Tusculum forward Jami Tham has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 5 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday. 

Tham, a graduate student from Arlington, Virginia, averaged 24.5 points and 15.5 rebounds and shot 69% from the field to help the Pioneers extend their winning streak to seven games with wins over UVA Wise (75-59) and Mars Hill (80-68). 

Tham finished with 18 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds in the win over UVA Wise on Wednesday, then scored a career-high 31 points on 13-for-14 shooting, plus 15 rebounds, in Saturday's win at Mars Hill. 

Tham also extended her streak of consecutive double-doubles to 10 in as many games.

For the second straight week, Jami Tham of @TusculumWBB is honored as the @SAC_Athletics @VarsityGems Women's Basketball Player of the Week after extending her double-double streak to 10 with 24.5 ppg and 15.5 rpg in two wins #WeArePioneers #PioneerUP https://t.co/nx6RqhQ7YI

— Tusculum Pioneers (@TusculumSports) December 12, 2022

2022-2023 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
Dec. 12 – Jami Tham, Tusculum

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