Tre'Shawn Thurman (born December 15, 1995) is an American professional

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player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the

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and the

Omaha Mavericks The Omaha Mavericks are the sports teams of the University of Nebraska Omaha. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in The Summit League, except in ice hockey, where they compete in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Hist ...

Early life and high school career

Thurman was born in

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but grew up in

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. He attended

Omaha Central High School Omaha Central High School, originally known as Omaha High School, is a fully accredited public high school located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is one of many public high schools located in Omaha. As of the 2015-16 academic year ...

, which was nationally ranked. He led the team to a state title and earned all-state honors as a senior, averaging 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

College career

As a freshman at Omaha, Thurman averaged 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Thurman averaged 13.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He posted 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a junior and was named to the Summit League Honorable Mention Team. Omaha finished 18-14 in his junior season, and Thurman had 21 points and eight rebounds in the

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Tournament final, where the Mavericks lost to

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, 79-77. After the season, Thurman decided to transfer for his final season of eligibility, considering offers from

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and Wright State before settling on

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. As a senior at Nevada, Thurman averaged 8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He made 29 starts and shot 49.8 percent from the floor and 26.4 percent from behind the arc.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Thurman participated in the G League Player Invitational. On October 18, 2019, Thurman signed with the

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. He was named to the roster of the Pistons’

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affiliate, the

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. Thurman averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. In 2021, Thurman joined Omaha's Finest of

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. He sustained an injury in April, ending his season. Thurman joined the Stockton Kings in October 2021. On August 10, 2022, he signed with Filou Oostende of the BNXT League.

References

External links

Nevada Wolf Pack bio
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