Tina Thompson

Tina Thompson
	Thompson at the 2013 WNBA All-Star game
Personal information
Born	February 10, 1975; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school	Morningside; (Inglewood, California)
College	USC (1993–1997)
WNBA draft	1997: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by	Houston Comets
Playing career	1997–2014
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	7, 32
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As a player:
1997–2008	Houston Comets
2001–2002	Rovereto Basket
2003	Incheon Kumho Life Falcons
2005–2006	Cheonan Kookmin Bank Savers
2006–2007	Spartak Moscow Region
2009–2011	Los Angeles Sparks
2010	Municipal MCM Târgovişte
2010	Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae
2012–2013	Seattle Storm
2013–2014	Guri KDB Life Winnus
As a coach:
2015–2017	Texas (asst.)
2017–2018	Texas (assoc. HC)
2018–2022	Virginia
Career highlights
	4× WNBA champion (1997–2000); 9× WNBA All-Star (1999–2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013); WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2000); 3× All-WNBA First Team (1997, 1998, 2004); 5× All-WNBA Second Team (1999–2002, 2007); WNBA 10th Anniversary Team (2006); WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011); WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016); WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021); Russian National League champion (2007); EuroLeague champion (2007); Romanian National League champion (2010); Second-team All-American – AP (1997); All-American – USBWA (1997); 3× All-Pac-10 (1995-1997); No. 14 retired by USC;
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
World Cup
Universiade
Jones Cup

Tina Marie Thompson (born February 10, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Most recently, she served as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team from 2018 to 2022; she was subsequently hired by the Portland Trail Blazers as a team scout later in 2022. Thompson was inducted into both the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.

The first college draft pick in WNBA history, Thompson was selected first by the Houston Comets. She helped lead the Comets to four consecutive WNBA Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. She won two Olympic gold medals and made nine WNBA All-Star Game appearances. Until 2017, she was the WNBA's all-time leading scorer and, as of 2025, she ranks fourth in WNBA history.