Rashawn Shaquille Thomas (born August 15, 1994)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Sendai 89ers of the B.League. He played college basketball for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.
 Rashawn Thomas in the finals of FIBA Europe Cup | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 15, 1994 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southeast (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| College | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2018–2019 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2019–2021 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 2021–2022 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus |
| 2022–2024 | Sendai 89ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
High school career
editThomas attended Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma He was an Oklahoman All-State selection in 2013.[2]
College career
editAs a sophomore he was named to the Second Team All-Southland.[3] As a junior, he was named Southland Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the First Team All-Southland. He had 73 blocks, an Islander single season record, and nine double doubles, which led the conference. In a game against Texas State on December 5, 2015, Thomas pulled down 19 rebounds.[4] Thomas averaged 16.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior.[5] Thomas scored 23 points in a 79–61 win over UMBC in the semifinals of the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. He surpassed the 2,000 point mark in his career, becoming the first Islander to do so.[6] He averaged 22.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and shot 53.4 percent from the field as a senior and repeated on the First Team All-Southland. Thomas participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, where he averaged 14 points in three games.[2] For his career he averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.[7]
Professional career
editAfter not being selected in the 2017 NBA draft, he signed a partially guaranteed deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder and competed for them in the NBA Summer League.[2] However, he was cut by the Thunder before appearing in a regular season game. Instead, he signed with their affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. In 36 games, Thomas averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[8]
On July 30, 2018, Thomas signed a deal with the Italian club Dinamo Sassari for the 2018–19 LBA season.[9][10]
On July 9, 2019, Thomas signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade.[11] He was arrested in July 2019 for drug possession.[12] In July 2021, Thomas signed with Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League.[13]
International career
editIn February 2018, Thomas was selected to the NBA G League USA roster for the NBA G League International Challenge.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Rashawn Thomas Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ a b c Horne, Eric (June 25, 2017). "Report: Thunder signs Rashawn Thomas to partially-guaranteed deal". NewsOk. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "SFA's Walkup Named Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Southland Conference. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "SFA'S WALKUP NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON". Southland Conference. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Martinez, Quinton (October 4, 2016). "Islander basketball programs hoping to take one more step as practices begin". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Thomas passes 2,000, lifts A&M-CC by UMBC 79-61 in CIT semi". collegebasketball.ap.org. March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "THOMAS SIGNS WITH HOMETOWN OKC THUNDER". Southland Conference. June 26, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Rashawn Thomas: Member of 2018 NBA G League USA Roster". CBS Sports. February 13, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dinamo Sassari signs Rashawn Thomas". Sportando.basketball. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Rashawn THOMAS at the FIBA Europe Cup 2018-19". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ "Rašon Tomas je novi košarkaš Partizana". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Gray-Hatfield, Megan (July 31, 2019). "Pro basketball player bails out of Cooke County jail". Gainesville Daily Register. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Ostalo, Kosarka (July 12, 2021). "Unosna ponuda: Iz Partizana u Južnu Koreju". Sportklub.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved September 18, 2021.