53 Tatum Brown
6-4
Senior
Forward
Tacoma, Wash./Henry Foss HS/Central Arizona CC

General: Intimidating player... Great rebounder... Has a magnetic personality... Loves to play physical and aggressive ball... Good athlete...

1998-99: Had knee surgery for an ACL tear in the spring of 1998 but rehabbed back to crack the UA starting lineup... Played in 13 contests, starting 12... Averaged 9.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game... Snagged her first double-double of the year with 10 points and 11 rebounds at Washington State (1/7/99)... Notched 13 points and five rebounds against UCLA (1/2/99)... Shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor en route to a 13-point performance at Colorado State (12/27/98)... Was in early foul trouble at UCSB (12/19/98) but still tallied 11 points and six rebounds before fouling out... Registered 16 points, eight rebounds against Stephen F. Austin (12/10/98)... Shot 9-for-12 from the floor against Sam Houston State (12/4/98) to finish with team-high 18 points... Tallied a team-high eight rebounds against Purdue (11/19/98)...

At Central Arizona: 1998 first team Kodak Junior College All-American and first team NJCAA All-American... Tallied 1,070 career points... Led Central Arizona to a national championship and 33-1 record in 1998... Most Valuable Player at the 1998 NJCAA Tournament... As a sophomore, averaged 22.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game... MVP of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference... Two-time all-conference selection... As a freshman, registered 12.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 2.0 bpg as team went 32-3 and finished third in NJCAA Tournament...

High School: In high school, earned honorable mention USA Today All-American honors... Chosen to the all-area and All-Washington teams by the Tacoma News-Tribune... Was named the Washington State Player of the Year in 1996 and was selected to the All-Washington first team by the Associated Press... As a senior, posted averages of 19.4 ppg and 13.5 rpg while leading Henry Foss to a 22-6 mark... Was team co-captain and MVP that year... Played with the AAU team, Seattle Magic...

Personal: Born Tatum Jaquay Brown on July 13, 1978 in Tacoma, Wash.... Daughter of Matthias Brown and Debra Wanzo... Has a brother, Andre, and two sisters, Nah-Shawn and Tanisha... Majoring in psychology... Lists painting, drawing, sewing and working with children among her hobbies... Calls herself a "Mickey Mouse fanatic".

Brown's Career Highs
FG Made   9 vs. Sam Houston St. (12/4/98)
FG Att.  12, twice, last at WSU (1/7/99)
FT Made   6 vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/10/98)
FT Att.  10 vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/10/98)
Points   18 vs. Sam Houston (12/4/98)
Rebounds 11 at Washington State (1/7/99)
Assists   3 vs. LaTech (12/6/98)
Blocks    2 vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/10/98)
Steals    2, three times, last at WSU (1/7/99)
Minutes  35 vs. UCLA (1/2/99)

Brown's Career Stats
Year    GP  GS Min.  Avg.  FG  FGA  Pct.  3FG 3FGA Pct.  FT FTA  Pct.   OR DR  Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A TO B ST Pts. Avg.
1998-99 13  12 324   24.9  51  91   .560  0   0    .000  22 42   .524   24 44  68   5.2  40-3  5 29 5 13 124  9.5