One of the most seasoned playoff veterans in WNBA history, Whitmore begins her second season in a Fever uniform…she ended the 2006 campaign with one of the most memorable performances in Fever and WNBA history, scoring a WNBA Playoff record 41 points in a playoff defeat at Detroit, 8/19 …she has averaged 9.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game through 258 regular season games (starting 180) in eight seasons...between five years and three WNBA Finals appearances with the New York Liberty, two seasons with the Los Angeles and her brief stint in Indiana, she has played in 34 WNBA playoff games, anchoring each lineup as a physical, dominating power forward…her 34 playoff appearances are tied for eighth in WNBA history...she boasts career playoff averages of 10.8 points and 3.4 rebounds.

PRO - WNBA
2006: A WNBA All-Star for the first time in her eighth season, she had "career year" averages in scoring (15.7 ppg), rebounds (4.9 rpg), assists (1.8 apg) and steals (1.36 spg)…she helped lead the East to its first ever All-Star Game win, coming off the bench and scoring nine points with four rebounds, a steal and a two blocked shots at Madison Square Garden, 7/12…a leading candidate for the WNBA's Most Improved Player Award, she had previously scored 20+ points 10 times in 224 career games – in seven seasons prior to 2006…she matched that total in 2006 and led the Fever with a total of 528 points…she averaged double-digit points for just the second time in her eight pro seasons and her 15.5 ppg were nearly three points better than her previous best in 2002…in the three seasons prior to her arrival in Indiana, only two players (Tamika Catchings and Natalie Williams) had ever led the Fever in scoring and rebounds in the same game…Whitmore joined that club with her 26 points and season-high nine rebounds at Phoenix, 6/23…she then tied Catchings in both departments in the Fever's loss at Charlotte, 7/15…she topped the Indiana scorers 16 times and scored in double figures in all but eight games…on her way to a team-high 26 points at Minnesota, 6/2, she connected on 11-19 FG…her 11 field goals were a career-high and tied the most ever made by a Fever player in a road game…she tied her career-high with 11 FG during another 26-point effort, vs. San Antonio, 8/5…in the Fever's biggest comeback of the season, she scored 15 of her game-high 26 points in the second half, including the first six points of a 23-6 run that turned a 12-point fourth quarter deficit into a five-point lead, in six-and-a-half minutes. In all, she scored eight of those 23 points in the run…she has made 30 3-pt FG in her career, half of which came in 2006, as she shot 15-38 from long range (.395)…that percentage was the highest on the team and with enough to qualify for the league leaders would have rated among the top 10…she posted a career-high 29 points in the Fever's overtime, come-from-behind win vs. Charlotte, 6/18…her 116 free throws made were a career high…she also had a career-high 46 steals, including a career-best five against Seattle, 6/11…she was third on the team in blocked shots with 12. 2005: One of two players (along with Lisa Leslie) to start all 34 games for the Los Angles, she averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game…a career 68 percent shooter from the foul line in her first six seasons, she shot 92-106 FT (.868) in 2005…her 106 attempts represented her second-most ever as a pro…in her first five WNBA seasons, she made a total of three 3-pt FGS…but, in her two seasons with the Sparks, she shot 12-31 3-pt FG, including 5-19 in 2005…she scored in double figures 12 times, including two games of 20+ points…she scored a season-best 21 points at Washington, 5/26…she tallied 20 points at Houston, 7/23, including a career-best 12-13 from the foul line…both her free throws made and attempted were her most ever in the WNBA…she had a run of eight games from 6/11 to 7/2 in which he scored in double figures six times, including four in a row from 6/24 to 7/2…she registered a career-high with 42 assists in 2005, including a career-best five vs. Seattle, 6/24…she also had a season-high three steals in that game and snared a total of 33 steals on the season…she had 14 blocked shots. 2004: While playing in all 34 games for the Sparks, she averaged 6.2 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 17.5 mpg…she started five games and scored in double figures nine times…she contributed 10 points and led the team with seven rebounds at Washington, 5/25/04…she scored 12 points on 5-7 FG against Charlotte, 6/9/04…she had back-to-back double-digit scoring nights with 11 points at Indiana, 6/25, and at Minnesota, 6/27…in those two games combined, she shot 8-11 from the floor…she pulled down a season-high nine rebounds at Sacramento, 7/29…including a season-best 8-8 from the foul line and 5-10 FG, she led the Sparks with a season-high 18 points vs. Minnesota, 9/17. 2003: She played in all but one of 34 games for New York, including 29 starts…she averaged 8.2 ppg an 3.7 rpg…she also registered career-high of 35 steals and 25 assists…she finished five seasons with the Liberty ranked among the franchise's top five in career points (1,394), rebounds (561), field goals made (543) and attempted (1,211), field goal percentage (.450), free throws made (305) and attempted (446), blocked shots (98) and minutes played (3,814). 2002: A candidate for the WNBA's Most Improved Player Award, she started every game and lifted her scoring average to a career-high 12.7 ppg, more than five points over the previous season…she also averaged 4.4 rpg, second on the team, and 1.34 bpg…she led the team in blocks with 43…she blocked a career-high five vs. Washington, 8/8…she scored 20 points with seven rebounds at Orlando, 8/13…she finished second on the team in field goal percentage with a career-best 47.7 percent…she was named the WNBA Player of the Week for the week ending 7/22, after helping lead the Liberty to two wins with an average of 19 points including 13-21 from the floor, 3.5 rebounds and two steals…she scored a career-high 28 points vs. Phoenix, 7/8…she registered the 1,000th point of her career at Indiana, 7/19…she scored in double-figures 23 times including five consecutive double-digit performances…she recorded 15 or more points six times…she shot 8-10 from free throw line at Seattle, 5/30, and 9-10 at Indiana, 7/19…she registered a season-high nine rebounds vs. Houston, 7/28…she ranked in the top 15 of numerous WNBA categories, including: fifth in total blocks (43), sixth in blocks per game (1.34), 10th in total free throw attempts (150), 11th in field goal percentage (.477) and total free throws made (110), 12th in blocks per 40 minutes (1.76), 13th in free throws per 40 minutes (4.5) and 14th in free throw attempts per 40 minutes (6.14). 2001: While playing in all 32 games (29 starts), she averaged 7.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg and shot 96-222 FG (.432) over 23.5 mpg…she led the Liberty in scoring once and rebounds three times…she poured in a season-high 23 points with six rebounds in a victory at Sacramento, 6/19…she turned in a huge effort in a win over Detroit, 7/18, with 17 points on near perfect shooting from the field, going 8-10 (.800)…she scored 13 points and ripped down seven rebounds in a victory over Utah, 8/8. 2000: She was a strong presence inside as a starter and off the bench in her second season…she appeared in all 32 games for New York with 16 starts…she averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg over 21.5 mpg…she shot 109-253 (.431) from the floor and 59-84 (.702) from the foul line…she led the Liberty in scoring on five occasions…she scored 15 points on 7-11 shooting (.636) in the season opener at Houston, 5/29…she scored a season-high of 17 points three times: vs. L.A. 6/25; vs. Cleveland, 7/3 and vs. Miami, 7/8...she grabbed a season-high six rebounds vs. Indiana, 6/30…she tallied her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Miami, 8/6. 1999: She made an instant impact during her rookie campaign, coming off the bench in 26 games and making one start…she averaged 7.9 ppg (fifth on Liberty) and 3.9 rpg over 21.2 mpg…she led the team in scoring four times, rebounding twice and notched one 20+ scoring game...she missed five games (7/3 to 7/11) due a grade two left ankle sprain.

