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 TeamJames, p. 8 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 coachesJames, p. 9 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)
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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.
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External links Texas A&M Aggies bio