2005 WNBA Season
Averaged 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 15 games played (15 starts) … placed on the team’s injured list on July 12 … activated from the injured list on July 21 vs. Washington, notching four points (2-8 FG) and grabbing five boards in her first game back since September 19, 2004 at Phoenix after not playing in a game this season following the birth of her child in May … recorded 17 points and a season-high eight rebounds at New York on July 27 … led the team with a season-high 20 points on eight-of-12 shooting vs. Phoenix on August 18, while grabbing a team-high seven rebounds, dishing out one assist and recording one steal … Mercury game marked her first 20-point outing since scoring 28 vs. Sacramento on September 16, 2004.

2004:
Named First-Team All-WNBA after ranking second in the league in scoring with a career-high 20.0 points per game … finished tied for third in voting for 2004 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by General Motors … named WNBA Player of the Week twice for games played May 20-May 30 and July 26-August 1 … topped the WNBA in minutes per game (36.3) … led the Comets in scoring while ranking second on the team in rebounds (6.0, 13th in WNBA) and blocks (0.88, 18th in WNBA) per game … recorded double-digit scoring totals in all 26 games played, including 20 points or more 10 times … had three 30-point performances, becoming just the seventh player in WNBA history to record three or more 30-plus point games in a single season … posted a pair of double-doubles … had a career-high 35 points on May 23 at New York, scoring 56.5 percent of Houston’s points (35 of 62) to mark the highest percentage of team points scored by a single player in WNBA history … suffered a severe left calf strain on June 12 at San Antonio … placed on the injured list on June 18 … activated on July 9 after missing a total of eight games … reached the 30-point mark for the second time in 2004 on 12-of-20 (.600) shooting for 33 points on July 15 vs. Detroit, including a career-high-tying five 3-pointers made … saw action in her 221st Comets game on July 23 at Los Angeles, becoming the franchise leader in games played by surpassing Janeth Arcain’s total of 220 regular season outings with Houston … notched her third 30-point game and first double-double of the season on July 31 vs. Indiana, recording 31 points and 10 rebounds … posted 19 points and 10 boards for her second double-double of the year on September 1 vs. Minnesota … equaled her career high for assists with six and added 28 points vs. Sacramento on September 16.

2003:
Averaged a team-leading 16.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 28 starts … led or tied as the Comets top scorer in a team-high 16 games … scored in double-digits 27 times, including 20 points or more six times … ranked sixth in the league in scoring (16.9), tied for 17th in rebounding (5.9), and seventh in minutes played (34.8) … tied with Michelle Snow for the team lead in double-doubles with three … on August 1 at San Antonio, joined Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks in becoming the second player in WNBA history to pass the 3,000-point plateau … recorded the second 30-plus point game of her career with a season-high 30 points at Minnesota on June 17 … also tied the franchise record for free throw percentage in a game, connecting on 13-of-13 free throws at Minnesota on June 17 … voted in as a starter to the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game with the fourth most votes in the Western Conference (81,825) … did not play in the All-Star Game due to a left ankle sprain … missed the first two games of the season (May 22 and May 24) with a back injury … did not play at Minnesota on June 1 due to a league imposed one-game suspension … also missed three games (July 8-July 19) with a left ankle sprain.

2002:
Averaged 16.7 points, a team-leading 7.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 29 starts … led or tied for top spot on team in scoring 11 times and rebounds 19 times … scored 20 points or more six times … placed seventh in the league in scoring (16.7), sixth in rebounds (7.5) and third in minutes (36.3) … ranked seventh in the league with a total of six double-doubles … became the franchise leader in total points on July 11 vs. Phoenix, surpassing Cynthia Cooper’s total of 2,537 points … scored a career-high 31 points at Portland on June 23, becoming the third player in franchise history to eclipse the 30-point mark … voted in as a starter in the 2002 WNBA All-Star Game with the second-most votes in the Western Conference (75,332) … led all scorers in the All-Star Game with 20 points … missed the final three games of the season with a hip contusion suffered on August 6 vs. Cleveland.

2001:
Averaged 19.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 30 starts … ranked among the WNBA best in scoring (3rd with 19.7 ppg), rebounds (6th with 7.8 rpg) and minutes (3rd with 36.7 per game) … set career high with 29 points vs. Los Angeles on June 21 … matched her career-best 29 points and equaled her season-high 12 rebounds vs. Portland on July 2 … also had 12 rebounds vs. Detroit on June 7 and at Orlando on July 18 … was the Western Conference’s All-Star leading vote-getter with 93,901 votes … totaled four points, three rebounds and three steals in 19 minutes at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 16 … hit 43 consecutive free throws from June 5 through June 30, which was the second-longest streak in team history … named WNBA Player of the Week for the first time in her career for the week of June 18-24, after averaging 24.0 points and 6.7 rebounds … scored a preseason franchise-high 43 points vs. Miami on May 12 … did not play at Miami on July 20 due to a league imposed one-game suspension … missed game at Charlotte on August 4 after aggravating sprained left ankle, which she originally hurt at the 9:49 mark of the first half vs. Utah on July 24 … led the Comets in scoring 15 times and rebounding on 16 occasions … totaled a career-high 11 double-doubles.

