Английская Википедия:Elijah Thomas
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox basketball biography Elijah Reshard Thomas (born October 10, 1996)[1] is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies and Clemson Tigers.
Early life and high school career
Thomas grew up in South Dallas and befriended Jordan Mickey in elementary school. When Deion Sanders opened Prime Prep Academy, both Mickey and Thomas decided to join.[2] Prior to his junior season, Thomas transferred to Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Texas.[3] In the final game of the regular season, he had 39 points and 20 rebounds as Lancaster defeated MacArthur High School 87–66.[4] Thomas was named District 15-4A most valuable player as a junior.[5] As a senior, he helped the team win the Class 5A state championship and averaged 26 points and 14 rebounds per game.[6][7] Ranked the No. 29 recruit in his class according to ESPN, he committed to Texas A&M, the first school to offer him a scholarship, on October 21, 2014. Thomas chose the Aggies over offers from Illinois, LSU, Oklahoma State and SMU.[8]
College career
Thomas averaged 3.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game as a freshman, but saw his minutes decline due to the emergence of Tyler Davis.[9] On January 6, 2016, he announced he was transferring to Clemson after taking visits to Nebraska and Arizona.[10] As a sophomore, Thomas averaged 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.[11] On November 24, 2017, he posted career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds in an 84–77 victory over Texas Southern.[12] He averaged 10.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior, shooting 56 percent from the floor. Thomas was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team.[13] He had nine double-doubles and helped the Tigers reach to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997.[14] As a senior, Thomas averaged 13 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game.[15] He was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team for the second straight season, as well as Honorable Mention All-ACC.[16] He was the seventh Clemson player to compile 900 points, 600 rebounds and 150 blocks.[17]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Thomas joined the Charlotte Hornets for NBA Summer League.[18] On July 18, 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League.[19] He did not appear in a game for the team. On January 12, 2020, Thomas signed with Larisa of the Greek Basket League.[20] In five games, he averaged 6.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.[21]
Thomas started the 2020–21 season in Romania with Steaua București.[22] In January 2021, after initially signing with Kyiv-Basket of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague,[23] he joined Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the rest of the season.[24]
In August and September 2021, Thomas had a four-game stint in Puerto Rico with Grises de Humacao.[22]
In October 2021, Thomas joined the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League after a successful tryout.[25] He was waived on December 25, 2021.[26] On February 18, 2022, he signed with Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[27]
In July 2022, Thomas had a two-game stint with Titanes del Licey in the Dominican Republic and a one-game stint with Gladiadores de Anzoategui in Venezuela.[22][28]
Thomas started the 2022–23 season in Japan with Earth Friends Tokyo Z.[22] He returned to Taiwan in January 2023 and joined Kaohsiung Aquas.[29] He was released from his contract in March.[30] After a one-game stint with Pioneros de Los Mochis in Mexico, he joined Turkish team Final Spor Genclik Bursa in April 2023.[22]
On June 22, 2023, Thomas signed with the Wellington Saints for the rest of the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.[31]
In November 2023, Thomas had a two-game stint with Sagesse Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.[22]
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