2021-22 W. Basketball Roster
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Farquhar, Tamara
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Jersey Number 2
Tamara Farquhar
- Position:
- Foward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Dawson College
- Hometown:
- Pierrefonds, Quebec
- Prev School:
- Purdue
Bio
GRADUATE (2021-22): Graduate transfer from Purdue ... Scored seven points in her Spartan debut with three rebounds against Morehead State (11/9) ... First Michigan State double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Valparaiso (11/16) ... In her first MSU start against Bryant (11/19), scored 12 points with eight rebounds ... Set a new career high with four block and her second 10-rebound game at Fordham (11/21) ... Set a new season-high with four assists at Oakland (11/26) ... Scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter at No. 9/11 Iowa (12/5) ... Brought down a season-high 16 rebounds against Florida Gulf Coast (12/20) ... Played 36 minutes with six points and seven rebound in win against Nebraska (12/30) ... Playing against her former team, reached double figures with 11 points vs. Purdue (1/9) ... Season-high 13 points going- 6-for-7 from the field with eight rebounds at Ohio State (1/12) ... Brought down a team-high nine rebounds and tied her career-high four steals against Northwestern (1/16) ... Reached double figures in rebounds with 11 against Minnesota (1/23) ... For the fifth time this season was in double figures in boards with 14 at Penn State (1/27) ... Was one of two Spartans in double figures with 11 points and eight rebounds against No. 4/4 Michigan (2/10) ... Led all players with 13 rebounds for her sixth double-digit rebound game of the season against Penn State (2/21) ... Earned her second double-double of the season with 10 points and a career-high 22 rebounds against No. 17/17 Ohio State (2/27), her 22 boards were the third-most in MSU history ... Huge in the fourth quarter for MSU against Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament (3/3) with nine rebounds and nine points.
SENIOR (2020-21): Named Academic All-Big Ten ... At Purdue, ranked 28th in program history in games started (89) ... Also ranked 11th in program history with 6.5 rebounds per game ... Last season, played in and started all 23 games ... Averaged 6.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28.1 minutes per game ... Led the team in scoring once, rebounding eight times, assists twice, steals four times and blocks six times ... Dished out a career-high six assists against Buffalo (12/9) ... Scored a career-high 19 points against North Alabama (11/29).
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Played in and started the first 15 games of the season ... Went down with a season-ending injury midway through the game against Rutgers on (1/5) ... Scored 18 points at Virginia Tech (12/5) ... Season-best five assists, along with a season-high 14 rebounds against Western Illinois (11/17).
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Started all 34 games, averaging 29.3 mpg ... Scored in double figures in eight games ... Averaged 7.8 boards per game in conference play, ranking eighth in the Big Ten.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Appeared in all 34 games of her rookie season, starting 17 contests for the Boilermakers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Gary Bennett at Grosse Pointe North High School … Averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in her senior season … Set the career scoring record with 1,628 points … Awarded AP Division
PERSONAL: Born August 17, 1997 ... Daughter of Ibironke Fakoya ... Graduated from Purdue with a degree in Psychologic Sciences in 2021 ... Pursuing a master’s degree in human resources and labor relations.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 19, vs. North Alabama (11/29/20)
Field Goals: 8, two times, last vs. Michigan (1/5/19)
Free Throws: 5, vs. North Alabama (11/29/20)
3-Point Field Goals: 1, three times, last vs. Illinois (2/28/21)
Rebounds: 22, vs. Ohio State (2/27/22)
Assists: 6, vs. Buffalo (12/9/20)
Blocks: 4, at Fordham (11/21/21)
Steals: 4, two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/16/22)
Minutes: 41, vs. FGCU (12/20/21)
SENIOR (2020-21): Named Academic All-Big Ten ... At Purdue, ranked 28th in program history in games started (89) ... Also ranked 11th in program history with 6.5 rebounds per game ... Last season, played in and started all 23 games ... Averaged 6.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28.1 minutes per game ... Led the team in scoring once, rebounding eight times, assists twice, steals four times and blocks six times ... Dished out a career-high six assists against Buffalo (12/9) ... Scored a career-high 19 points against North Alabama (11/29).
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Played in and started the first 15 games of the season ... Went down with a season-ending injury midway through the game against Rutgers on (1/5) ... Scored 18 points at Virginia Tech (12/5) ... Season-best five assists, along with a season-high 14 rebounds against Western Illinois (11/17).
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Started all 34 games, averaging 29.3 mpg ... Scored in double figures in eight games ... Averaged 7.8 boards per game in conference play, ranking eighth in the Big Ten.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Appeared in all 34 games of her rookie season, starting 17 contests for the Boilermakers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Gary Bennett at Grosse Pointe North High School … Averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in her senior season … Set the career scoring record with 1,628 points … Awarded AP Division
PERSONAL: Born August 17, 1997 ... Daughter of Ibironke Fakoya ... Graduated from Purdue with a degree in Psychologic Sciences in 2021 ... Pursuing a master’s degree in human resources and labor relations.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 19, vs. North Alabama (11/29/20)
Field Goals: 8, two times, last vs. Michigan (1/5/19)
Free Throws: 5, vs. North Alabama (11/29/20)
3-Point Field Goals: 1, three times, last vs. Illinois (2/28/21)
Rebounds: 22, vs. Ohio State (2/27/22)
Assists: 6, vs. Buffalo (12/9/20)
Blocks: 4, at Fordham (11/21/21)
Steals: 4, two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/16/22)
Minutes: 41, vs. FGCU (12/20/21)
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