Education
Thomas attended Central Dauphin High School in Pennsylvania and became the school"s all-time leading scorer.
Thomas attended Central Dauphin High School in Pennsylvania and became the school"s all-time leading scorer.
She is also the University of Maryland"s all-time leader in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles for both the women"s and men"s programs, and one of only three athletes in NCAAW history with six career triple-doubles. Thomas was drafted in 2014 by the New York Liberty and, along with Kelsey Bone and a 2015 first-round draft pick, traded to Connecticut for Tina Charles. She was named to the 2010 Parade All-American First Team, and was named a unanimous 2010 Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and United States of America Today All-American.
Her brother, Devin Thomas, currently plays basketball for Wake Forest University.
She led her team in scoring, averaging 14.5 points per game, as well as 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. Thomas came to national attention in her sophomore season (2011-2012).
She led the Maryland Terrapins to the 2012 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Championship, scoring 29 points in the championship game against Georgia Technical and earning Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Tournament Most Valuable Player honors. The Terrapins went on to the Elite Eight of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, falling to Notre Dame in their final game of the 2011-2012 season.
In her junior year, Thomas became the first person in National Collegiate Athletic Association or Women's National Basketball Association history to average over 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for an entire season.
She led a young Terrapins squad on a deep run through the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, scoring a career-high 33 points against the Tennessee Lady Vols in the Sweet Sixteen en route to reaching the 2014 Final Four in Nashville. The Terrapins were defeated by Notre Dame in the Final Four match-up. On June 27th, 2014, Thomas was named Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Female Athlete of the Year.
The University of Maryland honored Thomas"s jersey in a ceremony on March 2nd, 2014.
Thomas averaged 10.0 points and 5.1 rebounds in her first season with the Connecticut Sun. She was named to the 2014 Women's National Basketball Association All-Rookie Team.
In 2014-2015, Thomas played in South of Korea for Bucheon KEB Hana Bank. She led the league in scoring and rebounding, averaging 19 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
In 2015-2016, Thomas signed in Turkey for Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi.
She was selected as the 2010 Pennsylvania American Association of Advertising Agencies State Player of the Year. In her freshman season, Thomas was named 2011 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Second Team. After leading the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination in scoring at 17.2 points per game, she was named the 2012 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Player of the Year and an Associated Press, WBCA and USBWA First Team All-American. She won Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Player of the Year for a second time and led the injury-addled Terrapins to the Sweet Sixteen in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. Thomas capped her collegiate career by earning 2014 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Player of the Year for a third straight season, in addition to Associated Press, WBCA and USBWA First-Team All America honours.
