| Tamika Nurse |
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2007-08 (at Oregon)
Started the first nine games of the year before serving as the Ducks sixth man for 13 straight games from Dec. 18-Feb. 2 ... returned to the starting five on Feb. 7 against sixth ranked Stanford ... finished the season averaging 7.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... also finished fourth in the Pac-10 shooting .789 (71-90) from the free throw line ... her career free-throw percentage of .762 (237-311) ranks sixth all-time in the Oregon record books ... reached double-figures in scoring on seven occasions and led the team in assists on five occasions ... during her time in the starting line-up the team finished with a 5-8 record, as Nurse played 25.4 minutes per game and was second on the team in scoring, averaging 8.3 points per game ... was also 30-35 (.857) from the free throw line during that stretch while totaling 29 assists ... started the last nine games of the season, including a stretch in which Oregon won four of its last six ... in those nine starts, she led the team averaging 36.6 minutes per game while averaging 7.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game ... her season highlights included coming off the bench to score 10 points with four assists in a loss to South Florida on (Dec. 18) ... two games later scored 12 points off the bench, including the Ducks go-ahead field goal in a 76-72 win at Oregon State on Dec. 29 during the Pac-10 opener ... was also 3-of-4 from the line in the last 16 seconds ... led the Ducks in scoring with 12 points shooting a season-best 5-of-8 from the field in a win over Arizona (Jan. 15) ... tied season-high with six assists and scored six points in a 64-45 win over Washington State two days later ... scored a season-high 17 points , shooting a flawless 6-of-6 from the free throw line including knocking down two from the stripe with 6.7 seconds left on the clock as Oregon held on to a 66-64 victory over Washington on Jan. 19 ... also set a new career high with eight rebounds against the Huskies and matched her season-high with six assists ... scored a game-high 15 points (6-of-10), with no turnovers, playing 33 minutes in a 52-51 loss to Arizona State (Feb. 2) ... again was clutch at the stripe, sinking two FT's with 20 seconds to go in a 70-67 win at Washington State (Feb. 17) which helped the Ducks snap a seven game losing streak ... scored 11 points and added four assists against the Cougars ... during the season finale at Mac Court, shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line, scoring 16 points alongside five rebounds and two assists in a win vs. Oregon State (Mar. 1).
2006-07 (at Oregon)
Went from contributing off the bench as a freshman to leading the team with 1054 minutes played (34 mpg) as a sophomore... played in all 31 games, starting 30 ... averaged 9.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 0.8 steals per game ... led or shared the team lead in scoring on three occasions ... led or shared the assists' lead 14 times, totaling 102 on the year ... reached double figures in scoring on 14 different occasions ... against Pac-10 competition, averaged 9.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game ... made a team-leading 151 trips to the free-throw line, converting 120 of those chances (.795) ... during a 73-63 victory over USC (Feb. 3), shot 14-of-16 from the stripe, scoring 16 points and adding six rebounds and four assists ... the game prior, scored a career-high 22 points in a victory over UCLA (Feb.1) on a 10-of-10 performance from the free-throw line ... was named Pac-10 Player of the Week following that weekend's performance on Feb. 5 - the only Duck to receive the honor all season ... set a career high with eight assists in an 86-73 victory over Arizona (Jan. 11) ... dished out at least five assists eight times during the year ... played all 40 minutes, scoring 13 points and going 10-of-12 from the stripe in a 66-55 victory over Washington State (Dec. 23) ... strung together three consecutive double-figure scoring games in victories over Portland (Nov. 28), Saint Mary's (Nov. 30) and Colorado (Dec. 9) ... nine times during the year was perfect from the free throw line ... had a valiant 15-point performance during a 80-70 loss to 11th-ranked Arizona State (Jan. 13) ... played a career-high 43 minutes, scoring 11 points with a game-high (tie) five assists in a 65-59 loss to Oregon State (1/24) ... in the second round of the WNIT contributed 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting behind the arc while adding four assists in the 70-54 victory over UC Santa Barbara (3/17).
2005-06 (at Oregon)
Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Freshman choice ... shared team award for Best Defensive Player with Kedzie Gunderson ... played in 28 of 29 games and appeared in all 18 conference contests ... averaged 3.6 points ... led team with 70 attempts from the free throw line ... was Oregon's lone freshman and the only player not to start at least one game ... six points, three assists, 4-of-4 FT in loss vs. UCLA (Feb. 25) ... nine points, 6-of-8 FT in loss at Washington State (Feb. 18) ... eight points, three assists in win vs. Arizona (Feb. 9) ... six points, four rebounds, three assists in loss at No. 15 Stanford (Feb. 2) ... three assists, 4-of-5 FT in win vs. Washington (Jan. 21) ... five points, four assists, season-high 34 minutes in loss at Arizona (Jan. 14) ... season-high 15 points, 7-of-7 FT in win at Colorado (Dec. 30) ... five points, 29 minutes in loss at USC (Dec. 22) ... team-high (tied) four assists, one turnover in loss at UCLA (Dec. 20) ... six points, 2-of-2 FG in win at Idaho State (Dec. 15) ... four points in win at Saint Mary's (CA) (Dec. 12) ... game-high (tied) five assists in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Dec. 10) ... first career three-pointer, two assists in win vs. Drake (Nov. 28) ... four rebounds in win vs. Arkansas (Nov. 25) ... four assists, 22 minutes in win at Portland (Nov. 22) ... two points, first career field goal in win vs. Nevada (Nov. 20) ... first action as a Duck, three points in win vs. St. Francis (PA) (Nov. 11).
INTERNATIONAL
Was selected to the Canadian Junior National Team for the second year in a row in 2005 ... competed at the FIBA Under-19 World Championships in 2005, helping Canada to a ninth-place finish ... during the 2004 qualifying tournament, Nurse was the Canadians' second-leading scorer and assists leader, helping her country qualify for the FIBA U-19 World Championships for the first time.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led St. Thomas More to an unbeaten season and the provincial hoops championship as a senior ... one of two finalists for Miss Basketball Canada ... 2005 Ontario Cup MVP ... high school side won three city championships in her four seasons ... coached by Tom Spironello in high school ... played club ball for Hamilton Transway and coach Lisa Cincone ... three-time championship MVP (2003, 2004, 2005) as club team won eight provincial titles.
PERSONAL
Born Tamika Anne Nurse on Sept. 25, 1987, in Hamilton, Ontario ... parents are Richard and Cathy Nurse ... has one brother, Darnell, and one sister, Kia ... father played pro football in the CFL for the Hamilton Tigercats ... her aunt, the former Raquel Nurse, played college hoops at Syracuse while both Curt Miller and Monique Rosati were on staff with the Orange.
