Timms played for four clubs in her WNBL career: Bulleen, Nunawading, Perth and Sydney. In 2005, Timms was honoured by the WNBL with the creation of the Michele Timms Cup. The cup is presented to the winner of the Bulleen Boomers-Dandenong Rangers derbies.
WNBA careerEdit
At the onset of the WNBA in 1997, she went to the Phoenix Mercury, for whom she played in the finals in 1998, losing to the Houston Comets. Timms came within inches of giving the Mercury their first title that year; with the Mercury up 1-0 and needing only one more win for the championship, and Game Two tied at 66 with three seconds to go, Timms took a three-point shot that bounced off the rim's back. Ultimately, the Comets won that game 74–69 in overtime, and then the championship in Game Three. She averaged 4.6 points and 4.0 assists per game with the Mercury; her highest scoring average in one season being 12.1 points per game in 1997.
Timms' final WNBA game was played on August 14, 2001 in a 56 - 38 win over the Houston Comets where she recorded 10 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds.[1] That very same day (as it was the final game of the season and the Mercury were officially not making the playoffs), Timms announced her retirement and almost immediately joined the Mercury's television broadcasting crew, a job which she held only for that season.[2]
On 7 August 2002, her number 7 jersey became the first to be retired by the Phoenix Mercury, and only the second jersey ever retired by the WNBA (the first being Kim Perrot. Upon her retirement, she was the Mercury's career leader in assists.
In February 2005, the Phoenix Mercury announced that she had been signed as an assistant coach under fellow Australian and Mercury head coach Carrie Graf.
International careerEdit
Timms began her professional basketball career in 1984 in Australia. In 1989, she became the first Australian (male or female) to play professional basketball internationally when she went to Germany to play with the Lotus München team. While there, she got a chance to play alongside Marlies Askamp, who would later also play with her on the Mercury. While there, she was named the Women's International Player of The Year in 1994 and 1996. She was selected to the WNBL All team 7 times (1988–92, 1994, 1996)
Also in 1996, at her second Summer Olympics, she helped the Australian national women's basketball team earn their first Olympic medal, a bronze at the Atlanta competition. Four years later Timms was on the squad that captured the silver medal in front of their own crowd.
Coaching careerEdit
She worked as the basketball development officer/ assistant coach for the South Dragons in the Australian National Basketball League. During her time with the Dragons, she impressed many of the club's staff and players with her sound knowledge of the game and excellent coaching skills. She left the club on 9 January 2008 and during the middle of the Dragons' season, to fulfill her career ambitions by moving to the United States.[3]
In 2009 Timms was appointed as an assistant coach of the Jayco Australian Opals, the Australia women's national basketball team. She was also appointed an assistant coach of the Global Metals Bulleen Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League. After the 2012 Olympics where Timms was Assistant Coach to the Australian Women's Team, Timms took the Assistant Coaching roll of the next Olympic Cycle with China 2013–2016. After the 2016 Olympics Timms stayed on with the Chinese Women's Basketball Team unit 2018.
Timms worked with Beijing WCBA Team in 2017-2018 Season as Assistant Coach with Sylvia Fowles as their Import. The team won the WCBA Championship.
April 2018 Timms heads back to Australia to establish her own Company "Michele Timms Elite Sports Coaching" and under this umbrella starts the Michele Timms Basketball Academy.[5]
Timms was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2018 Australia Day Honours "For significant service to basketball as a competitor at the national and international level, as an Olympic athlete, and as a mentor for women in sport."[11]
^"Timms, Michele: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^"Michele Timms". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^"WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
^"Australian Opals, WNBA legend Michele Timms to enter FIBA Hall of Fame". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^"2016 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Michele Timms". FIBA.com. from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^"TIMMS, Michele Margaret". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
October 21, 2023
michele, timms, michele, margaret, timms, born, june, 1965, australian, basketball, coach, retired, professional, basketball, player, played, phoenix, mercury, women, national, basketball, association, wnba, many, people, consider, melbourne, native, australia. Michele Margaret Timms AM born 28 June 1965 is an Australian basketball coach and retired professional basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women s National Basketball Association WNBA Many people consider the Melbourne native to be one of Australia s greatest basketball players of all time She has one daughter Kalsie Timms Timms was inducted into the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016 Michele TimmsMichele Timms in 2016 as the assistant coach of the China women s national basketball teamPersonal informationBorn 1965 06 28 28 June 1965 age 58 Melbourne AustraliaListed height5 ft 4 5 in 1 64 m Listed weight132 lb 60 kg Career informationPlaying career1984 2001PositionPoint guardCareer history1997 2001Phoenix MercuryCareer highlights and awardsWNBA All Star 1999 No 7 retired by retired by Phoenix MercuryStats at Basketball Reference comWomen s Basketball Hall of FameFIBA Hall of Fame as playerMedals Women s BasketballRepresenting AustraliaOlympic Games1996 Atlanta National team2000 Sydney National teamWorld Championships1998 Germany Team CompetitionTimms played a very influential role for many of the future international women s players especially Australian women basketball stars Contents 1 WNBL career 2 WNBA career 3 International career 4 Coaching career 5 Honours 6 Career statistics 6 1 Regular season 6 2 Playoffs 7 See also 8 ReferencesWNBL career EditTimms played for four clubs in her WNBL career Bulleen Nunawading Perth and Sydney In 