Tamara James (born June 13, 1984) is an American basketball former player, formerly of the WNBA's Washington Mystics. She is an alumna of the University of Miami, where she majored in liberal arts with a concentration in theater studies. James was selected by the Mystics in the first round, the eighth overall pick in the

2006 WNBA draft On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and ...

. James spent 9 years as a professional basketball player, mostly overseas in Israel. In Israel, James won 2 Cup Championships and 1 League Championship Wite Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. She had a son in 2011. On 2014 she played for Elitzur Ramla and won Championships. On November 8, 2016, James was elected Mayor of Dania Beach, the oldest community in Broward County, Florida.

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Miami Hurricanes profile
1984 births Living people American women's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Miami Hurricanes women's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) People from Dania Beach, Florida Small forwards James, Tamara Washington Mystics draft picks Washington Mystics players Women mayors of places in Florida 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American women Basketball players from Broward County, Florida {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub