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2013-14 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 32
Natasha Thames
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Port Huron, Mich.
- High School:
- Academy of Holy Cross
Bio
Honors: 2014 Diamond in the Rough Award ... 2014 American Second-Team All-Conference selection ... American Fourth Team All-Conference by College Sports Madness ... 2014 PhillyCollegeSports.com All-Philly Third Team ... named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll, Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll, and the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (1/6/14) ... Dean’s List Fall 2013 ... earned the team’s 2012-13 and 2010-11 Henry Sklar Award, presented to the player who displays outstanding academic achievement, leadership, good citizenship and dedication.
2013-14: Started all 30 games ... set the school record for most games played in a career (134) ... finished No. 6 on Temple’s career rebounding chart with 825 rebounds ... second in team scoring (10.3 ppg) ... top rebounder (7.2 rpg) and shot blocker (23) ... shot a team-best 51.5 percent (124-241) from the field ... had a team-high 16 points in the win over Houston ... scored 10 points against USF ... had eight points, five boards, and four steals against Cincinnati ... had four points and six rebounds at No. 4/3 Louisville ... had 10 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting and eight boards in the win over Memphis ... had 15 points and six rebounds at SMU ... had seven points and six boards against No. 1 Connecticut ... grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds against Rutgers ... racked up fourth double-double of the season (ninth of career) with 13 points and 13 rebounds against Penn ... grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds in the win at Cincinnati ... had a game-high 12 rebounds and six points in the win over SMU ... also had a career-high five steals and a career-high four assists ... grabbed eight rebounds and three steals at No. 1 Connecticut ... recorded her third double-double of the season (eighth of career) with 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds at USF ... also blocked three shots ... had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the win over UCF ... led the Owls with a career-high 24 points and game-high nine rebounds against No. 7 Louisville ... had nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds (just shy of a double-double) in the win at Memphis ... also blocked two shots ... had seven points and five rebounds in 38 minutes of work against Villanova ... led the Owls with a career-high 24 points in the win over Howard ... shot 9-of-10 from the field ... recorded second double-double of season (seventh of career) at No. 23 Syracuse with 12 points and 13 rebounds ... also had a career-high four blocks ... had nine points and six boards in the win at Montana ... top Owl with 19 points, 15 in the first half, against Saint Joseph’s ... led the Owls with a career-high 21 points and nine rebounds in the win over Oakland ... had two blocks against No. 21/18 Michigan State ... led the Owls with 15 points and nine boards in the win at Delaware ... also had a career-high five steals and two blocks in 39 minutes of action against the Blue Hens ... recorded her sixth career double-double with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in the win at La Salle in the season opener ... also added two steals and a block.
2012-13: Started all 31 games ... second on the team with 8.0 rebounds per game and fourth with 7.0 points per game ... pulled down nine rebounds and scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in a win over Seton Hall ... notched first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds in a win vs. Northeastern ... hit 7-of-8 from the field and 5-of-7 at the line en route to scoring a career-high 19 points at Howard while playing 40 minutes for the second time in her career ... grabbed 12 rebounds in a win over Western Michigan ... had 10 boards and three blocks in a win at Massachusetts ... grabbed 15 rebounds at Charlotte ... led all players with 15 points and 14 rebounds against at Saint Joseph’s, notching her second double-double of the season ... pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds at #14/14 Dayton ... grabbed 11 rebounds in the Owls’ A-10 Quarterfinal upset win over Charlotte ... recorded her third double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in Temple’s A-10 semifinal game with Fordham.
2011-12: Averaged 3.0 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game before being sidelined with an injury for the remainder of the season...Hit 3-of-5 from the field for eight points at #24 Ohio State (11/18)...Pulled down seven boards in the Owls' season-opening win vs. Miami (OH) (11/11).
