Tamika Williams
-- former Chaminade-Julienne basketball star
 By then end of her senior year at Chaminade-Julienne High School in 1998, Tamika Williams was the most decorated high school athlete to come out of Dayton.The 6-foot-1 forward was named Ohio's Ms. Basketball by the Associated Press and had collected five National Player of the Year awards and had been featured in Sports Illustrated and Parade magazine. Perhaps the most recruited girls player in the nation, Williams eventually accepted a scholarship to the University of Connecticut. During her final regular season at C-J, Williams averaged 18.8 points, 11.6 rebounds, five assists and 3.2 steals per game while playing less than 20 minutes a game. She scored 28 points in the semifinal game against Toledo Central Catholic March 20, including the final game-winning basket. C-J lost the championship game Pinkerington 44-27, but Williams scored all but three of the C-J points. Tamika, the daughter of George and Jo Williams of west Dayton, went on to play for the University of Connecticut. |
Selected Dayton Daily News stories:
Published: Monday, February 19, 1996
HEAD OF THE CLASS
C-J's Tamika Williams has her pick of colleges
Published: Sunday, July 27, 1997 Page: 1D
By Tom Archdeacon
SPORTS FEATURE COLUMNIST
RECRUITING
TAMIKA: LOOKS LIKE IT'S UCONN
Published: Tuesday, November 18, 1997 Page: 1D
By Dave LongDAYTON DAILY NEWS
ALL-SOUTHWEST BASKETBALL TEAM
C-J'S WILLIAMS PLAYER OF YEAR
* The C-J standout wins the 1st of what could be many postseasonawards.
Published: Friday, March 6, 1998 Page: 4D
By Dave LongDAYTON DAILY NEWS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TAMIKA QUIETS RAZZ WITH POINTS
Published: Saturday, March 21, 1998 Page: 1D
By Tom Archdeacon DAYTON DAILY NEWS
2ND-HALF COLLAPSE
Tamika scores all but 3 points in C-J's 44-27 loss
Published: Sunday, March 22, 1998 Page: 1D
By Dave Long Dayton Daily News
TAMIKA WINS `PARADE' HONOR
C-J's Williams takes third national award
Published: Tuesday, April 7, 1998 Page: 1C
By Susan VinellaDAYTON DAILY NEWS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
GATORADE HONORS WILLIAMS
Published: Thursday, April 9, 1998 Page: 1C
By Susan VinellaDAYTON DAILY NEWS
CONNECTICUT
TAMIKA LIVING UP TO BILLING
* Former Chaminade-Julienne superstar gets rave reviews at UConn for more than her basketball performance
By TOM ARCHDEACON DAYTON DAILY NEWS
Published: 12/06/98 -- Page: 1A
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