Carla Thomas (basketball)
American basketball player (born 1985)
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Carla Thomas (born October 31, 1985) is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She played a total of 17 games for the Sky in the 2007 season, averaging 2.5 points per game.
(Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)
Thomas in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Vanderbilt (2003–2007) |
| WNBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Sky |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 2007 | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
In 2015, she was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
In 2019, Thomas was inducted into the Vanderbilt University Athletics Hall of Fame, where she played for four years. A graduate of Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Thomas is one of the first women's basketball players to be drafted into the WNBA from the state of Pennsylvania.
Over the course of her athletic career she has won numerous individual and team accolades at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels.[1][2]
Career statistics
WNBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
College career statistics
Source[3]
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Vanderbilt | 34 | 341 | 55.2 | - | 77.4 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 2004-05 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 509 | 54.1 | - | 80.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 15.9 |
| 2005-06 | Vanderbilt | 30 | 373 | 52.6 | - | 83.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| 2006-07 | Vanderbilt | 34 | 551 | 55.0 | 25.0 | 80.5 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
| Career | Vanderbilt | 130 | 1774 | 54.3 | 25.0 | 80.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
