Malik Thomas
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 4, 2002 Fontana, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Damien (La Verne, California) |
| College |
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| Career highlights | |
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Malik Thomas (born February 4, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He previously played for the USC Trojans and San Francisco Dons.
High school career
Thomas attended Damien High School in La Verne, California. During his time at Damien, he became the school's all-time leading scorer.[1] As a junior, Thomas averaged 25.4 points and seven rebounds per game.[2] As a senior, he averaged 21.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.[3] As a result, he was named the Gatorade California Boys Basketball Player of the Year.[4] A four-star recruit, Thomas committed to play college basketball at the University of Southern California.[5][6]
College career
Thomas played sparingly for two seasons at USC, before transferring to the University of San Francisco. As a senior, in his second season with San Francisco, Thomas emerged as the team's leading scorer.[7] He also emerged as one of the West Coast Conference's leading scorers.[8]
On May 10, 2025, Thomas announced his decision to transfer to the University of Virginia to play for the Virginia Cavaliers.[9]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | USC | 9 | 0 | 2.0 | .167 | .000 | .500 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .3 |
| 2022–23 | USC | 27 | 0 | 8.1 | .365 | .263 | .737 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2023–24 | San Francisco | 33 | 21 | 23.2 | .474 | .400 | .861 | 2.7 | .5 | .8 | .0 | 12.4 |
| 2024–25 | San Francisco | 34 | 34 | 31.8 | .444 | .394 | .851 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .1 | 19.9 |
References
- ^ Baiotto, Brian (2021-04-25). "Malik Thomas Becomes Damien's All-Time Leading Scorer After Saturday's 76-42 Victory Over La Mirada; New Record is 2,169 Points". Welcome. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Robin, Brian (2020-04-02). "Damien's Malik Thomas is the Sun/Bulletin boys basketball player of the year". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ "Boys basketball 2021 All-Area team: Damien's Malik Thomas earns top honor again". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ "Damien High School student-athlete named Gatorade California Boys Basketball Player of the Year" (PDF).
- ^ "Damien basketball's Malik Thomas commits to USC". Pasadena Star News. 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Kartje, Ryan (2020-03-28). "USC basketball program receives commitment from Damien guard Malik Thomas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Kroner, Steve. "USF backcourt 'twins' Malik Thomas, Marcus Williams make Dons a WCC force". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Key matchup: WCC scoring leader Malik Thomas headlines deep, talented San Francisco backcourt". Spokesman.com. 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Graham, Chris (2025-05-11). "Odom adds Malik Thomas". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
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