Taj McWilliams-Franklin

• 2x NAIA All-American at St. Edward's University (1992, 1993)
• NAIA National Player of the Year (1993)
• Became St. Edward's all-time leading scorer with 1,837 points in just three seasons (1993)
• Played professionally in Wolfenbüttel, Germany (1993-1994), Contern, Luxembourg (1994-1995), and Galilee, Israel (1995-1996)
• Played two seasons in the American Basketball League with the Richmond/Philadelphia Rage (1996-1998)
• Won gold with Team USA at the FIBA World Championship (1998)
• Inducted into the St. Edward's University Athletic Hall of Fame (1999)
• Played 14 seasons in the WNBA (1999-2012)
• 6x WNBA All-Star
• Helped lead the Connecticut Sun to back-to-back WNBA Finals (2004, 2005)
• WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2004)
• All-WNBA Second Team (2005)
• 2x WNBA Champion with the Detroit Shock (2008) and Minnesota Lynx (2011)
• WNBA Finals runner-up with the Minnesota Lynx (2012)
• Retired as the WNBA's all-time leader in offensive rebounds with 1,062 (2012)
• WNBA Player Relations and Development Manager
• Worked in Basketball Operations for the NBA (2018-2020)
• Named the first Vice President of Basketball Operations for the UpShot League (2025)
• Promoted to Deputy Commissioner of the UpShot League (2026)