Takia Starks
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Takia Nicole Starks is a shooting guard
for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League
. She played college basketball at Texas A&M
. She is A&M's all-time leading scorer.
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Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League is the pre-eminent women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently is composed of ten teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League...
. She played college basketball at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.The Aggies...
. She is A&M's all-time leading scorer.
College honors and awards
- 2008 Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS Tournament MVP
- 2008 Preseason All-Big 12 team
- 2008–09 Preseason Sporting News First Team All-America
- 2008 Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
All-America Honorable Mention - 2008 State Farm/WBCAWomen's Basketball Coaches AssociationThe Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-America Finalist - 2008 State Farm/WBCA All-Region Team
- 2008 NCAA Oklahoma City Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2008 John R. Wooden AwardJohn R. Wooden AwardThe John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
Candidate - 2008 Naismith Trophy AwardNaismith College Player of the YearThe Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
Candidate - 2008 Big 12 TournamentBig 12 Women's Basketball TournamentThe Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament is the championship women's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top four seeds getting byes in the first round. Seeding is based on regular season records...
Most Outstanding Player - 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
- 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by the league’s coaches
- 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
- 2008 All-Big 12 Second Team by the Waco Tribune-HeraldWaco Tribune-HeraldThe Waco Tribune-Herald is an American daily newspaper serving Waco, Texas and vicinity.The newspaper has its roots in five different predecessors, beginning with the Waco Evening Telephone in 1892. The Tribune-Herald took its current identity when E.S...
- 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
- 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)
- 2006 National All-Freshman Team by Women’s Basketball News Service
- 2006 Big 12 All-Rookie Team by the league’s coaches
- 2006 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team by Dallas Morning News
- 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)
- Big 12 Rookie of the Week (12/5/05)
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Personal
Starks' father is battling cancer, while her mom is a U.S. Army reservist and military police officer. Starks is the cousin of former NBA player John StarksJohn Starks (basketball)
John Levell Starks is a former American professional basketball shooting guard. Starks was listed at 6'5" and 190 pounds during his NBA playing career...
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