Tye'sha Fluker

American basketball player

Tye'sha Fluker
Personal information
Born (1984-12-27) December 27, 1984 (age 39)
Pasadena, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn Muir (Pasadena, California)
CollegeTennessee (2002–2006)
WNBA draft2006: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
PositionCenter
Career history
2006Charlotte Sting
2007Seattle Storm
2007Los Angeles Sparks
2008Chicago Sky

Tye'sha Nicole Fluker (born December 27, 1984) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.

High school

Fluker played for Muir High School in Pasadena, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored three points.[2] She also participated in the 2002 Inaugural Women's McDonald All-American Game

College

Fluker attended college at the University of Tennessee and graduated in 2006. There she helped lead the Lady Vols to three Final Four appearances, two regular season SEC titles, two SEC Tournament crowns and an overall record of 125–19 in her four-year career. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 10th overall in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting.

Tennessee statistics

Source[3]

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 Tennessee 36 110 40.0 22.2 57.1 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 3.1
2003–04 Tennessee  35 188 48.4 63.0 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 5.4
2004–05 Tennessee  33 243 46.1 64.1 5.4 0.5 0.8 0.8 7.4
2005–06 Tennessee  36 334 53.2 65.4 4.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 9.3
Career Tennessee  140 875 48.0 18.2 63.6 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.6 6.3

Professional

On January 8, 2007, she was traded to the Seattle Storm as the seventh pick in the WNBA Dispersal Draft of former Charlotte Sting players.

On June 5, 2008, she signed with the Chicago Sky.

She played for Ružomberok in Slovakia during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.[4]

She is playing in Poland for the winter of 2010 in Energa Toruń.

Notes

  1. ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster

External links

  • WNBA Player Profile


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