For the second consecutive week, Tusculum University forward Jami Tham has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the SAC office announced Monday.
Tham averaged 24.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in two victories last week, helping to extend Tusculum’s winning streak to seven games in a row. Tham had double-doubles in each win, pushing her own streak of consecutive double-doubles to 10.
The Pioneer women’s basketball team entered the week 9-1 overall and are 3-0 in the SAC ahead of Wednesday’s conference home game against Emory & Henry.
Tusculum University forward Inady Legiste has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Legiste earns this honor for a second time in the last three weeks.
The 6-7 junior from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, averaged a double-double with 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds for the week, as he led the Pioneers to a pair of SAC wins. He posted 22 points with 12 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in Tusculum’s 64-61 win over UVA Wise. He then scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and an assist in the Pioneers’ 87-76 win over Mars Hill.
For the week, Legiste shot 76 percent from the floor (19-for-25), going 3-for-4 from three-point range (75 percent), and 6-for-8 (75 percent) from the charity stripe.
Legiste continues to lead the conference in both scoring (20.3 ppg) and rebounding (10.2 rpg) and is 6th in field goal percentage (.628) and 5th in blocked shots (1.5 bpg).
Tusculum (5-1, 2-1 SAC) returns to action on Wednesday when they host conference newcomer Emory & Henry for a 7:30 p.m. contest at Pioneer Arena. It will be the 100th recorded meeting between the two teams, but the first since 1980.
