Tamara James Earns All-America Honors

April 14, 2003

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-University of Miami women’s basketball standout Tamara James (Dania, Fla.) was named to the Honorable Mention All-America team by Kodak/WBCA and the Associated Press.

James was selected as one of the 48 finalists for the 2003 Division I Kodak/WBCA Women’s All-America Basketball Team. As a finalist, James automatically earns Honorable Mention All-America status.

James is the fourth Miami player, and the first UM freshman to garner Kodak/WBCA Honorable Mention All-America honors.

James is the UM first player to earn AP All-America honors.

She was also named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie team, BIG EAST Second team and the BIG EAST All-Tournament team this season.

James led the conference in scoring all season with 21.0 points per game. She was also the highest scoring freshman in the nation at No. 10.

In addition, she was a five-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week pick.James started all 31 games for the Hurricanes this season, averaging 21.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.

She recorded seven double-doubles and scored in double-digits in 30 games.