Malcolm Thomas (born c. 1963) is a former

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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 or MU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Univers ...

(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

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. He was later selected in the sixth round (121st pick overall) of the

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by the

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; however, he was wasn't able make the roster and never got to play in the

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. Thomas has a son, also named

Malcolm Thomas Malcolm Thomas may refer to: * Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1988), American professional basketball player * Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1963), American college basketball player * Malcolm Thomas (rugby union) (1929–2012), Welsh rugby pla ...

, who plays professional basketball.

References

External links

University of Missouri Official Athletic Site
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