Takia Starks
# Takia Starks

Takia Nicole Starks (born January 16, 1986) is a shooting guard. She formerly played for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League. Born in Houston, Texas, she played college basketball at Texas A&M. Starks became AMM all-time leading scorer during her career, scoring 1977 points. She is currently second on the all-time scoring list for the school.

## College honors and awards

* 2008 Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS Tournament MVP
* 2008 Preseason All-Big 12 team
* 2008–09 Preseason Sporting News First Team All-America
* 2008 Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention
* 2008 State Farm/WBCA All-America Finalist
* 2008 State Farm/WBCA All-Region Team
* 2008 NCAA Oklahoma City Regional All-Tournament Team
* 2008 John R. Wooden Award Candidate
* 2008 Naismith Trophy Award Candidate
* 2008 Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
* 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by the league's coaches
* 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by The Dallas Morning News
* 2008 All-Big 12 Second Team by the Waco Tribune-Herald
* 2007 Paradise Jam St. John Division All-Tournament Team
* The 19th all-time player to reach 1,000 career points at A&M
* 2007 All-Big 12 First Team by the league's coaches
* 2007 All-Big 12 First Team by The Dallas Morning News
* 2007 All-Big 12 First Team by the Waco Tribune-Herald
* Big 12 Player of the Week (1/15/07)
* 2006 National All-Freshman Team by Women's Basketball News Service
* 2006 Big 12 All-Rookie Team by the league's coaches
* 2006 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team by Dallas Morning News
* 2006 Big 12 All-Freshman Team by Kansas City Star
* 2006 Big 12 All-Freshman Team by Waco Tribune-Herald
* 2005 Duel in the Desert Classic All-Tournament Team
* Big 12 Rookie of the Week (12/19/05)
* Big 12 Rookie of the Week (12/5/05)

Reference:

### Texas A&M statistics

Source

Ratios :

| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005-06 | Texas A&M | 32 | 41.3% | 33.0% | 75.8% | 2.84 | 2.41 | 0.03 | 1.13 | 11.94 |
| 2006-07 | Texas A&M | 32 | 39.6% | 38.2% | 68.0% | 4.22 | 2.03 | 0.19 | 1.25 | 14.19 |
| 2007-08 | Texas A&M | 36 | 42.2% | 35.9% | 67.4% | 4.33 | 1.50 | 0.39 | 1.31 | 16.31 |
| 2008-09 | Texas A&M | 35 | 40.5% | 29.4% | 76.4% | 4.29 | 1.49 | 0.23 | 1.60 | 15.83 |
| Career | | 135 | 40.9% | 34.4% | 71.9% | 3.94 | 1.84 | 0.21 | 1.33 | 14.64 |

Totals :

| YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005-06 | Texas A&M | 32 | 163 | 395 | 31 | 94 | 25 | 33 | 91 | 77 | 1 | 36 | 382 |
| 2006-07 | Texas A&M | 32 | 178 | 449 | 47 | 123 | 51 | 75 | 135 | 65 | 6 | 40 | 454 |
| 2007-08 | Texas A&M | 36 | 231 | 548 | 65 | 181 | 60 | 89 | 156 | 54 | 14 | 47 | 587 |
| 2008-09 | Texas A&M | 35 | 211 | 521 | 35 | 119 | 97 | 127 | 150 | 52 | 8 | 56 | 554 |
| Career | | 135 | 783 | 1913 | 178 | 517 | 233 | 324 | 532 | 248 | 29 | 179 | 1977 |

## Professional career

Starks signed with the Perth Lynx on July 30, 2009.

## Personal

Starks' father died of cancer on August 13, 2009, two weeks after she signed with the Perth Lynx. Her mom is a U.S. Army reservist and military police officer. Starks is the cousin of former NBA player John Starks.

