Shaquille Thomas

Shaquille Thomas
No. 8 – Memphis Hustle
Position Small forward
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992
Paterson, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school NIA Prep
(Newark, New Jersey)
College Cincinnati (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016 Austin Spurs
2017 Gimnasio Indalo
2017–present Memphis Hustle

Shaquille Thomas (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Cincinnati.

Early life

Thomas has an older sister, Essence Carson, who is a WNBA player. She rarely attended his college games but was able to do so in 2013 after suffering an ACL tear. His uncle, Tim Thomas, played in the NBA. Shaquille Thomas was a four star recruit out of NIA Prep.[1] He averaged 28 points and eight assists per game as a senior.[2]

College career

Thomas redshirted his freshman season at Cincinnati and gradually increased his playing time. As a sophomore, he posted 6.8 points per game.[1] Thomas averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds as a junior at Cincinnati.[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]

Professional career

After not being chosen in the 2016 NBA Draft, he tried out for the Austin Spurs of the NBA D-League, with whom he finally signed a contract. But he only played minutes in five games before leaving in December.[4] In February 2017, he signed with Gimnasio Indalo of the Argentine National Basketball League to temporarily replace Juan Fernández Chávez due to injury.[6] He played six games, in which he won 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds. In October 2017 Thomas was acquired by the Memphis Hustle from the Canton Charge, a team that had his rights after having acquired it with the 20th pick of the NBA Development League Draft.[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]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 Goheen, Kevin (November 5, 2015). "Shaq Thomas, UC Bearcats prepare for Bellarmine". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Carino, Jerry (March 16, 2015). "New Jersey guys to root for in the NCAA Tournament". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "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 Enquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Shaquille Thomas será el reemplazo temporal de 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.
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