2005 Timms was honoured by the WNBL with the creation of the Michele Timms Cup The cup is presented to the winner of the Bulleen Boomers Dandenong Rangers derbies WNBA career EditAt the onset of the WNBA in 1997 she went to the Phoenix Mercury for whom she played in the finals in 1998 losing to the Houston Comets Timms came within inches of giving the Mercury their first title that year with the Mercury up 1 0 and needing only one more win for the championship and Game Two tied at 66 with three seconds to go Timms took a three point shot that bounced off the rim s back Ultimately the Comets won that game 74 69 in overtime and then the championship in Game Three She averaged 4 6 points and 4 0 assists per game with the Mercury her highest scoring average in one season being 12 1 points per game in 1997 Timms final WNBA game was played on August 14 2001 in a 56 38 win over the Houston Comets where she recorded 10 points 4 assists and 2 rebounds 1 That very same day as it was the final game of the season and the Mercury were officially not making the playoffs Timms announced her retirement and almost immediately joined the Mercury s television broadcasting crew a job which she held only for that season 2 On 7 August 2002 her number 7 jersey became the first to be retired by the Phoenix Mercury and only the second jersey ever retired by the WNBA the first being Kim Perrot Upon her retirement she was the Mercury s career leader in assists In February 2005 the Phoenix Mercury announced that she had been signed as an assistant coach under fellow Australian and Mercury head coach Carrie Graf International career EditTimms began her professional basketball career in 1984 in Australia In 1989 she became the first Australian male or female to play professional basketball internationally when she went to Germany to play with the Lotus Munchen team While there she got a chance to play alongside Marlies Askamp who would later also play with her on the Mercury While there she was named the Women s International Player of The Year in 1994 and 1996 She was selected to the WNBL All team 7 times 1988 92 1994 1996 Also in 1996 at her second Summer Olympics she helped the Australian national women s basketball team earn their first Olympic medal a bronze at the Atlanta competition Four years later Timms was on the squad that captured the silver medal in front of their own crowd Coaching career EditShe worked as the basketball development officer assistant coach for the South Dragons in the Australian National Basketball League During her time with the Dragons she impressed many of the club s staff and players with her sound knowledge of the game and excellent coaching skills She left the club on 9 January 2008 and during the middle of the Dragons season to fulfill her career ambitions by moving to the United States 3 She was an assistant coach with China women s national basketball team reuniting her with her former Opals coach Tom Maher 4 In 2009 Timms was appointed as an assistant coach of the Jayco Australian Opals the Australia women s national basketball team She was also appointed an assistant coach of the Global Metals Bulleen Boomers in the Women s National Basketball League After the 2012 Olympics where Timms was Assistant Coach to the Australian Women s Team Timms took the Assistant Coaching roll of the next Olympic Cycle with China 2013 2016 After the 2016 Olympics Timms stayed on with the Chinese Women s Basketball Team unit 2018 Timms worked with Beijing WCBA Team in 2017 2018 Season as Assistant Coach with Sylvia Fowles as their Import The team won the WCBA Championship April 2018 Timms heads back to Australia to establish her own Company Michele Timms Elite Sports Coaching and under this umbrella starts the Michele Timms Basketball Academy 5 Honours EditTimms was named the Women s International Player of The Year in 1994 and 1996 She received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2003 6 7 In 2008 Timms was elected to the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville Tennessee 8 On 17 August 2016 Timms was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame 9 10 Timms was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2018 Australia Day Honours For significant service to basketball as a competitor at the national and international level as an Olympic athlete and as a mentor for women in sport 11 Career statistics EditLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game TO Turnovers per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage Bold Career best League leaderRegular season Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG1997 Phoenix 27 27 35 8 336 345 760 3 7 5 1 2 6 0 1 3 0 12 11998 Phoenix 30 30 31 1 318 298 694 2 5 5 3 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 91999 Phoenix 30 29 26 8 354 348 776 2 6 5 0 1 4 0 2 3 0 6 82000 Phoenix 8 8 22 0 367 235 1 000 2 0 2 3 1 9 0 3 2 3 3 82001 Phoenix 21 18 19 4 345 304 800 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 7Career 5 years 1 team 116 112 28 3 338 324 755 2 7 4 8 1 6 0 2 2 6 6 0Playoffs Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG1997 Phoenix 1 1 40 0 091 000 600 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 5 01998 Phoenix 6 6 34 7 352 273 1 000 3 3 5 2 0 8 0 0 3 5 9 0Career 2 years 1 team 7 7 35 4 308 250 867 3 4 4 6 1 3 0 0 3 3 8 4See also EditList of Australian WNBA playersReferences Edit Houston Comets at Phoenix Mercury August 14 2001 Basketball Reference com MERCURY Michele Timms 7 www wnba com Timms signs off on Dragons southdragons com au 9 January 2008 Bernard G China calls for Timms Herald Sun 10 February 2008 Academy Michele Timms Michele Timms Academy Michele Timms Academy Timms Michele Australian Sports Medal It s an Honour Retrieved 23 December 2013 Michele Timms Sport Australia Hall of Fame Retrieved 26 September 2020 WBHOF Inductees WBHOF Retrieved 1 August 2009 Australian Opals WNBA legend Michele Timms to enter FIBA Hall of Fame The Sydney Morning Herald 11 June 2016 Retrieved 12 June 2016 2016 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame Michele Timms FIBA com Archived from the original on 18 August 2016 Retrieved 25 October 2016 TIMMS Michele Margaret Australian Honours Search Facility Dept of Prime Minister amp Cabinet Retrieved 6 February 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michele Timms amp oldid 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