Her parents are David and Tresa. Mother, Tresa Spaulding Hamson, played basketball at BYU along with sisters Jennifer and her current teammate Sara. Tresa was 6 ft 7 and an all-state selection in 2021 at Pleasant Grove High School Academic All-State selection Also earned all-state in volleyball and led Pleasant Grove to a volleyball state championship During her freshman year, she was named to the Women's Basketball Yearbook All-American honors first team and was a Street & Smith All-American honorable mention. As a sophomore, she was named First Team All-HCAC, Kodak Division I All-District VII, and American Women's Sports Federation fourth team All-America. In her junior year, she was ranked third in the nation for points per game (25.2 average) and seventh in field goal percentage (.636).[1] That same year she also earned HCAC Player of the Year honors and was named Kodak Division I All-District VII. Her senior year, she had the highest points per game in the nation, averaging 28.9, and was also second in the nation in field goal percentage (.652). She again earned the HCAC Player of the Year award, claimed her third straight Kodak Division I District VII award, and was named AWSF First Team All-America, with the designation of "Best Center in America". The name Hamson is extremely well-known in BYU women's basketball over the years. I am sure that Heather will grow quite a bit more with her family genes. ¶ Tresa Spaulding Hamson was an American basketball player for the BYU Cougars women's basketball team from 1983 to 1987. She was raised in Meridian, Idaho. During her freshman year, she was named to the Women's Basketball Yearbook All-American honors first team and was a Street & Smith All-American honorable mention. As a sophomore, she was named First Team All-HCAC, Kodak Division I All-District VII, and American Women's Sports Federation fourth team All-America. In her junior year, she was ranked third in the nation for points per game (25.2 average) and seventh in field goal percentage (.636).[1] That same year she also earned HCAC Player of the Year honors and was named Kodak Division I All-District VII. Her senior year, she had the highest points per game in the nation, averaging 28.9, and was also second in the nation in field goal percentage (.652). She again earned the HCAC Player of the Year award, claimed her third straight Kodak Division I District VII award, and was named AWSF First Team All-America, with the designation of "Best Center in America". During her collegiate career, she also participated as an alternate for Team USA at the 1984 Olympics. After college, she played for two seasons in Europe. In 1998, she was inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame. Hamson earned two degrees from Brigham Young University: a bachelor's degree in youth leadership, and a master's degree in physical education. Her daughter Jennifer, 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) also played for BYU, starring in both basketball and volleyball.[2] Her son Alan, who stands 7 ft 3 in (221 cm), joined BYU's basketball team as a walk-on in 2015. Several brothers, sisters, and other family members of Hamson also played for BYU or other teams. Hamson still holds many records at BYU, including the following: Place Record Name Record Second Career points 2,309 Second Career scoring average 23.4 Second Career rebounds 980 First field goal percentage (minimum 150 attempts) .609 First Career blocked shots 494 First Points in a single game 50 vs UNM 1987 Second Points in a single game 50 vs UNM 1987 First Blocks in a single game 11 vs Houston in 1986 Third Season scoring average 29.8 1986-1987 (also led the nation that season)