Tamara Tatham assumed the position of Varsity Blues women's basketball head coach in April, 2021 after serving as the interim head coach for the 2020-21 season.
The two-time Olympian joined the Varsity Blues coaching staff as the full-time lead assistant coach in June 2017. In 2018, she became an assistant and apprentice coach with Canada Basketball, overseeing camp logistics for the FIBA America Qualifier (U17) as well as planning and executing team and individual workouts. That same year, she was named a mentee coach for Raptors 905, becoming the first Canadian female named to a coaching staff of a North American professional men's basketball team.
She most recently served as an assistant coach as Team Canada played to a fifth-place finish at the 2021 FIBA under-19 women's world cup in Hungary.
The Brampton, Ont., native played with the Canadian senior women's national basketball team from 2007-16. Her time with Team Canada included trips to the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, two Pan American Games, six FIBA Americas championships and two FIBA world championships.
Her esteemed national team career is highlighted by a gold medal from the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games, where Canada defeated the United States, 81-73, to claim the first ever Pan Am gold medal in basketball, men or women.
Prior to her time with the senior women's national team, Tatham's basketball career blossomed at the University of Massachusetts (2004-07). Named team captain in her final two seasons, she became just the 11th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points.
Tatham earned a bachelor's degree in sports management and interned with the UMass athletics department. After graduation, Tatham traveled overseas playing with various international clubs from 2008-17, including Lappenranta Catz (Finland), Halle Lions (Germany), Piestanske Cajky (Slovakia), Townsville Fire (Australia) and Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia).
Tamara Tatham Coaching Record at U of T
*as of April 2024 - updated following each season.
| Season |
League |
Playoffs |
Exhibition |
Overall |
|
W |
L |
W |
L |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| 2023-24 |
5 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
23 |
| 2022-23 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
| 2021-22 |
2 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
| 2020-21 |
No Season - COVID-19 pandemic |
| Total |
11 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
16 |
62 |
