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American basketball player

Shaquille Thomas (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli Amman of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League. He played college basketball for Cincinnati.

Early life [ edit ]

Thomas was a four-star recruit out of NIA Prep. [first] He averaged 28 points and eight assists per game as a senior. [2]

College career [ edit ]

Thomas redshirted his freshman season at Cincinnati and gradually increased his playing time. As a sophomore, he posted 6.8 points per game. [first] As a junior, he averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds. [3] He had a three-game stretch as a junior in which he scored 18 points at Houston, 13 points against UCF and 11 points at Tulane. [2] As a senior, he played 28 games and averaged 6.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. [4] He sprained his right ankle in the Bearcats’ 58–57 win at Connecticut on January 28, 2016, and missed some time. [5]

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Professional career [ edit ]

After not being chosen in the 2016 NBA draft, Thomas joined the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League, with whom he played five games with before leaving in December. [4] In February 2017, he signed with Gimnasio Indalo in Argentina as a temporary injury replacement. [6] He played six games, in which he averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds.

For the 2017–18 season, Thomas was acquired by the Memphis Hustle. [7] He averaged 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game with the Hustle. Thomas missed a game in March 2018 due to a bicep injury. [8]

In January 2019, Thomas Moved To Luxembourg and Joined the Cordall Steelers. [9] In April 2019, he joined the Hawke’s Bay Hawks in New Zealand as a temporary import stand-in for Brandon Bowman. [ten] [11] [twelfth]

On August 25, 2019, he has Signed With S.C. Lusitania Expert of the Portuguese Basketball League. [13]

In 2020, Thomas signed with BC Prievidza of the Slovakian league. On December 27, 2021, Thomas signed with Al-Ahli Amman of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League. [14]

Personal life [ edit ]

Thomas has an older sister, Essence Carson, who is a WNBA player. His uncle, Tim Thomas, played in the NBA. [first]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c Vorkunov, MIKE (December 17, 2013). “Cincinnati forward Shaquille Thomas and Liberty’s Essence Carson are siblings with shared success in basketball” . Nj.com . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  2. ^ a b Goheen, Kevin (November 5, 2015). “Shaq Thomas, UC Bearcats prepare for Bellarmine” . Cincinnati Inquirer . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  3. ^ Cute, Jerry (March 16, 2015). “New Jersey guys to root for in the NCAA Tournament” . Asbury Park Press . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  4. ^ a b “Shaquille Thomas tabbed Gimnasia-Indalo” . Court Side Newspaper . February 25, 2017 . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  5. ^ Groeschen, Tom (February 2, 2016). “UC: Shaq Thomas’ status uncertain” . Cincinnati Inquirer . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  6. ^ “Shaquille Thomas will be the temporary replacement of Fernández Chávez” . Basquetplus.com (in Spanish) . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  7. ^ “2017 NBA G League Draft Board” . NBA G-League . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  8. ^ “Shaquille Thomas: DNP-Bicep Wednesday” . CBS Sports . March 2, 2018 . Retrieved May 11, 2018 .
  9. ^ Kordall Steelers Land Shaquille Thomas
  10. ^ Egan, Brendon (April 10, 2019). “Wellington Saints, Southland Sharks hot favourites for NBL title” . Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved April 10, 2019 .
  11. ^ Singh, Anendra (April 12, 2019). “Basketball: Hawks coach Zico Coronel, Saints counterpart Paul Henare taking cue from jobs” . nzherald.co.nz . Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
  12. ^ Singh, Anendra (April 12, 2019). “Basketball: Wellington Saints predictably thump Hawks in opening NBL match at the TSB Arena” . nzherald.co.nz . Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
  13. ^ Lupo, Nicola (August 25, 2019). “Shaquille Thomas signs with Sport Club Lusitania” . Squeeze . Retrieved August 26, 2019 .
  14. ^ Adapt, Abdul Hamid (December 27, 2021). “Shaquille Thomas (ex Prievidza) agreed terms with Al Ahli” . Eurobasket . Retrieved December 27, 2021 .

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