Charles Price Thomas III (born January 21, 1986) is an American professional

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player for

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of the LUB. He played

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for the

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before playing professionally in Uruguay, Bosnia, Ukraine, France, Lebanon, Jordan, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy and Venezuela.

Early life and college career

Thomas attended Callaway High School in

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. He played

for the

, where he averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in his senior year. Thomas earned a spot in the 2008 SEC All-Tournament Team.

Professional career

Atletico Biguá / Široki (2008–2009)

In 2008, Thomas started his professional career with the Uruguayan team Atletico Biguá. Later that season he joined the Bosnian team Široki Eronet. Thomas won the 2009 Bosnian League Championship with Široki.

Ferro-ZNTU (2009–2010)

In 2009, Thomas joined the Ukrainian team Ferro-ZNTU for the 2009–10 season. Thomas averaged 20 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Thomas won the 2010 Ukrainian Cup with Ferro-ZNTU, while earning the Ukrainian League MVP honors.

Azovmash (2010–2011)

On July 8, 2010, Thomas signed a one-year deal with Azovmash. Thomas helped Azovmash reach the 2011 Ukrainian Cup Finals, where they eventually lost to

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Dnipro (2011–2012)

In 2012, Thomas joined

for the 2011–12 season. On November 23, 2011, Thomas recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 11-of-17 from the field, along with seven rebounds and three assists in an 83–70 win over his former team Ferro-ZNTU.

Cherkaski Mavpy (2012–2013)

On August 9, 2012, Thomas signed a one-year deal with

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. Thomas finished the season as the League fifth-leading scorer with 16.9 points per game. Thomas helped the team reach the 2013 Ukrainian League Quarterfinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Ferro-ZNTU.

Roanne / Sagesse / ASU Sports Club (2013–2014)

On June 23, 2013, Thomas signed with the French team

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for the 2013–14 season. However, on November 7, 2013, he parted ways with Roanne after appearing in five games. On December 24, 2013, Thomas signed a one-year deal with the Lebanese team

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. On May 16, 2014, Thomas signed with the Jordanian team ASU Sports Club for the rest of the season.

Lukoil Academic / Return to Sagesse (2014–2015)

On August 7, 2014, Thomas signed a one-year deal with the Bulgarian team

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. However, on December 30, 2014, he parted ways with the team after appearing in 16 games for them. On January 16, 2015, Thomas returned to

for a second stint. In 7 games played for Sagesse, he averaged 17.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

Maccabi Ashdod (2015–2016)

On March 31, 2015, Thomas signed with the Israeli team

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for the rest of the season. On July 24, 2015, Thomas re-signed with Ashdod for the 2015–16 season. On February 4, 2016, Thomas was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in January. On February 24, 2016, Thomas recorded a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 13-of-15 from the field, along with two steals and two blocks in an 86–84 win over

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. In his second season with Ashdod, Thomas finished the season as the league second-leading scorer with 19.1 points, while also averaging 5.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Thomas helped Ashdod reach the 2016 Israeli State Cup Final, where they eventually lost

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Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2016–2017)

On July 31, 2016, Thomas signed a one-year deal with

. On October 19, 2016, Thomas recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 8-of-16 from the field, along with three rebounds and two steals in a 72–64 win over

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. On April 18, 2017, Thomas participated in the 2017 Israeli League All-Star Game. In 52 games played during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Thomas helped Rishon LeZion reach the 2017 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to

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in the semifinals.

Pallacanestro Cantù (2017–2018)

On July 31, 2017, Thomas signed with the Italian team

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for the 2017–18 season. Thomas helped Cantù reach the 2018 Italian Cup Semifinals where they eventually lost to

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Legnano Knights (2019)

On January 9, 2019, Thomas signed with

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of the Italian

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for the rest of the season. In 21 games played for Legnano, he led the league in scoring with 24.6 points per game, to go with 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

Ravenna (2019–2020)

On July 18, 2019, Thomas signed with

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for the 2019–20 season.

Givova Scafati (2020–2021)

On June 30, 2020, he has signed with Givova Scafati of the Italian

Hermine Nantes Basket (2021–2022)

On August 25, 2021, Thomas signed with

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of the French

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Peñarol (2022–present)

In September 2022, Thomas joined the Uruguayan side

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