Born: January 5, 1969 in Panorama City, California
Buena High School, 1987
University of California, Berkeley, 1992
CAREER
Buena High School
Basketball:
3-years All-American, 3-years All-State, 3-years All CIF 1st Team
3-years All-County Player of the Year
3-years All Channel League Player of the Year
3-years MVP of Basketball team
Toumament MVP – 2 times Kiwanis Tournament, Simi Valley Tournament, Watts Summer games
California State Champions, CIF Southern Section Champions,
2-Times CIF Finalists, 4-Times Channel League Champions,
Top 10 National Ranking, #1 Ranking in USA Today
Tennis:
3 years #1 singles Varsity; 2 years MVP, All-Channel League
Track:
3 years #1 shot put, held record; high jump, long jump and 100 meters
11 varsity letters in basketball, tennis and track.
Buena H.S. Athlete of the Year, 1987
Most Athletic Award, Senior Class, 1987
CIF Academic Team
University of California, Berkeley
Basketball:
2 years All-American
2 years All-State Forward
Pac-10 All-Star Team
Pac-10 All-Freshman Conference Team
2 years MVP of team
4 years starter
3 years led team in scoring and rebounding
Pac-10 Conference Rebounding Champ (11 rebounds average)1991
All-Cal Award (to top Athlete at California)
4th all-time scorer with 1,611 points, career avg. 14.5
2nd all-time leading rebounds, with 874, 1st in offensive rebounds
1st all-time free throws made, 482
1st all-time free throws attempted, 633, 1st single game, 14/14
6th all-time field goals made, 564
8th all-time blocked shots, 59
1st all-time points and rebounds, most double-doubles in a game career
Listed in Pac-10 Conference all-time records top list in 6 categories
Single game record of perfect free throws made/attempted, 14/14
NCAA Tournament
4th in Pac-10 Conference
University of California All-Decade Team, 1996
National Teams:
Olympic Team Tryouts – 1988 & 1992
Pan Am Team Finalist – 1995
Career: Professional Basketball, 11 years European Professional Leagues in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Switzerland and Portugal
Three-time European All-Star Team Member, 1994, 1996, 1999
MVP of Swiss League 1999
MVP of Portugal cup 2000
Led French League in Points Average, 22.5 ppg, 1993
Led German League in Points Average, 23.5 ppg, 1994
Led Swiss League in Points Average, 25.5 ppg, 1999
Led French League in Rebounds, 12.6 rpg, 1993
Led Swiss League in Rebounds, 10.1 rpg, 1999
3rd in Italian League Rebounds, 8.2 rpg, 2002
Professional Career Points 3,304, Most in a game 41, 1998;
Most in season, 685, 1999; Career Rebounds 1 ,716; Most rebounds in a game, 20, 1992, Most in season, 315, 1992
1997-1998 European Ronchetti Cup – Finalist
1998 – WNBA Cleveland Rockers Reserve player
1998-1999 – Swiss National Champions
1999 – WNBA signed with Cleveland Rockers
1999 – Portugal Super Cup Champions
1999-2000 – Portugal Cup Champions
2001-2002 – Italian Cup Champions
2002-2003 – Italian National Champions
COMMUNITY
After becoming a professional basketball player out of college, Teresa taught motivational and sports skills to youth here and in various countries where she played.
She helps to organize and run basketball camps in Ventura County and is a motivational speaker for various high schools, and has helped raise funds for children’s hospitals.