ESPN.com wants to give you a quick look inside the lives of the players we cover. Every Tuesday throughout the season, we'll feature a new student-athlete who has taken the time to answer our 20 Questions.

Tamika Catchings, Tennessee

	Catchings

Vitals: 6-1 senior forward
2000-2001 stats: Before suffering a torn ACL in her right knee Monday, Catchings was leading the Lady Vols in scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg) through 17 games. She was shooting 47.4 percent (93-for-195) from the field and 80.6 percent from the free-throw line (50-for-62), dishing out 2.9 assists and making 1.8 steals per game. She had seven double-doubles this season.
Career stats: With a 24-point performance against Arizona State on Dec. 27, the three-time Kodak All-American and reigning National Player of the Year became just the third Lady Vol to score 2,000 points, joining Chamique Holdsclaw and Bridgette Gordon. Her 17 points Monday left her with 2,113 career points. Catchings also is just the second player in Tennessee history -- along with Holdsclaw -- to have more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Her 13 rebounds Monday pushed her career total to 1,004. Through Monday's game, Catchings had tallied 31 steals this season, and is just 28 shy of Gordon's career steals record of 338.

20 QUESTIONS
1	If you could be a cartoon character or super hero, who would you be and why? Superman, because he always helps people.
2	What was your parents' favorite saying? "Just be yourself."
3	Who's the best player you've ever faced? My sister, Tauja Catchings.
4	Who's the one player, man or woman, you'd want to take one-on-one? Alonzo Mourning. He has been my favorite since he was with the Charlotte Hornets.
5	What's your favorite movie? Love and Basketball.
6	What's your favorite TV show? Beverly Hills 90210.
7	What's the last CD you bought? Boyz II Men.
8	How did you get started playing basketball? Through my family.
9	Why do you wear your jersey number? I wear No. 24 because it's the opposite of 42, which was my dad's number.
10	What's your favorite pre-game meal? Anything.
11	What's your favorite junk food? French fries.
12	If you could invite any three people (dead or alive) to dinner, who would they be? My grandparents and Jesus.
13	If you were stuck on a deserted island, what's the only thing you'd take with you? My sister, Tauja.
14	What is the one thing you can't get through the day without? Talking to my sister.
15	If a movie was made about you, which actress would you like to see cast to play you? I don't think anyone could play me but my sister, Tauja.
16	If you weren't a basketball player, what would you be? A poet.
17	What's something we don't know about you? I'm really sensitive and emotional.
18	If you changed your name, what would you change it to? I love my name!
19	When you think of St. Louis, what do you think of (other than the Final Four)? The Arch.
20	Name an athlete you think has shown a lot of heart throughout his/her career? Magic Johnson.*

* Due to an incomplete questionnaire, information from the Lady Vols' 2000-2001 media guide was included in this report.