PLAYOFFS
Whitmore’s 34 playoff appearances and 368 points are both among the Top 10 in WNBA Playoff history. 2006: Whitmore recorded one of the most outstanding individual efforts in WNBA Playoff history in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series at Detroit…shooting 15-25 from the floor, and 10-10 at the foul stripe, her 41 points established a new WNBA Playoff record, before fouling out with 30 seconds to play…her second half total of 25 points, which included all 10 FTs, is also a WNBA playoff record for a single half...she matched the WNBA Playoff mark with 15 FGs…in the two-game series, she averaged 26.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg. 2005: In the first four playoff games of her career with the Sparks she totaled 13 points…in her last postseason appearance for Los Angeles, she scored 15 points at Sacramento, 9/2…in the two-game series with the Monarchs, she totaled 18 points and three rebounds in 48 minutes. 2004: In a three-game series with Sacramento, she averaged 3.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 13.0 mpg. 2002: In the Liberty's run to the WNBA Finals, she led team in scoring (16.1 ppg) and field goal percentage (.548)…she also shot 26-37 from the free throw line (.703) and was second on the team in rebounds with 36…in the first-round series with the Fever, she averaged a team-high 19.7 ppg and shot 65.9 percent from the floor…she scored 10 or more points in seven of eight playoff games including two games with 20+ points…she posted playoff career-highs of 24 points and 10 field goals in Game 2 vs. Indiana, 8/18…she registered a playoff career-high vs. Los Angeles in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals with six defensive rebounds and 38 minutes played. 2001: She started all six playoff games, averaging 7.0 ppg on 40.9 percent shooting from the floor (18-44) to go along with 3.7 rpg over 25.3 mpg…she played a huge offensive role in the first-round series victory over Miami, averaging 10.7 ppg on 13-24 FG (.542). 2000: She was second on the team with 11.6 ppg while also pulling down 3.9 rpg…she poured in a team-high 19 points (9-12 FG) in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Cleveland…she scored in double-figures five times in seven games…she hauled in a playoff-best eight rebounds vs. Washington, 8/14. 1999: She saw action in all six playoff games, averaging 5.8 ppg and 1.7 rpg…she posted 10.0 ppg and 1.7 rpg during the Eastern Conference Finals against Charlotte.

