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2017-2018 Men's Basketball Roster

Shirmane Thomas #5 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Homer, La.
  • Prev School:
    Tennessee Tech

Summary

Biography

Junior Year – 2015-2016 (Tennessee Tech)
Played in 30 games and started 29…averaged 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 21.7 minutes per game…shot 35 percent (37-of-103) from the field and 54 percent (27-of-50) from the charity stripe for the season…scored a season-high seven points against Jacksonville State on Feb. 6…averaged 2.5 assists per game.

Sophomore Year – 2014-2015 (Tennessee Tech)
Played in 27 games, making 24 starts while averaging 19.6 minutes per game…finished second on the team with 66 assists, leading the squad in 10 games throughout the year…tallied a career-high 14 blocks to rank third on the team…pulled in a career-best six rebounds at USC (Nov. 17)…averaged 2.0 boards per game…led the team in steals five times and blocks seven times…recorded 19 steals on the year, including a career-high four against Hiwassee College (Dec. 7)…scored a season-high nine points in a close win at North Florida (Dec. 15).
 
Freshman Year – 2013-2014 (Tennessee Tech)
Saw action in 32 games of the season, and earned his first and only start against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 9)…named OVC Freshman of the Week after scoring a career-high 12 points at Lamar (Dec. 15)…connected on 11-of-14 3-point attempts, shooting 45.8 percent behind the arc on the year…finished second in assists on the squad with a total of 43, leading the team in four games…twice led the Golden Eagles in steals and blocked shots…grabbed a career-high four rebounds against Hillsdale College (Dec. 19)…clocked in 492 minutes on the season, averaging 15.4 per game…finished the season with a 32.7 field-goal percentage.
 
High School
Played three years at Lincoln High School before finishing his high school career at Prime Prep Academy… as a senior for PPA, averaged 11 points, five rebounds, and five assists…ranked as a three-star prospect by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com…named the 23rd best recruit out of the state of Texas by ESPN.com…helped lead his team to a 37-2 record and 2013 NACA Division I National Championship…also led Prime Prep to the semifinals of the ESPN National High School Invitational.
 
Personal
Son of Shirley Jenkins and Robert Thomas...majoring in criminal justice with aspirations to play professional basketball and to become a lawyer.

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