The first draft pick in WNBA history, Thompson was selected by the Houston Comets and helped lead them to WNBA championships in each of the WNBA's first four seasons, and into the playoffs 10 of her 12 years. A member of the WNBA All-Decade team, Thompson has been named to the All-WNBA team eight times and was the WNBA All-Star Game MVP in 2000.

Thompson took the same road to stardom as her Olympic teammate, Lisa Leslie. She started at Morningside High School in Los Angeles, then moved on to the University of Southern California and the WNBA. A three-time All-Pac 10 selection at USC, Thompson was a second-team All-American as a senior in 1997. She finished fifth on the school's career lists in scoring (2,248 points) and rebounding (1,168), and helped USC to three NCAA tournaments and one Elite Eight appearance, the latter as a freshman in 1994. At USC, Thompson earned a degree in sociology with a minor in psychology, and would like to one day pursue a law degree. At Morningside High, Thompson was named the 1993 California AAA Player of the Year. She ended her prep career with more than 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds.

She is the second leading scoring in WNBA history with 5,424 career points to date and has won two Olympic Gold medals in 2004 & 2008.

Tina missed a portion of the 2005 season to give birth to her son Dyllan in May 2005.

• First draft pick in WNBA history
• Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist – 2004, 2008
• Second leading scorer in WNBA history – 5,424 points
• Four-time WNBA champion – 1997 – 2000
• Member of the WNBA All-Decade Team

• Second player in history to achieve 5,000 point milestone
• Ranked seventh in points per game (17.6) with 511 total points
• Tenth in rebounds per game (7) with 203 total rebounds

• Second team All-WNBA
• Ranked third in total points (617) and sixth in points per game (18.7)
• Eighth in rebounds per game (6.7) and total rebounds (222)

• Named to the WNBA All-Decade Team
• Tallied 4,000 career points
• Ranked seventh in points per game (18.7) in 21 games played
• Averaged 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game

• Averaged 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 15 games played
• Missed the beginning of the season to give birth to her son Dyllan in May

• First team All-WNBA
• Ranked second in points per game (20.0) and sixth in total points (520)
• Averaged 6.2 rebounds per game and had 154 total rebounds

• Second player in WNBA history to reach 3,000 point milestone
• Ranked sixth in points per game (16.9) and eighth in total points (472)
• Had 5.9 rebounds per game in 28 games played

• Second team All-WNBA
• Ranked seventh in points per game (16.7) and had 485 total points
• Sixth in rebounds per game (7.5) and had 217 total rebounds

• Second team All-WNBA
• Ranked third in points per game (19.3) and fourth in total points (579)
• Sixth in rebounds per game (7.8) and ninth in total rebounds (233)

• Second team All-WNBA
• Ranked fifth in rebounds per game (7.7) and total rebounds (245)
• Sixth in points per game (17.7) and seventh in total points (550)

• Second team All-WNBA
• Averaged 12.2 points, 6.4 rebounds
• Ninth in total blocks (32) and tenth in blocks per game (1)

• First team All-WNBA
• Ranked sixth in rebounds per game (7.1) and seventh in total rebounds (192)
• Eighth in blocks per game (.93) and total blocks (25)
• Averaged 12.7 points per game

• First draft pick in WNBA history
• First team All-WNBA
• Ranked fifth in total blocks (28) and sixth in blocks per game (1)
• Seventh in rebounds per game (6.6) and total rebounds (184)
• Ninth in points per game (13.2) and total points (370)