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Message: [QUOTE="JavaMan, post: 2029923, member: 5562"] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [INDENT][I][FONT=Arial][ATTACH=full]19503[/ATTACH][/FONT][/I][/INDENT] [I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I] [FONT=Arial]per Wikipedia: [/FONT][I][FONT=Arial]Williams was heavily recruited by numerous collegiate teams. In 1997, she was the subject of a seven-page feature in a January 1998 issue of a Sports Illustrated magazine article on the pressures of being recruited. Ohio State arranged for a private jet to fly Williams from her home in Dayton to Columbus, approximately 70 miles away. She mentioned this to UConn coach [B]Geno Auriemma[/B], who responded by mailing her a little wooden plane, explaining, "Sorry, Tamika. This is the best we can do.".[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]Williams attended the University of Connecticut, majored in interpersonal communications, and served as President of UConn's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. From 1998 to 2002 she was part of the UConn basketball team, which became NCAA Division I National Championship teams in 2000 and 2002 under coach Geno Auriemma. During the 2002 WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx selected Williams in the first round, sixth overall. In 2003, she set a WNBA single-season record for field-goal accuracy, with a percentage of 66.8%.[/FONT][/I] [INDENT][I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]