Takia Starks
Starks at Texas A&M
Personal information
Born (1986-01-16) January 16, 1986
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Career information
High schoolWestfield (Houston, Texas)
CollegeTexas A&M (2005–2009)
Playing career2009–present
PositionGuard

Takia Nicole Starks (born January 16, 1986) is a shooting guard. She formerly played for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League.[1] Born in Houston, Texas, she played college basketball at Texas A&M.[2] Starks became AMM all-time leading scorer during her career, scoring 1977 points. She is currently second on the all-time scoring list for the school.[3]

College honors and awards

  • 2008 Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS Tournament MVP[4]
  • 2008 Preseason All-Big 12 team[5]
  • 2008–09 Preseason Sporting News First Team All-America[6]
  • 2008 Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention[7][8]
  • 2008 State Farm/WBCA All-America Finalist[7]
  • 2008 State Farm/WBCA All-Region Team[7]
  • 2008 NCAA Oklahoma City Regional All-Tournament Team[9]
  • 2008 John R. Wooden Award Candidate[10]
  • 2008 Naismith Trophy Award Candidate[11]
  • 2008 Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player[7]
  • 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament Team[7]
  • 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by the league's coaches[7]
  • 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by The Dallas Morning News
  • 2008 All-Big 12 Second Team by the Waco Tribune-Herald
  • 2007 Paradise Jam St. John Division All-Tournament Team
  • The 19th all-time player to reach 1,000 career points at A&M
  • 2007 All-Big 12 First Team by the league's coaches[12]
  • 2007 All-Big 12 First Team by The Dallas Morning News
  • 2007 All-Big 12 First Team by the Waco Tribune-Herald
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (1/15/07) [12]
  • 2006 National All-Freshman Team by Women's Basketball News Service
  • 2006 Big 12 All-Rookie Team by the league's coaches[12]
  • 2006 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team by Dallas Morning News[13]
  • 2006 Big 12 All-Freshman Team by Kansas City Star
  • 2006 Big 12 All-Freshman Team by Waco Tribune-Herald
  • 2005 Duel in the Desert Classic All-Tournament Team
  • Big 12 Rookie of the Week (12/19/05) [12]
  • Big 12 Rookie of the Week (12/5/05) [12]

Reference:[14]

Texas A&M statistics

Source[15]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2005-06 Texas A&M 32 41.3% 33.0% 75.8% 2.84 2.41 0.03 1.13 11.94
2006-07 Texas A&M 32 39.6% 38.2% 68.0% 4.22 2.03 0.19 1.25 14.19
2007-08 Texas A&M 36 42.2% 35.9% 67.4% 4.33 1.50 0.39 1.31 16.31
2008-09 Texas A&M 35 40.5% 29.4% 76.4% 4.29 1.49 0.23 1.60 15.83
Career 135 40.9% 34.4% 71.9% 3.94 1.84 0.21 1.33 14.64
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2005-06 Texas A&M 32 163 395 31 94 25 33 91 77 1 36 382
2006-07 Texas A&M 32 178 449 47 123 51 75 135 65 6 40 454
2007-08 Texas A&M 36 231 548 65 181 60 89 156 54 14 47 587
2008-09 Texas A&M 35 211 521 35 119 97 127 150 52 8 56 554
Career 135 783 1913 178 517 233 324 532 248 29 179 1977

Professional career

Starks signed with the Perth Lynx on July 30, 2009.[16]

Personal

Starks' father died of cancer on August 13, 2009, two weeks after she signed with the Perth Lynx. Her mom is a U.S. Army reservist and military police officer.[17] Starks is the cousin of former NBA player John Starks.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Lynx roster".
  2. ↑ "Aggie basketball tips off with fresh start".
  3. ↑ "SEC Women's Legends Spotlight: Takia Starks". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Waves Battle #8 Texas A&M in Loss".
  5. ↑ "Big 12 Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Individual Honors" (Press release).
  6. ↑ "Starks Named Preseason First Team All-America By The Sporting News". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 James, p. 9
  8. ↑ "Women's Associated Press All-America team".
  9. ↑ James, p. 8
  10. ↑ "Women's Wooden Award Preseason: All-American Team - Top 30 Candidates" (Press release).
  11. ↑ "PARKER, PARIS HEADLINE NAISMITH CANDIDATES LIST" (Press release). 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Big 12 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "All-Big 12 women's basketball team" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Takia Starks". Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
  15. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  16. ↑ "Starks Signs Overseas Contract With WNBL Perth Lynx".
  17. ↑ "Texas A&M star Takia Starks plays for parents".

References

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