RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. --- Tusculum University forward Jami Tham has added more national accolades as she has been named third-team All-America in women's basketball by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association.
Tham is the third Pioneer to receive D2CCA All-American honors, joining Jasmine Gunn (2010) and Maddie Sutton (2021), each of whom were first-team selections. Tham has been named to three All-America teams following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, earning second-team honors from the World Exposure Report and honorable mention from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Tham averaged 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds per game for the Pioneers during the 2022-23 season, earning first-team All-South Atlantic Conference honors. She led the conference and ranks third in Division II in rebounding, and also led the SAC in field goal percentage at 51.9 percent (202-for-416). Tham shares the Division II lead with a SAC-record 26 double-doubles in 29 games, including a streak of 22 straight to open the season.
Tham was third in the SAC in scoring average and scored in double figures in 28 of the Pioneers' 29 games, with eight games of 20 points or more. The graduate student from Arlington, Virginia scored a season-high 31 points against Mars Hill on Dec. 10 and grabbed a season-best 20 rebounds against Emory & Henry on Dec. 14.
Tham, a two-time SAC Player of the Week, ranked third in the conference in made field goals (202) and fifth in made free throws (102), and ranks second in Division II in total rebounds with 385. Her 13.3 rebounds per game average is the third-highest in a season in SAC history and second-best in program history behind the 14.6 rebounds per game of Sutton during the 2020-21 season.
Tham, who played four seasons at Barton before joining Tusculum as a graduate transfer, finished her career with 1,661 points and 1,210 rebounds in 129 games. She currently ranks fourth among active Division II players in career rebounds and second in career double-doubles with 59. Last week, Tham became the first Division II Academic All-American in program history.
Samantha Bowman of Central Washington was named National Player of the Year after averaging 22.2 points and leading Division II in rebounding at 14.9 per game. Bowman shared the Division II lead in double-doubles with Tham at 26.
Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's Basketball All-Americans
First team
Samantha Bowman, Central Washington
Brooke Olson, Minnesota Duluth
Mackenzie Johnson, Young Harris
Ariel Jones, Shippensburg
Sydney Kin, Tampa
Second team
Annie Roshak, Ashland
Emilee Weakley, Frostburg State
Sam Pirosko, Gannon
Sage Hawley, Harding
Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian
Third team
Dawnyel Lair, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Brooke Littrell, Central Missouri
Kaitlyn Zarycki, Saginaw Valley State
Jaclyn Jarnot, West Florida
Jami Tham, Tusculum
Honorable mention
Breanna Campbell, Glenville State
Hannah Belanger, Truman State
Haley Meinel, Thomas Jefferson
Abby Spurgin, Hawaii Pacific
Kaylee DaMitz-Holt, Drury
