Malcolm Thomas (born c. 1963) is a former
college basketball
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player. He is listed at 6' 7" and played forward/guard for the
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Universit ...
(1983–1985).
Thomas first began playing collegiate basketball at
Moberly (Mo.) Junior College (1981–1983) where he was named Outstanding Player by the National Junior College Tournament in 1983. He chose to transfer to Mizzou where he led the Tigers in scoring (17.4 ppg), field goal percentage (.530), rebounds (8.2 rpg) and blocks (37 total) in his senior year there. Thomas was named first team All Conference and an honorable mention
All-American. He was later selected in the sixth round (121st pick overall) of the
1985 NBA draft by the
Los Angeles Clippers
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; however, he was wasn't able make the roster and never got to play in the
NBA
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.
Thomas has a son, also named
Malcolm Thomas, who plays professional basketball.
References
External links
University of Missouri Official Athletic Site
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1960s births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Los Angeles Clippers draft picks
Missouri Tigers men's basketball players
Moberly Greyhounds men's basketball players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople