Houston Comets Announce 2008 Roster

May 17, 2008 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Houston Comets News Release


HOUSTON (May 17, 2008) - The Houston Comets today announces its final roster for the 2008 Women's National Basketball Association season. The WNBA schedule begins today and includes the Comets' season opener against the 2007 Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Shock in The Palace of Auburn Hills at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Among the 13 women to play for Houston are eight guards, three forwards and two centers of which five are WNBA All-Stars, two Olympians and four All-WNBA First or Second Team honorees. Houston hosts its 2008 home opener against the Minnesota Lynx at Reliant Arena on Tuesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. CDT. Two of the Comets' 2008 matchups will broadcast on ESPN2: June 24, 8 p.m. against the San Antonio Silver Stars at AT&T Center, and the final of a two-game series versus the Shock in Reliant Arena on July 24 at 8:30 p.m.

Houston made a waiver request for its 2008 third round draft pick Crystal Kelly (31st overall) on May 15, and a waiver on May 16 for nine-year WNBA veteran Latasha Byears who suffered a great toe fracture on her right foot.

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2008 Houston Comets Roster

No. Player Position HT WT College DOB YRS

1 Matee Ajavon Guard 5-8 160 Rutgers '08 5/7/86 R

20 Tamecka Dixon Guard 5-9 148 Kansas '97 12/14/75 11

17 Sequoia Holmes Guard 6-1 155 UNLV '08 6/13/86 R

41 Shannon Johnson Guard 5-7 152 South Carolina '96 8/18/74 9

21 Sancho Lyttle Forward 6-4 175 Houston '05 9/20/83 3

4 Mwadi Mabika Guard 5-11 165 Congo 7/27/76 11

99 Hamchétou Maïga-Ba Guard 6-1 160 Old Dominion '01 4/25/78 6

3 Ashley Shields Guard 5-10 155 SW Tenn. CC 6/15/85 2

2 Michelle Snow Center 6-5 158 Tennessee '02 3/20/80 6

7 Tina Thompson Forward 6-2 178 USC '97 2/10/75 11

45 Marcedes Walker Center 6-3 253 Pittsburgh '08 10/17/86 R

5 Erica White Guard 5-3 135 Louisiana State '08 8/26/86 R

8 Mistie Williams Forward 6-3 205 Duke '06 12/2/83 2

Head Coach & General Manager Karleen Thompson (USC)

Assistant Coaches Laurie Byrd (Eastern Michigan)

Ryan Weisenberg (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo)

Head Athletic Trainer Courtney Watson (Cal, Berkeley)

Strength & Conditioning Coach Virgil Campbell

Equipment Manager Renita Crutchfield

Video Coordinator Anthony Williams

Numerical Roster

1 Matee Ajavon

2 Michelle Snow

3 Ashley Shields

4 Mwadi Mabika

5 Erica White

7 Tina Thompson

8 Mistie Williams

17 Sequoia Holmes

20 Tamecka Dixon

21 Sancho Lyttle

41 Shannon Johnson

45 Marcedes Walker

99 Hamchétou Maïga-Ba

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:

Matee Ajavon (ma-TEE ah-jah-VON)

Tamecka Dixon (ta-MEEK-uh)

Sancho Lyttle (SAHN-cho LITTLE)

Mwadi Mabika (MWAH-dee ma-BEAK-uh)

Hamchétou Maïga-Ba (HAUM-shi-two MY-ga-bah)



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