2000:
Ranked second in the league in 3-point field goal percentage with a career-high .417 … also ranked 10th in the WNBA in scoring (16.9 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (7.7 rpg) … totaled seven double-doubles … reached 20 points on seven occasions … led the Comets in scoring eight times and rebounding 24 times … scored 28 points at Utah on June 23 … collected a season-high 13 rebounds on July 21 at Detroit and August 6 at Sacramento.

1999:
Averaged 12.2 points and 6.4 rebounds … recorded season-high 26 points vs. Cleveland on July 1 … had three double-doubles for the season … scored in double-figures in all but six games.

1998:
Posted averages of 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game … pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds at Utah on June 30, 1998 … injured in a freak accident on Aug. 2 vs. Sacramento when she was hit in the knee while stretching and missed three games.

1997:
As a rookie, averaged 13.2 points and 6.6 rebounds … played the first six games of her WNBA career with a broken nose (suffered on June 18 during practice) … registered four double-doubles … was the first pick in the Inaugural WNBA Draft.

In the Playoffs:
Shares distinction with Janeth Arcain as the only two Comets players to have participated in every playoff game in team history (27) … has averaged 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds in 27 playoff games … Comets career playoff leader in minutes played (1,003), rebounds (192), three-point field goals made (37) and blocked shots (26) … has recorded five double-doubles in her playoff career … led the Comets in scoring the final two outings of the team’s three-game series vs. Sacramento in the 2003 WNBA Playoffs, including a playoff career-high-tying 21 points in Game 3 on September 2 … matched her playoff best for rebounds with 14 and scored 18 points in Game 2 vs. Utah on August 18, 2002 … suffered a muscle tear in her left calf at Los Angeles on August 20, 2001 … scored playoff-career-high 21 points vs. Sacramento on August 14, 2000 … recorded playoff-career-best 14 rebounds twice during the 2000 WNBA Playoffs.

As a Professional
Has averaged 15.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 0.81 blocks in 247 games with the Comets … named to the All-WNBA First Team on three occasions (1997, 1998, 2004) and the All-WNBA Second Team four times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) … selected WNBA Player of the Week three times (week ending: June 24, 2001; May 30, 2004; August 1, 2004) … also voted in as a starter to the WNBA All-Star Game five times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) … selected as MVP of the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game, recording 11 points and 13 rebounds … Comets all-time leader in rebounds (1,656), 3-point field goals made (347), blocked shots (201) and minutes played (8,430) … has started and scored in every game she has played in with the Comets … has recorded 40 career double-doubles and five 30-point games … became the second player in WNBA history to reach 3,500 points on July 27, 2004 vs. Seattle … was also the second player to pass the 3,000-point plateau at San Antonio on August 1, 2003 … became the fifth player in league annals to score 2,000 career points at Sacramento on July 10, 2001 … hauled down her 1,500th career rebound on June 12, 2004 at San Antonio, becoming the second WNBA player to record 1,500 or more rebounds … was the second-ever WNBA player to post 1,000 career rebounds, setting the mark vs. New York on July 28, 2001 … became the seventh player in the WNBA to reach 1,000 career points, hitting milestone vs. Sacramento on August 2, 1999.

Additional Basketball Experience:
Played in 2003 with the Kumho Falcons of the Women’s Korea Basketball League (WKBL) and the Houston Stealth of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) … named MVP of the 2003 NWBL Pro Cup, leading the Stealth to a second-straight title … played overseas with Rovereto Basket in Rovereto, Italy, following the 2001 WNBA season … member of the 1999 USA Women’s National Team that finished 4-1 in the 1999 Winter European Tour … named to the 1998 WNBA Touring Team, which went 3-1 against the best teams in Brazil … was also a member of the USA Women’s 1999 Winter European Tour Team that played top teams from all over Europe.

As a Collegian:
Selected to the 1997 Kodak District VIII All-American Team as well as the All Pac-10 First Team … a finalist for the Naismith Player of the Year in 1997 … finished her career as the Pac-10’s third leading scorer (2,248 points) and its second leading rebounder (1,168) … scored 20 or more points in 23 games (1995-96 season) … named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 1994 … earned her degree in sociology with a minor in psychology.

Born Tina Marie Thompson on February 10, 1975, in Los Angeles, California

Her older brother, Tommy Thompson, Jr. got her started in basketball when she was nine and she followed him to the local recreation center to play

Has several game-day superstitions, including taking a shower after shootaround, taking a 45-minute nap, wearing lipstick to play every game and dressing in a specific order

Proudest achievements are graduating from college and being the top pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft

Attended the same high school as Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie

Recorded more than 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds in her high school career

Also played volleyball in high school

Would like to pursue a law degree

Selected by Houston in the first round (first overall) of WNBA Draft, April 28, 1997.