Background
Thomas was born in Philadelphia. At the age of nine years his father was indicted for murder, then befallen the same fate as his two brothers.
Thomas was born in Philadelphia. At the age of nine years his father was indicted for murder, then befallen the same fate as his two brothers.
Strawberry Mansion High School.
His difficult childhood allowed him to develop his strong character. In North Philadelphia is also known as Black Jesus. Having taken the first steps to Strawberry Mansion High School and at Panola Junior College (Texas), passes to the prestigious University of Texas El Paso (UTEP), taking leave in 2005 with figures of all respect.
After the university, Thomas had a tryout with the Seattle SuperSonics but he did not sign contract, then he goes to the Coca-Cola Tigers in the Philippines, after one year he goes to National Basketball Association Development League (NBDL) with the Austin Toros.
His career was continued in exotic destinations, the Dominican Republic with the jersey of Club Deportivo Naco. In 2006 he is spotted by Giampiero Ticchi who brings him to play in Italy where he first signed with Rimini where he played for two seasons.
During the summer of 2008 signed an agreement with the French club Pau-Orthez, but was cut after three games, then he go back in Italy and then agreeing with Napoli, which debuted in Serie A at the end of the season he recording an average of 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. In July 2009, signing an annual contract with Brindisi, in the championship Legadue where he was Most Valuable Player of second league in Italy.
On June 24, 2010, Thomas signed with Sidigas Avellino.
On 6 December 2011, the National Commission of Judges of the FIP has suspended the player for 16 months (until April 6, 2013) because he was charged with possession of false passports of Republic of Slovenia. However a few days later the player had the permission from International Basketball Federation to move to Crvena zvezda, as the disqualification of the Italian federation had no international effect. While playing with Crvena zvezda he had a good season, leading his team to the final of the playoffs in the Serbian League and the final of Kup Radivoja Koraća where they lost both times to Partizan.
On July 12, 2013, Thomas signed with Dinamo Sassari for the 2013-2014 season.
On August 23, 2014, he signed with Federal Maritime Commission Ferentino of the Italian Serie A2 Basket for the 2014-2015 season. In November 2015, he signed with Halcones Rojos Veracruz of the Mexican LNBP. In late December 2015, he left Veracruz and signed with Volunteers in Technical Service Tbilisi of the VTB United League.
On March 1, 2016, he left Tbilisi and signed with Zenit Saint St. Petersburg for the rest of the season.
