ABA Alumni of the Week: Tea DeMong
University of Saskatchewan women’s basketball student-athlete Tea DeMong has been named the Alberta Basketball Association (ABA) Alumni of the Week for Feb. 17 - Feb. 23.
The fourth-year forward scored 14 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field to help the Huskies to an 83-57 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans in the Canada West quarterfinals on Feb. 22. She also recorded 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in the game, which took place at the University of Saskatchewan’s Physical Activity Centre in Saskatoon.
Saskatchewan is the number 1 seed in the Canada West playoffs and will host the UFV Cascades in a semi-final on March 1.
DeMong, who comes from St. Albert, authored one of the most decorated careers in Team Alberta history. She was a Second Team All-Star at the 2017 Girls 15U Canada Basketball National Championships, a Second Team All-Star at the 2018 Girls 17U National Championships, and a First Team All-Star at the Girls 17U National Championships in 2019 when she led Alberta to a silver medal.
Previous alumni of the week:
Feb. 10 - Feb. 16: Kyra Collier
Feb. 3 - Feb. 9: Raya Hafez
Jan. 27 - Feb. 2: Geoffrey James
Jan. 20 - Jan. 26: Reece Hall
Jan. 13 - Jan. 19: Nate Petrone
Jan. 6 - Jan. 12: Myriam Kone
Dec. 30 - Jan. 5: Caelum Swanton-Rodger
Dec. 23 - Dec. 29: Yvonne Ejim
Dec. 16 - Dec. 22: Delaney Gibb
Dec. 9 - Dec.15: Katherine Plouffe
Dec. 2 - Dec. 8: Bubu Benjamin