PRO - OVERSEAS
2006-07: Whitmore played with Lotos Gydnia of the Polish League until the club was eliminated from EuroLeague competition, when she signed with star-studded Spartak Moscow… Spartak beat Ros Casares of Spain, 76-62, in the deciding game of the EuroLeague Finals… Whitmore scored eight points and had three rebounds in 22 minutes in the championship game… In eight EuroLeague games with Spartak, Whitmore averaged 9.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg… prior to joining Spartak, she averaged 16.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg to lead Lotos. 2005-06: She played for Mourenx in France, where she averaged team-highs of 22.8 ppg and 9.9 rpg, and was named the French League’s MVP…she shot 135-254 from the floor for a team-high 53.1 percent…she also topped the team in free throws made (127), attempted (151) and free throw accuracy (.841)…she shot 36 percent from 3-pt range and her 27 3-pt FG were second-best on the team. 2004-05: She helped Perfumerias Avenida to the regular-season and postseason championship of the Spanish LFB by averaging 20.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 1.5 spg…she shot nearly 50 percent from the floor (.499) and hit 29 percent from 3-pt range…in eight EuroCup games, she averaged 23.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 1.5 spg. 2003-04: She played in six FIBA Cup games for Canarias of the Spanish LFB and averaged 25.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg and 34.2 mpg. 2001-02: She made five Ronchetti Cup appearances for Canarias of Spain and averaged 17.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 34.6 mpg.

COLLEGE
She averaged 26.3 points a game for Memphis in her senior season to lead the nation in scoring and lead Memphis to its first national ranking since 1984-85…a finalist for the 1998-99 Naismith Award, she was named 1999 honorable mention Kodak All-America and Second Team All-America by the Associated Press…she was the Conference USA Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999…she scored a school-record 45 points vs. Arkansas State in the Women's NIT…he posted 46 career double-doubles and finished her career as the second-leading scorer in Lady Tigers history with 2,488 career points…she averaged 20.7 ppg and 7.9 rpg and shot 60.6 percent from the field goal percentage and 36.8 percent from 3-point range in collegiate career…she scored in double-digits in 83 of her last 84 collegiate games.

PERSONAL
Nickname is “Miko”…her parents are Gwendolyn and Glenn Glover…her mother was a member of the barnstorming All-American Redheads women’s basketball team, similar in concept to the Harlem Globetrotters, that played exhibition basketball games between the 1930s and 1960s…she has three siblings, Niesha Whitmore and Aufeya and Beaujalais Glover…she received a degree in exercise and sport science from the University of Memphis, 12/99…if not for basketball, she would "probably have entered the Marine Corps after graduation because I always wanted to do the obstacle course"…she would like to pursue a career in coaching after her playing career is over…she remembers, "in my first high school game, my cousin broke the school record with 45 points in one game, and it was in all the papers. I made up my mind to play and break it myself"…in 1995, she did, with a 49-point effort…she would like to play one-on-one against Pete Sampras in basketball and tennis because of his unyielding work ethic…she credits Memphis coach Joyce-Lee McNelis for her basketball development…her pregame ritual includes arriving at the arena three hours before game time for 90 minutes of meditation…she enjoys trucks and automobiles, golf, reading and writing poetry…one of her fondest memories during her first season in Indianapolis werer a pair of visits to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway… she has done a great deal of charity work in the Memphis area, especially speaking to children at school…she says she can draw almost anything she sees…she is most proud of being able to speak to people about being successful and share her experiences with others...she is the author of a kid’s book entitled, “Rookie: Tamika Whitmore’s First Year in the WNBA.”