She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored twelve points. Prior to becoming the WNBA all-time leading rebounder, Catchings had also became only the second player in WNBA history to have 7,000 points and 3,000 rebounds in the month of May. As of her retirement, Catchings ranked 1st all-time in career playoff scoring, 1st all-time in career playoff rebounds, 2nd in all-time regular season rebounds, 2nd in all-time career regular season scoring, 1st in total career steals and 1st in career steals per game average. She used to play for both Adlai E. Stevenson High School as well as the Duncanville High School and she was named a WBCA All-American. Tamika Catchings - Wikipedia However, the Fever fell way short of championship contention in 2008 as they were eliminated in the first round by the Detroit Shock during the playoffs. Catchings was born in New Jersey. By now, she does not have any husband. In 2006, Catchings was voted into the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game, and was also the leading vote-getter, but had to sit out because of a foot injury. In 2012 she won her first WNBA Championship with the Fever and was named the WNBA Finals MVP. She earned the Naismith College Player of the Year award, the AP Player of the Year award, the USBWA Women's National Player of the Year award, and the WBCA Player of the Year award in 2000. Tamika is one of only 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA Championship, Fiba World cup gold as well as WNBA Championship. She hasn't played for the Lady Vols in 20 years, but Knoxville still feels like home. In 2011, Catchings won WNBA Most Valuable Player while averaging 15.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.0 spg also leading the Fever to a 2113 record, topping the Eastern Conference standings. So they went for a fancy dinner at a hotel, and the waitress asked if it was any special occasion, to which she replied: "No. In 2006, Catchings was voted into the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game, and was also the leading vote-getter, but had to sit out because of a foot injury. She was also played for Spartak Moscow in the Russian League in the 2005-06 off-season. All You Need to Know About WNBA Legend Tamika Catchings, Class of 2020 Surely, she figured, another Lady Vol had made it, given Summitts success over a 38-year run that ended in 2012, four years before her death. The current estimated net worth of Merchants Bancorp's Tamika Catchings is estimated to be about $14.19K . Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). LVFL Tamika Catchings inducted into basketball hall of fame Required fields are marked *. Catchings was an All-American with the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball for 19972001. To get here was no little task. Although the Aussies scored first, Catchings scored to tie the game, then the USA pulled into the lead and held on to win 7874 to earn the gold, and the first medal for a USA team at a Junior World Championship.