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6th, 90), defensive rebounds (3rd, 260), total rebounds (4th, 350),<br />
assists (T-9th, 137), steals (1st, 85) and points (7th, 602).<br />
2011: Catchings started in five of the six Fever postseason games,<br />
averaging 10 points and 8.3 rebounds per game… in 35 minutes,<br />
Catchings scored 17 points in a Game 3 win over New York, 9/19, in<br />
the East Semis…she was injured in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference<br />
Finals limiting her to only six points in a decisive Game 3 vs.<br />
Atlanta…Catchings scored 60 points in the postseason, moving her into<br />
seventh place on the <strong>WNBA</strong>’s all-time postseason scoring list.<br />
2010: Catchings averaged 18.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in a threegame<br />
series against New York…she led the club with 18 points and six<br />
assists in a Game 1 loss at N.Y., 8/26…she led the Fever with 17 points<br />
and 13 rebounds in a Game 2 win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse…she<br />
scored 21 points in a decisive Game 3 defeat.<br />
2009: Catchings started in all 10 games, averaging 17.2 points,<br />
10.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game…among<br />
<strong>WNBA</strong> playoffs leaders, she ranked first in assists and steals per game,<br />
second in rebounds per game and fifth in blocks per game…Catchings<br />
had a <strong>WNBA</strong> leading five double-doubles in the postseason…in two<br />
games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Catchings averaged 25<br />
points per game…in her first <strong>WNBA</strong> Finals appearance, Catchings<br />
averaged 16.2 points in five games with an eye-popping 9.6 rebounds,<br />
6.6 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.…Catchings had one of<br />
her best games of the postseason against Washington, 9/19, in Game 2<br />
of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, registering 24 points, 16<br />
rebounds, five assists, four steals and a playoff career-high four<br />
blocks…in Game 2 of Eastern Conference Finals against Detroit, 9/25,<br />
she had a playoff career-high six steals…she fell one rebound short of a<br />
triple-double in Game 2 of the <strong>WNBA</strong> Finals at Phoenix, 10/1, finishing<br />
with 19 points, a playoff career-high 11 assists, nine rebounds and two<br />
steals…Catchings was first on the team in scoring, rebounding, assists,<br />
steals and blocks during the postseason.<br />
2008: In three games of the conference semifinals against Detroit,<br />
Catchings averaged 20.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and a steal<br />
per game. She posted 27 points in an overtime road win in Game 2.<br />
2007: Playing for the first time since a mid-season injury, Catchings<br />
posted four consecutive double-doubles to lead the Fever into the<br />
Eastern Conference Finals…in Game 1, she played 46 minutes while<br />
scoring 14 points with 20 rebounds and seven assists in a tripleovertime<br />
loss at Connecticut, 8/23…it was the second-best rebounding<br />
figure in <strong>WNBA</strong> Playoffs history…she followed with 15 points, 13<br />
rebounds and six assists in Game 2, 8/25, and 30 points and 13 boards<br />
in a decisive Game 3 overtime victory, 8/27…bringing the Fever back<br />
from a <strong>WNBA</strong> Playoffs-record 22-point deficit, she made 16 of 17 free<br />
throw attempts in Game 3, for the second-most free throws made in<br />
playoff history…in Game 1 of the Eastern Finals, she posted 22 points<br />
and 11 boards in a win over Detroit, 8/31…near halftime of Game 3,<br />
she crumpled to the floor with a right Achilles tear.<br />
2006: She averaged 14.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg in a two-game series<br />
against Detroit, despite spending most of the second half of Game 2,<br />
8/19, in the training room with a concussion.<br />
2005: Catchings paced the Fever with 17.3 ppg and 9.3 rpg...she<br />
had a season playoff-high 21 points and played 44 out of 45 minutes in<br />
an overtime loss at Connecticut which closed the series...her 3-pt FG<br />
with 18.6 seconds left in regulation, sent the game into overtime.<br />
2002: In three games against New York, she averaged 20.3 ppg,<br />
10.7 rpg and 2.3 apg...in the series opener, she shot 11-of-19 overall<br />
with four 3-pointers for 29 points...she collected 11 rebounds and<br />
handed out four assists with three steals...she scored 20 points and<br />
grabbed a postseason-high 14 rebounds in Game 2 at New York, 8/18.<br />
PRO - OVERSEAS<br />
2010-11: Catchings averaged 13.0 points and 6.7 rebounds while<br />
playing 11 games for Galatasaray and helping the club to the Turkish<br />
Finals against four-time champion Fenerbahce.<br />
2009-10: Catchings played for Galatasaray in the Turkish League<br />
alongside Fever teammate Katie Douglas.<br />
2008-09: Catchings led her team in Poland (Lotos Gdynia) to the<br />
Polish League title by averaging 14.7 ppg (fifth in PLKK)…she was<br />
