Rashawn Thomas

Rashawn Thomas
No. 25 – Dinamo Sassari
Position Power forward
League LBA
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1994-08-15) 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–present Dinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland Defensive Player of the Year (2016)

Rashawn Shaquille Thomas (born August 15, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

High school career

Thomas attended Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma He was an Oklahoman All-State selection in 2013.[1]

College career

As a sophomore he was named to the Second Team All-Southland.[2] 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.[3] Thomas averaged 16.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior.[4] 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.[5] 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.[1] For his career he averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.[6]

Professional career

After 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.[1] 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 boards, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[7]

On July 30, 2018, Thomas signed a deal with the Italian club Dinamo Sassari for the 2018–19 LBA season.[8]

International career

In February 2018, Thomas was selected to the NBA G League USA roster for the International Challenge.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Horne, Eric (June 25, 2017). "Report: Thunder signs Rashawn Thomas to partially-guaranteed deal". NewsOk. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "SFA's Walkup Named Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Southland Conference. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "SFA'S WALKUP NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON". Southland Conference. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "THOMAS SIGNS WITH HOMETOWN OKC THUNDER". Southland Conference. June 26, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Rashawn Thomas: Member of 2018 NBA G League USA Roster". CBS Sports. February 13, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dinamo Sassari signs Rashawn Thomas". Sportando.basketball. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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