Doug Thomas (basketball)
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 Thomas with the Mississauga Power in 2015 | |
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 20, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Inglewood (Inglewood, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | BBC Monthey |
| 2007–2008 | Iowa Energy |
| 2008 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2009 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2009 | Abejas de Guanajuato |
| 2009–2011 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2011 | Kirchheim Knights |
| 2011–2012 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2012 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2012 | Iowa Energy |
| 2012 | Al Kuwait |
| 2012 | Orange County Novastars |
| 2013 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2013–2014 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2014 | North Dallas Vandals |
| 2015–2016 | Mississauga Power |
| Career highlights | |
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Douglas Kim Thomas II (born September 20, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He has played professionally in Venezuela, Mexico, Romania, Sweden, and the Philippines. In 2011, he was invited to the San Antonio Spurs training camp.[1]
Thomas was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes where he won the Big-10 Conference Sixth Man of the Year.[2] Thomas graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS in African-American Studies after transferring from Southeastern Community College, where he played his first two years of collegiate basketball.[3]
Thomas attended Inglewood High School in California as a prep senior after attending Pasadena High School as a junior. There, he was two-time All-Conference selection in California. He was also selected to ABE All-Star contest and Hoops at the Beach contest and was 1st Team All-League and 2nd Team All-CIF as a sophomore.[4]
Thomas led his high school team to the Pacific League Championship in consecutive seasons, averaging 21 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked shots as a senior and 12 points, 10 rebounds as a junior.
Prep School
Following high school, Thomas attended Christian Faith Center Academy in Creedmoor, North Carolina for one year, where he averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots per game. He helped team post 21–6 record in his only season at Christian Faith Academy.
College
Thomas signed a Letter of Intent to play with the University of Iowa basketball team, but failed to meet admission standards. Thomas' freshman and sophomore years were spent as a key player for Southeastern Community College in Burlington, Iowa. Here, he helped his team post a two-year record of 69–5 while winning back-to-back National Championships. Thomas averaged 10.1 points and 6.7 rebounds as a sophomore, starting 29 of the 31 games he played and shot 49% from the field. He led all players with 13 rebounds in national title game, a figure that ties as the sixth highest total for a championship game. As a freshman, Thomas averaged 10.5 points and 5.9 rebounds helping Southeastern post a 37–1 overall record.[5] Thomas was temporarily suspended from the team in 2003 due to arrests for Assault Causing Injury and Drug Possession.[6]
As a junior at University of Iowa, Doug Thomas played in 32 games, with two starts and averaged 4.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, shooting 52.9% from the field. He had 5 points and 9 rebounds vs. University of Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament and 7 and a season-high 11 rebounds in win over Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament.[3]