2010-11: Earned the team's Henry Sklar Award, presented to the player who displays outstanding academic achievement, leadership, good citizenship and dedication...Played in 31 games, starting in 15...Ranked fifth on the team with 6.3 points per game... Led the team with 5.5 rebounds per game...Scored 12 points and grabbed a career and game-high 14 rebounds in Temple's NCAA Second Round game against #9 Notre Dame (3/21)...Tied career high with 15 points on 6-of-6 field goal shooting vs. La Salle (2/12)...Nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds in a win at Penn (1/22)...Scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a win at Fordham (1/15)...Recorded second career double-double with 15 points along with a game-high 10 rebounds in a win vs. Hartford (12/10)...Notched first career double-double with 13 points along with 12 rebounds at Seton Hall (11/16); also led TU with four steals...Attempted and made the first three-pointer of her career against #7/7 Ohio State on Nov. 12...Grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and scored seven points on 3-of-5 shooting in Temple’s season opener vs. #7/7 Ohio State on Nov. 12; played for a career-high 35 minutes.
2009-10: Played in all 34 games, starting in nine...Averaged 4.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg (fourth on the team)...Second on the team with 22 blocks...Got a start in first career game vs. Illinois on 11/13, scoring four points and grabbing five boards in 22 minutes...Nearly notched a double-double with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds vs. Auburn (11/17)...Scored 10 points coming off the bench in Temple’s win at Rutgers (12/2), also tying for the team-high with seven rebounds...Tied season-high with 10 points in a win vs. Ohio (12/10)...Tied season-high with 10 points in win vs. Penn (1/23)...Tied season-high with 10 points in the Owls’ win at Saint Joseph’s (2/2), nearly notching a double-double with nine rebounds...Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds at La Salle (2/6)...Tied season-high with 11 rebounds in TU’s win vs. Duquesne (2/17)...Came off the bench to lead all players with 10 rebounds in Temple’s win vs. GW (2/27)...Grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a put-back with 42 seconds left in OT, helping lift Temple to its A-10 semifinal win vs. Dayton (3/7).
High School: Transferred to the Academy of Holy Cross after spending three years at Port Huron Northern in Michigan … averaged 11.0 points and 12.0 rebounds as a senior, leading her squad to a 23-10 record and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference finals … named first-team All-Gazette as a senior … named the Times Herald Player of the Year as a sophomore … first-team All-State AP Class honoree at Northern … named to the Detroit News All-State Third Team ... Detroit Free Press All-State Honorable Mention.
AAU: Played for the DC Love under coach Russel Davis.
Personal: Natasha Maria Thames ... parents are Amy Ringly and Johnny Thames ... has six brothers— Jay (24), Josh (deceased), Torrey (19), Isaiah (18), Moses (14), and Jeremiah (10)— and a younger sister, Christina (12) ... would like to open a community center for people with autism ... double major in therapeutic recreation and psychology.
2013-14: Started all 30 games ... set the school record for most games played in a career (134) ... finished No. 6 on Temple’s career rebounding chart with 825 rebounds ... second in team scoring (10.3 ppg) ... top rebounder (7.2 rpg) and shot blocker (23) ... shot a team-best 51.5 percent (124-241) from the field ... had a team-high 16 points in the win over Houston ... scored 10 points against USF ... had eight points, five boards, and four steals against Cincinnati ... had four points and six rebounds at No. 4/3 Louisville ... had 10 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting and eight boards in the win over Memphis ... had 15 points and six rebounds at SMU ... had seven points and six boards against No. 1 Connecticut ... grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds against Rutgers ... racked up fourth double-double of the season (ninth of career) with 13 points and 13 rebounds against Penn ... grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds in the win at Cincinnati ... had a game-high 12 rebounds and six points in the win over SMU ... also had a career-high five steals and a career-high four assists ... grabbed eight rebounds and three steals at No. 1 Connecticut ... recorded her third double-double of the season (eighth of career) with 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds at USF ... also blocked three shots ... had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the win over UCF ... led the Owls with a career-high 24 points and game-high nine rebounds against No. 7 Louisville ... had nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds (just shy of a double-double) in the win at Memphis ... also blocked two shots ... had seven points and five rebounds in 38 minutes of work against Villanova ... led the Owls with a career-high 24 points in the win over Howard ... shot 9-of-10 from the field ... recorded second double-double of season (seventh of career) at No. 23 Syracuse with 12 points and 13 rebounds ... also had a career-high four blocks ... had nine points and six boards in the win at Montana ... top Owl with 19 points, 15 in the first half, against Saint Joseph’s ... led the Owls with a career-high 21 points and nine rebounds in the win over Oakland ... had two blocks against No. 21/18 Michigan State ... led the Owls with 15 points and nine boards in the win at Delaware ... also had a career-high five steals and two blocks in 39 minutes of action against the Blue Hens ... recorded her sixth career double-double with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in the win at La Salle in the season opener ... also added two steals and a block.
