
ALISHA TATHAM
Position:Guard
Born:October 14, 1986
Height:5’11”
Hometown:Brampton, ON
High School:Chinguacousy Secondary
College/University:University of Massachusetts (NCAA)
Years With The Canadian National Team: 5
Number Of International Games Played: 36
NATIONAL TEAM HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Saw action in all eight games of FIBA U21 World Championships for Women averaging 7.3 points…Helped Canada to best ever finish for age-group women’s team with sixth place finish…Scored 12 points in preliminary win over Belgium…Scored 11 points in loss to Belgium in fifth place game
2006… Played all five games at the U20 FIBA Americas Qualifier in Mexico City averaging 21.2 minutes… Finished tied for ninth in the tournament with 9.6 points, eighth with seven three-pointers made, and sixth shooting .438 from beyond the arc… Scored a team-high 17 points in the tournament opener vs. Brazil, August 8… Participated in the Senior Women’s National Team Training camp prior to the Jack Donohue International Classic vs. Brazil.
2005… Played in all seven games at the FIBA World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia averaging 9.9 minutes and 1.9 points… Recorded 1.1 rebounds… Competed in a pre-2005 FIBA World Championship exhibition series held in France averaging 6.3 points and 1.7 rebounds… Shot nine-for-10 from the free-throw line for the tournament…Played on the Junior Women’s National Team in L’International de Basketball de Quebec averaging 6.0 points per game.
2004… Played in exhibition series vs. Junior Women’s National Cuban team in Havana averaging 8.5 points per game…Scored a series best 15 points in a game four loss to Cuba … Was Canada’s third leading scorer in the series … At the FIBA World Championship Qualifications in Puerto Rico averaged 6.4 points per game.