named PLKK Player of the Year by Eurobasket.<strong>com</strong>.<br />
<strong>2012</strong> INDIANA FEVER MEDIA GUIDE<br />
#24 TAMIKA CATCHINGS<br />
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2006-07: Catchings played for Woori Bank Hansae of the WKBL<br />
(Korea) and finished her season with a scoring average of 28.1 ppg.<br />
2005-06: Catchings split her time between Russia and Korea...she<br />
<strong>com</strong>peted for Spartak Moscow in November and December...in<br />
January, she resumed her position with Woori Bank Hansae of the<br />
Women's Korean Basketball League...she returned to Spartak Moscow<br />
in late March during the club’s participation in the EuroCup playoffs.<br />
2003: A week after ending her <strong>WNBA</strong> regular season, Catchings<br />
returned to Korea to help Woori Bank Hansae to a summer title in the<br />
WKBL...she scored 23 points with 25 rebounds and eight assists in the<br />
final game as Woori Bank won the championship series, 3-1.<br />
2002-03: Following her rookie season in the <strong>WNBA</strong> and her<br />
participation with Team USA in the FIBA World Basketball<br />
Championship for Women, Catchings led the Woori Bank Hansae to a<br />
14-6 record and the regular-season title in the WKBL...in Korea, she<br />
averaged 24.3 ppg, 9.9 rpg and 3.5 spg...she was named the All-Star<br />
Game MVP and led the league in points and steals.<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
<strong>2012</strong>: Catchings has been named to represent the United States in<br />
the <strong>2012</strong> Olympics in London…she will pursue her third Olympic gold<br />
medal.<br />
2010: Catchings helped the U.S. to a gold medal in the FIBA World<br />
Championships, conducted in Czech Republic…averaging 19.3 minutes<br />
per game, Catchings averaged 8.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in the<br />
tournament.<br />
2008: In her second Olympics with Team USA, Catchings appeared<br />
in all eight games of the Olympic Tournament and claimed her second<br />
Olympic gold medal…Catchings led the U.S. with 14 steals in the<br />
tournament, while averaging 6.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per<br />
game…she shot 72.4 percent from the floor to lead the U.S.<br />
2006-07: Catchings led the U.S. in points (12.8), rebounds (9.0) and<br />
steals (3.8) during the Senior Women’s National Team’s 2007-08<br />
training camp four-game tour in Italy...she was second on the team with<br />
1.5 apg.<br />
2006: Catchings was a starter for the United States while earning a<br />
bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women<br />
conducted in Sao Paulo, Brazil...the team finished 8-1 in the<br />
tournament, falling to Russia in a semifinal game and downing Brazil for<br />
the bronze medal...Catchings finished the tournament averaging 7.0<br />
ppg and 6.9 rpg...her 18 steals led the U.S.<br />
2004: Catchings won her first Olympic gold medal while starting<br />
every game for the United States in Athens, Greece...sixth on the team<br />
in scoring (6.9 ppg), Catchings was solid in multiple categories for the<br />
U.S. – first in minutes (24.8), steals (2.8) and free throw percentage<br />
(.833) and third in rebounds (5.4)...Catchings posted 11 points and a<br />
game-high five steals in a semifinal win over Russia, 8/27...she had one<br />
point, five boards, a block and two steals in the gold medal-win over<br />
Australia, 8/28...she finished with an Olympic-high 14 points against<br />
Spain, 8/20.<br />
2002: Following the 2002 <strong>WNBA</strong> season, she helped lead the U.S.<br />
National Team to a gold medal in the FIBA World Championship for<br />
Women held in China...in the World Championship, she averaged 10.0<br />
ppg and was second on the squad with 5.7 rpg...she was the team's top<br />
outside threat, nailing a team-high 13 3-pt FG in nine games, shooting<br />
48 percent beyond the arc.<br />
COLLEGE<br />
2000-01: She led her team in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding<br />
(8.6 rpg) before suffering a season-ending torn right ACL (17th game of<br />
the season)...she led Tennessee to a 16-1 record and a No. 2 national<br />
ranking before the injury...she was a Kodak All-America recipient for the<br />
fourth consecutive season, then one of only four women ever to be<br />
named four times... she finished her college career ranked third in the<br />
school's history in points (2,113) and rebounds (1,004) and second in<br />
steals (311) and blocked shots (140)...she posted 33 career doubledoubles...she<br />
graduated with honors a semester ahead of her class with<br />
a bachelor's degree in sport management, 12/00...a 2001 Academic All-<br />
SEC honoree, she earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during her final<br />
undergraduate semester.<br />
With a double-double in nearly half of 37 career playoff games, Catchings has appeared in every playoff game in Fever history.
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