Rashawn Thomas

Rashawn Thomas

Rashawn Thomas in the finals of FIBA Europe Cup
No. 25 – Dinamo Sassari
Position	Power forward
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 30) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Southeast (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
College	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2018	Oklahoma City Blue
2018–2019	Dinamo Sassari
2019–2021	Partizan Belgrade
2021–2022	Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
2022–2024	Sendai 89ers
2024–2025	Fujian Sturgeons
2025–present	Dinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Europe Cup champion (2019) ABA League Supercup MVP (2019) Southland Defensive Player of the Year (2016) 2× All-Southland (2016, 2017) Serbian Cup winner (2020) ABA League Supercup winner (2019)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Rashawn Shaquille Thomas (born August 15, 1994)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

High school career

Thomas attended Southeast High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma He was an Oklahoman All-State selection in 2013.[2]

College career

As a sophomore he was named to the Second Team All-Southland.[3] As a junior, he was named Southland Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the First Team All-Southland. He had 73 blocks, an Islander single season record, and nine double doubles, which led the conference. In a game against Texas State on December 5, 2015, Thomas pulled down 19 rebounds.[4] Thomas averaged 16.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior.[5] Thomas scored 23 points in a 79–61 win over UMBC in the semifinals of the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. He surpassed the 2,000 point mark in his career, becoming the first Islander to do so.[6] He averaged 22.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and shot 53.4 percent from the field as a senior and repeated on the First Team All-Southland. Thomas participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, where he averaged 14 points in three games.[2] For his career he averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.[7]

Professional career

After not being selected in the 2017 NBA draft, he signed a partially guaranteed deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder and competed for them in the NBA Summer League.[2] However, he was cut by the Thunder before appearing in a regular season game. Instead, he signed with their affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. In 36 games, Thomas averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[8]

On July 30, 2018, Thomas signed a deal with the Italian club Dinamo Sassari for the 2018–19 LBA season.[9][10]

On July 9, 2019, Thomas signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade.[11] He was arrested in July 2019 for drug possession.[12] In July 2021, Thomas signed with Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League.[13]

International career

In February 2018, Thomas was selected to the NBA G League USA roster for the NBA G League International Challenge.[8]

References

1. "Rashawn Thomas Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
2. Horne, Eric (June 25, 2017). "Report: Thunder signs Rashawn Thomas to partially-guaranteed deal". NewsOk. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
3. "SFA's Walkup Named Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Southland Conference. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
4. "SFA'S WALKUP NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON". Southland Conference. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
5. Martinez, Quinton (October 4, 2016). "Islander basketball programs hoping to take one more step as practices begin". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
6. "Thomas passes 2,000, lifts A&M-CC by UMBC 79-61 in CIT semi". collegebasketball.ap.org. March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
7. "THOMAS SIGNS WITH HOMETOWN OKC THUNDER". Southland Conference. June 26, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
8. "Rashawn Thomas: Member of 2018 NBA G League USA Roster". CBS Sports. February 13, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
9. "Dinamo Sassari signs Rashawn Thomas". Sportando.basketball. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
10. "Rashawn THOMAS at the FIBA Europe Cup 2018-19". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
11. "Rašon Tomas je novi košarkaš Partizana". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
12. Gray-Hatfield, Megan (July 31, 2019). "Pro basketball player bails out of Cooke County jail". Gainesville Daily Register. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
13. Ostalo, Kosarka (July 12, 2021). "Unosna ponuda: Iz Partizana u Južnu Koreju". Sportklub.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved September 18, 2021.

External links

• Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders bio