TaShawn Thomas

TaShawn Thomas
No. 35 – Vanoli Cremona
Position Power forward
League Serie A
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–present Vanoli Cremona
Career highlights and awards

TaShawn Thomas (born February 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Serie A.

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]

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.
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