Tina Thompson

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Born
1975 (50 years old)
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Small Forward

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Black

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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight
178 lb (81 kg)

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Basketball

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Tina Marie Thompson (born February 10, 1975) is an American former WNBA professional basketball player and coach. Most recently, she served as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team from 2018 to 2022. Thompson was inducted into both the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.

The first college draft pick in WNBA history, Thompson was selected first by the Houston Comets. She helped lead the Comets to four consecutive WNBA Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. She won two Olympic gold medals and made nine WNBA All-Star Game appearances. Until 2017, she was the WNBA's all-time leading scorer and, as of 2024, she ranks second in WNBA history.

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WNBA All Star 2013	WNBA All Star 2009	Basketball Olympics Gold… 2008	WNBA All Star 2007
FIBA EuroLeague Women 2006-2007	WNBA All Star 2006	All-WNBA First Team 2004	Basketball Olympics Gold… 2004
WNBA All Star 2003	WNBA All Star 2002	WNBA All Star 2001	WNBA 2000
WNBA All Star 2000	WNBA All Star Game MVP 2000	WNBA 1999	WNBA All Star 1999
All-WNBA First Team 1998	FIBA Womens World Cup 1998	WNBA 1998	All-WNBA First Team 1997
WNBA 1997