Donte Thomas

Donte Thomas (born May 6, 1996) is an American basketball player who plays for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played four seasons of college basketball for Bradley before turning professionally in 2018. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), Thomas plays as power forward.

Donte Thomas
Thomas with Donar in November 2019
Pallacanestro Cantù
PositionPower forward
LeagueLBA
Personal information
Born (1996-05-06) May 6, 1996
Calumet City, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolThornwood High School
(South Holland, Illinois)
CollegeBradley (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019KTP
2019–2020Donar
2020-presentCantù

Career

On August 5, 2018, Thomas signed a one-year contract with KTP-Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga.[1] With KTP, Thomas averaged 15.5 points and 8.4 rebounds in 46 Korisliiga games with the team.[2]

At the end of his rookie year, Donte Thomas was invited by the Oklahoma City Thunder to participate in a NBA free agent mini-camp in June, 2019 [3]

On July 6, 2019, Thomas signed a one-year contract with Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup participant Donar of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[4] The 2019–20 DBL season was cancelled prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 18 games with Donar, Thomas averaged 15.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 27.6 minutes.[2]

On June 22, 2020 Thomas signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[5]

References
  1. "Donte Thomas KTP-Basketin ensimmäinen amerikkalaiskiinnitys". Basket.fi (in Finnish). August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. "Donte Thomas Player Profile". Realgm.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "Thunder holding free agent mini-camp with Donte Thomas, others". USA Today. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. "Donar contracteert Donte Thomas" (in Dutch). Donar. July 6, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  5. "A CANTU' ARRIVA IL PRIMO AMERICANO, È L'ALA DONTE THOMAS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 22 June 2020.
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