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Devon Thomas

Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Silver Springs, Md.
High School:
Kimball Union Academy - N.H.

SENIOR SEASON (2016-17)
Thomas came away with 4.3 points, 2.7 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game ... Appeared in all 32 games with 19 starts … Started a stretch of 18 consecutive games (Nov. 23-Feb. 1) … His 32 steals led the team, while his 87 assists were second on the team only behind Keenan Evans … Distributed five or more assists on seven occasions … Committed one turnover or less in 23 of 32 games … Scored 11 points, all in second half, against Auburn (Nov. 22) at the Cancun Challenge … Garnered seven points, six assists and six rebounds versus UTSA (Dec. 7) … Piled up career-high 17 points on 7-of-11 from the floor coupled with a career-best six rebounds at Richmond (Dec. 17) … Registered a career-high five steals against Longwood (Dec. 21) … Dished out a career-best seven assists and added five rebounds at Iowa State (Dec. 30) during Big 12 opener … Posted six points, five assists and three steals versus No. 25 Kansas State (Jan. 10) … Collected a Big 12 career-high 12 points and tacked on four assists at Oklahoma (Jan. 14) … Provided 11 points against Oklahoma State (Jan. 21) … Turned in six points and four assists versus LSU (Jan. 28) during Big 12/SEC Challenge … Secured six points, three rebounds and three assists against Iowa State (Feb. 20).

JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16)
Thomas posted 2.4 points, 1.4 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game with all 32 of his appearances coming off the bench … Served as Tech’s backup point guard and averaged 12.3 minutes per contest … Scored at least five points on eight occasions and handed out multiple assists 12 times … Piled up a season’s best nine points and distributed two assists versus High Point (Nov. 13) in his career debut … Scored his first career basket on a jumper in the first half … Provided five points, three assists and two steals versus Hawaii (Nov. 28) … Came away with seven points and four rebounds against South Dakota State (Dec. 16) … Added three points and a career-high five rebounds versus Little Rock (Dec. 22) … Notched four points, two rebounds and two assists against Texas (Jan. 2) during Big 12 opener … Registered five points and dished out a career-best four assists at TCU (Jan. 18) … Chipped in six points and three assists versus No. 6 West Virginia (Jan. 23) … Picked up five points and a steal at Texas (Feb. 6) … Collected four points, two assists and two steals against TCU (Feb. 23) … Tallied two steals versus Butler (March 17) in Tech’s first NCAA Tournament game since 2007.

CANADIAN TOUR (AUGUST 2015)
Thomas turned in 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game over his four bench appearances on the Canadian Tour ... Tallied seven points against McGill University (Aug. 16) ... Filled the box score with six points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals versus Laval University (Aug. 17) ... Secured eight points, five assists and four rebounds against Ottawa University (Aug. 20).

PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Earned All-Jayhawk Conference honors and Second Team All-NJCAA Region VI honors as a sophomore at Cloud County Community College in Kansas ... In 32 games, averaged 16.9 points, 6.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals, while shooting 51.8 percent from the field, 29.9 percent from 3-point range and 64.3 percent from the free-throw line ... Led the Jayhawk Conference in assists (201) and assists per game (6.3), while recording a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio ... In January against Barton, he had 23 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds, two steals and one turnover ... Scored 20 or more points nine times and reached the 30-point plateau twice, netting 30 against Highland and 33 against Pratt. Overall, Thomas scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games ... Averaged 3.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 13.2 minutes per game as a freshman at Missouri State during the 2013-14 season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Spent three seasons at Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, N.H.) ... Led the Wildcats to a 57-23 record, while earning All-NEPSAC and All-New England honors as a junior and senior ... As a senior, averaged 14.1 points, 5.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds ... As a junior, averaged 11.1 points, 7.2 assists and 5.0 rebounds ... Played AAU for the New England Playaz and former Boston Celtics head coach John Carroll ... Also recruited by Kansas State, Creighton, Drake, Georgia State, Ole Miss, VCU and Temple.

PERSONAL
Parents are Richard Thomas and Albree Bell ... Born on September 20, 1994 ... Majoring in human sciences.

THOMAS’ TOP SCORING GAMES - THROUGH 2016-17 SEASON
RANK, POINTS, OPPONENT, DATE
1, 17, at Richmond, 12/17/2016
2, 12, at Oklahoma, 01/14/2017
3, 11, Oklahoma State, 01/21/2017
3, 11, vs. Auburn, 11/22/2016
5, 9, High Point, 11/13/2015
6, 8, TCU, 01/18/2017
7, 7, UTSA, 12/07/2016
7, 7, South Dakota State, 12/16/2015
8, 6, Iowa State, 02/20/2017
8, 6, LSU, 01/28/2017
8, 6, No. 25 Kansas State, 01/10/2017
8, 6, No. 6 West Virginia, 01/23/2016

THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHS - THROUGH 2016-17 SEASON
POINTS
17, at Richmond, 12/17/2016

REBOUNDS
6, at Richmond, 12/17/2016
6, UTSA, 12/07/2016

FIELD GOALS MADE
7, at Richmond 12/17/2016

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE
1, 10x, Last: TCU, 01/18/2017

FREE THROWS MADE
3, Oklahoma State, 01/21/17
3, TCU, 01/18/2017
3, Richmond, 12/29/2015
3, High Point, 11/13/2015

ASSISTS
7, at Iowa State, 12/30/2016

BLOCKS
1, Oklahoma State, 01/21/2017
1, No. 7 West Virginia, 01/03/2017
1, at Iowa State, 12/30/2016
1, vs. No. 16 Utah, 11/19/2015

STEALS
5, Longwood, 12/21/2016

MINUTES
40, No. 7 West Virginia, 01/03/2017