0	7.9	1.6	1.8	0.5	21.0
2003–04	Miami (Florida)	28	464	50.0	37.9	76.6	4.6	2.6	2.0	0.6	16.6
2004–05	Miami (Florida)	29	647	48.0	32.8	77.0	6.9	2.0	2.6	0.4	22.3°
2005–06	Miami (Florida)	30	645	48.6	38.7	83.0	7.8	2.3	3.1	0.4	21.5°
Career	Miami (Florida)	118	2406	49.5	36.0	78.3	6.8	2.1	2.4	0.5	20.4