Tusculum's Tham Named South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) –Tusculum's forward Jami Tham has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week four of the 2022-23 season, the Conference announced today. 

Tham, a graduate student from Arlington, Va., averaged 21 points and 15.5 rebounds while shooting 64.5 percent from the field as the Pioneers extended their winning streak to five games with victories over Lander (77-64) and Lincoln Memorial (67-38). Tham scored 20 points on 9-for-15 shooting and had 13 rebounds in the win over Lander on Wednesday (Nov. 30). She then scored a season-high 22 points and matched her season best with 18 rebounds against Lincoln Memorial on Saturday (Dec. 3). Tham leads Division II with eight double-doubles in as many games, and is in the top five nationally in rebounding at a SAC-best 13.0 per game. 

2022-23 SAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week 

Nov. 14 – Alexa Smiddy, Lincoln Memorial
Nov. 21 – Josie Hester, UVA Wise
Nov. 28 – Emily Harman, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 5 – Jami Tham, Tusculum

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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