TaShawn Thomas

TaShawn Thomas
Hapoel Jerusalem
Position Power forward / Center
League Israeli Premier League
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-02-27) February 27, 1993
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Killeen (Killeen, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Mitteldeutscher BC
2016–2017 Vanoli Cremona
2017–2018 Hapoel Holon
2018–present Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards

TaShawn Thomas (born February 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the FIBA Champions League. He played college basketball for the University of Houston and the University of Oklahoma.

College career

A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) forward from Las Vegas, Nevada, Thomas played three seasons at Houston. As a junior, he averaged 15.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He opted to transfer to Oklahoma for his senior season.[1] As a senior, Thomas was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and a Third Team All-Big 12 selection. He scored in double figures 17 times and had 42 blocked shots, shooting 51.4 percent for the season.[2] In his senior year, he averaged 11.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Thomas played with the Orlando Magic in the Summer League.[3] He signed with the German club Mitteldeutscher BC on July 29, 2015.[4] On July 9, 2016, Thomas sign with the Italian club Vanoli Cremona.[5]

On July 19, 2017, Thomas signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Holon for the 2017–18 season.[6] Thomas helped Holon to win the 2018 Israeli State Cup, as well as reaching the 2018 Israeli League Final. In 55 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the Israeli League and the Champions League), Thomas averaged 10.8 points, 5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

On July 2, 2018, Thomas signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.[7] In September 2018, Thomas was suspended by the Israeli anti-doping agency for three months after he tested positive to Cannabis use during the Israeli League playoffs.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Aber, Ryan (July 7, 2014). "Oklahoma basketball: Houston transfer TaShawn Thomas finds a perfect fit at the school he never thought he'd attend". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sooners' Hield Leads All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Honors". Big 12 Conference. March 8, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "OU's TaShawn Thomas will play with the Orlando Magic at Summer League". Tulsa World. June 29, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "MBC: firmato il rookie TaShawn Thomas". Sportando.com (in Italian). July 29, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "TaShawn Thomas è la nuova ala forte della Vanoli Basket". Vanoli Cremona (in Italian). July 9, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "זר ראשון לסגולים: טיישון תומאס". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "מסגול לאדום: טיישון תומאס עולה לבירה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Richard Howell, TaShawn Thomas suspended by the Israeli anti-doping agency". eurohoops.net. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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