Rashawn Shaquille Thomas (born August 15, 1994) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

High school career

Thomas attended Southeast High School in

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He was an Oklahoman All-State selection in 2013.

College career

As a sophomore he was named to the Second Team All-Southland. As a junior, he was named Southland Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the First Team All-Southland. He had 73 blocks, an Islander single season record, and nine double doubles, which led the conference. In a game against

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on December 5, 2015, Thomas pulled down 19 rebounds. Thomas averaged 16.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior. Thomas scored 23 points in a 79–61 win over

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in the semifinals of the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. He surpassed the 2,000 point mark in his career, becoming the first Islander to do so. He averaged 22.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and shot 53.4 percent from the field as a senior and repeated on the First Team All-Southland. Thomas participated in the

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, where he averaged 14 points in three games. For his career he averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After not being selected in the

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, he signed a partially guaranteed deal with the

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and competed for them in the NBA Summer League. However, he was cut by the Thunder before appearing in a regular season game. Instead, he signed with their affiliate, the

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of the

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. In 36 games, Thomas averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. On July 30, 2018, Thomas signed a deal with the Italian club

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for the

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. On July 9, 2019, Thomas signed a two-year deal with Serbian club

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

. He was arrested in July 2019 for drug possession. In July 2021, Thomas signed with

of the Korean Basketball League.

International career

In February 2018, Thomas was selected to the NBA G League USA roster for the NBA G League International Challenge.

References

External links

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Rashawn 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Oklahoma Dinamo Sassari players KK Partizan players Lega Basket Serie A players Oklahoma City Blue players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Oklahoma City Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball players United States men's national basketball team players