Jasmine Thomas (born September 30, 1989) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA).

USA Basketball

Thomas was selected as a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in

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. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. She averaged 7.4 points per game.

Professional career

WNBA

Thomas was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (12th overall) by the

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

.http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board Prior to her rookie season she was traded to the

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was founded pri ...

on April 29, 2011 in a three-team trade deal; with the

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

receiving

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and the Storm's third round draft pick, and the Storm receiving

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and the Fever's second round pick. Thomas played for the Mystics for two seasons before being traded to the

Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real ...

in 2013 in exchange for the Dream's two first round draft picks and a second round draft pick. During her two-year stint with the Dream, Thomas made her first WNBA Finals appearance as the Dream advanced all the way to the 2013 WNBA Finals, where they got swept by the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

. In 2015, Thomas re-signed with the Dream in free agency. Months later, Thomas was traded to the

Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was established ...

in exchange for draft rights to

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. In 2015, Thomas became the Sun's starting point guard and started in all 34 games for the first time in her career. In the 2016 season, she continued her role as the Sun's starting point guard; she achieved new career-highs in scoring, assists and field goal shooting. She averaged 11.7 ppg, 5.1 apg while shooting 40% from the field. In 2017, Thomas re-signed with the Sun in free agency. During the 2017 season, Thomas would continue to flourish in her role at starting point guard for the Sun. On June 29, 2017, Thomas scored a career-high of 29 points in a 96–89 victory over the

. On July 8, 2017, the Sun made history as they completed the biggest comeback in franchise history after defeating the

96-92 after overcoming a 22-point deficit as they improved to 10–7, Thomas scored 15 points along with 6 assists and 5 steals in the win. She was then voted into the

2017 WNBA All-Star Game The 2017 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 22, 2017. The Seattle Storm hosted a WNBA All-Star Game for the first time. Starters for this year's All-Star game were selected by a combination of fan, media, and pla ...

, making it her first all-star game appearance. Thomas would finish the season setting new career-highs in both field goal shooting and three-point shooting percentage as well as in scoring and steals as the Sun finished fourth place in the league with a 21–13 record, receiving a bye to the second round, making it their first playoff appearance since 2012. In the second round elimination game, the Sun were defeated 88-83 by the number 5-seeded

Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league ...

. Thomas scored 15 points in the loss. In 2018, the Sun continued to remain a competitive playoff team. On August 5, 2018, Thomas scored a new career-high 30 points in a 109–88 win over the

Las Vegas Aces The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conferenc ...

. The Sun finished 21–13 with the number 4 seed, receiving a bye to the second round. They would lose yet again in the second elimination game to the Phoenix Mercury for the second year in a row by a score of 96–86. In 2019, Thomas once again re-signed with the Sun. On June 26, 2019, Thomas scored a season-high 19 points in a 74–73 victory against the

Dallas Wings The Dallas Wings are an American basketball team based in Arlington, Texas. The Wings play in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team is owned by a group which is led by chairman Bill Cameron. Greg ...

. By the end of the season, the Sun were a championship contender in the league, finished with a 23–11 record and the number 2 seed, receiving a double-bye to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the Sun defeated the

in a three-game sweep, advancing to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2005. The Sun however came up short in hard fought five-game series, losing to the

3–2. In 2022, Thomas will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in her right knee against the Indiana Fever, Thomas will undergo reconstructive surgery on her injured knee. Following the 2022 season, Thomas was traded on January 16, 2023, to the

Overseas

In the 2011-12 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in

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for Sika Brno. In the 2012-13 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in

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for Vologda Chevakata. In the 2014-15 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

for Orman Gençlik. In the 2015-16 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

for Bnot Herzliya. As of August 2016, Thomas signed with Ramat Hasharon of the Israeli League for the 2016-17 WNBA off-season. In 2017, Thomas once again signed with Orman Gençlik of the Turkish league for the 2017-18 WNBA off-season. In August 2018, Thomas signed with CCC Polkowice of the Polish league for the 2018-19 off-season.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

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Postseason

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College

Source

Personal life

Thomas announced her engagement to

teammate

Natisha Hiedeman Natisha Hiedeman (born February 10, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft, which i ...

in September, 2021.

References

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