Tamara Tatham

Tamara Tatham

Piešťanské Čajky
Position	Small forward
League	Slovak Extraliga
Personal information
Born	August 19, 1985 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school	Chinguacousy (Brampton, Ontario)
College	UMass (2003–2007)
WNBA draft	2007 / Undrafted
Playing career	2007–present
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Canada FIBA Americas Women's Championship 2015 Edmonton 2013 Mexico Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team

Tamara Tatham (born August 19, 1985) is a Canadian professional basketball player. She plays for the Canada women's national basketball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] She is 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall.^[2]

Pan Am games 2015

Tatham was a member of the Canada women's national basketball team which participated in basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 10 to 26, 2015. Canada opened the preliminary rounds with an easy 101–38 win over Venezuela. The following day they beat Argentina 73–58. The final preliminary game was against Cuba; both teams were 2–0, so the winner would win the group. The game went down to the wire with Canada eking out a 71–68 win.^[3] Canada would face Brazil in the semifinal.

Everything seemed to go right in the semifinal game. Canada opened the game with an 11–2 run on seven consecutive points by Miranda Ayim. Miah-Marie Langlois contributed five assists. In the third quarter Canada strongly out rebounded Brazil and hit 69% of their field goals to score 33 points in the quarter. Lizanne Murphy and Nirra Fields hit three-pointers to help extend the lead to 68–39 at the end of three quarters. Canada continued to dominate in the fourth quarter with three-pointers by Kia Nurse and Kim Gaucher. Canada went on to win the game 91–63 to earn a spot in the gold-medal game against the USA.^[4]

The gold-medal game matched up the host team Canada against USA, in a sold out arena dominated by fans in red and white and waving the Canadian flag. The Canadian team, arm in arm, sang Oh Canada as the respective national anthems were played.

After trading baskets early the US edged out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter. However the Canadians, spurred on by the home crowd cheering, fought back and tied up the game at halftime. In the third quarter, it was Canada's time to shine as they outscore the US 26–15. The lead would reach as high as 18 points. The USA would fight back, but not all the way and Canada won the game and the gold-medal 81–73. It was Canada's first gold-medal in basketball in the Pan Am games. Nurse was the star for Canada with 33 points, hitting 11 of her 12 free-throw attempts in 10 of her 17 field-goal attempts including two of three three-pointers. Tatham contributed ten points, including six for six from the free throw line.^[5][6][7][8]

University of Massachusetts statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

YEAR[9]	SCHOOL	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003-04	UMass	28	28	30.0	0.415	0.000	0.560	4.9	1.4	1.5	0.7	9.3
2004-05	UMass	29	29	2.8	0.510	0.000	0.578	5.4	1.3	1.7	0.6	9.1
2005-06	UMass	28	26	30.2	0.457	0.000	0.720	6.9	2.0	1.4	0.6	10.0
2006-07	UMass	30	29	34.1	0.493	0.000	0.664	9.0	3.1	2.0	0.2	12.8
Total	Utah	115	112	24.3	0.469	0.000	0.631	6.6	2.0	1.7	0.5	10.3

References

1. "Women's Basketball". London2012.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
2. "Tamara Tatham". CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "2015 Women's Pan American Games Schedule". USA Basketball. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
4. "WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TOPS BRAZIL 91-63 TO MOVE ON TO TORONTO 2015 FINAL". CANADA BASKETBALL. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
5. "U.S. Women Collect Silver At Pan American Games After Falling To Host Canada 81-73". USA Basketball. Jul 20, 2015. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
6. "U.S. Women Collect Silver At Pan American Games After Falling To Host Canada 81-73". USA Basketball. Jul 20, 2015. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
7. Caple, Jim. "Battle of UConn Hoops Stars Goes To Canada in Pan Am Final". ESPN. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
8. Smith, Doug (Jul 20, 2015). "Canada wins historic Pan Am women's basketball gold". Toronto Star. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
9. "Tatham bio" (PDF). Canada Basketball. Retrieved 3 Jul 2015.

External links

• UMass bio