2012-13: Started all 31 games ... second on the team with 8.0 rebounds per game and fourth with 7.0 points per game ... pulled down nine rebounds and scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in a win over Seton Hall ... notched first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds in a win vs. Northeastern ... hit 7-of-8 from the field and 5-of-7 at the line en route to scoring a career-high 19 points at Howard while playing 40 minutes for the second time in her career ... grabbed 12 rebounds in a win over Western Michigan ... had 10 boards and three blocks in a win at Massachusetts ... grabbed 15 rebounds at Charlotte ... led all players with 15 points and 14 rebounds against at Saint Joseph’s, notching her second double-double of the season ... pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds at #14/14 Dayton ... grabbed 11 rebounds in the Owls’ A-10 Quarterfinal upset win over Charlotte ... recorded her third double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in Temple’s A-10 semifinal game with Fordham.
2011-12: Averaged 3.0 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game before being sidelined with an injury for the remainder of the season...Hit 3-of-5 from the field for eight points at #24 Ohio State (11/18)...Pulled down seven boards in the Owls' season-opening win vs. Miami (OH) (11/11).
2010-11: Earned the team's Henry Sklar Award, presented to the player who displays outstanding academic achievement, leadership, good citizenship and dedication...Played in 31 games, starting in 15...Ranked fifth on the team with 6.3 points per game... Led the team with 5.5 rebounds per game...Scored 12 points and grabbed a career and game-high 14 rebounds in Temple's NCAA Second Round game against #9 Notre Dame (3/21)...Tied career high with 15 points on 6-of-6 field goal shooting vs. La Salle (2/12)...Nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds in a win at Penn (1/22)...Scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a win at Fordham (1/15)...Recorded second career double-double with 15 points along with a game-high 10 rebounds in a win vs. Hartford (12/10)...Notched first career double-double with 13 points along with 12 rebounds at Seton Hall (11/16); also led TU with four steals...Attempted and made the first three-pointer of her career against #7/7 Ohio State on Nov. 12...Grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and scored seven points on 3-of-5 shooting in Temple’s season opener vs. #7/7 Ohio State on Nov. 12; played for a career-high 35 minutes.
2009-10: Played in all 34 games, starting in nine...Averaged 4.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg (fourth on the team)...Second on the team with 22 blocks...Got a start in first career game vs. Illinois on 11/13, scoring four points and grabbing five boards in 22 minutes...Nearly notched a double-double with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds vs. Auburn (11/17)...Scored 10 points coming off the bench in Temple’s win at Rutgers (12/2), also tying for the team-high with seven rebounds...Tied season-high with 10 points in a win vs. Ohio (12/10)...Tied season-high with 10 points in win vs. Penn (1/23)...Tied season-high with 10 points in the Owls’ win at Saint Joseph’s (2/2), nearly notching a double-double with nine rebounds...Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds at La Salle (2/6)...Tied season-high with 11 rebounds in TU’s win vs. Duquesne (2/17)...Came off the bench to lead all players with 10 rebounds in Temple’s win vs. GW (2/27)...Grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a put-back with 42 seconds left in OT, helping lift Temple to its A-10 semifinal win vs. Dayton (3/7).
High School: Transferred to the Academy of Holy Cross after spending three years at Port Huron Northern in Michigan … averaged 11.0 points and 12.0 rebounds as a senior, leading her squad to a 23-10 record and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference finals … named first-team All-Gazette as a senior … named the Times Herald Player of the Year as a sophomore … first-team All-State AP Class honoree at Northern … named to the Detroit News All-State Third Team ... Detroit Free Press All-State Honorable Mention.
AAU: Played for the DC Love under coach Russel Davis.
Personal: Natasha Maria Thames ... parents are Amy Ringly and Johnny Thames ... has six brothers— Jay (24), Josh (deceased), Torrey (19), Isaiah (18), Moses (14), and Jeremiah (10)— and a younger sister, Christina (12) ... would like to open a community center for people with autism ... double major in therapeutic recreation and psychology.
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