Will Thomas (basketball)
Zenit | |
2021–2022 | AS Monaco Basket |
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2022–present | Unicaja |
Career highlights and awards | |
William Benson Thomas (born July 1, 1986) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player who plays for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. He is former college basketball player for George Mason University. He also holds a Georgian passport.
College career
As a starter in his sophomore year, Thomas was part of the
Professional career
After graduating from
For the 2011–12 season, he signed a contract with
In July 2012, he signed a contract with
On July 22, 2014, Thomas signed a one-year deal with the Spanish team Unicaja.[4] In his first EuroLeague season, he averaged 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds over 24 games played.
On July 14, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Valencia Basket.[5] On July 27, 2018, he signed a one-year contract extension with Valencia Basket, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6]
On August 7, 2019, Thomas signed with Russian club
On July 14, 2021, he signed with
On July 15, 2022, he signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[10]
Records
Thomas is George Mason University's eighth all-time point scorer with 1,564, the third all-time rebounder in men's basketball history with 993 rebounds and has the most games played in team history with 131.
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2014–15 | Unicaja | 24 | 14 | 20.6 | .511 | .286 | .727 | 4.5 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 6.9 | 9.1 |
2015–16 | 24 | 15 | 23.0 | .532 | .212 | .833 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .6 | .1 | 8.1 | 10.1 | |
2017–18 | Valencia Basket | 30 | 23 | 23.6 | .473 | .288 | .744 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .8 | .1 | 6.2 | 8.1 |
2019–20
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Zenit | 27 | 21 | 27.5 | .605 | .342 | .759 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.3 | 13.1 |
2020–21 | 39 | 39 | 26.2 | .603 | .419 | .897 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 9.3 | 13.4 |
References
- ^ http://gomason.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/thomas_will00.html Player Bio: Will Thomas
- ^ http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/team/index.jsp?team=wizards Wizards Summer League roster
- ^ "Sidigas Avellino officially sign Will Thomas". Sportando.net. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Unicaja adds power in Thomas". Euroleague.net. July 22, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Valencia signs Will Thomas to a two-year deal". July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Will Thomas signs One-Year extensión with Valencia Basket". www.valenciabasket.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "UNICS Kazan officially parts ways with Will Thomas". Sportando. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Will Thomas joins Unics Kazan". Sportando. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Obradovic, Igor (September 11, 2021). "Monaco adds Thomas to their roster". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Will Thomas vuelve al Unicaja / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto". www.unicajabaloncesto.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
External links
- Will Thomas at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Will Thomas at draftexpress.com
- Will Thomas at eurobasket.com
- Will Thomas at euroleague.net
- Will Thomas at tblstat.net