Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1963) explained

Malcolm Thomas (born c. 1963) is a former college basketball player. He is listed at 6' 7" and played forward/guard for the University of Missouri (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.[1] 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.[2] Thomas was named first team All Conference and an honorable mention All-American.[3] He was later selected in the sixth round (121st pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers;[4] however, he was wasn't able make the roster and never got to play in the NBA.

Thomas has a son, also named Malcolm Thomas, who plays professional basketball.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Most prep basketball standouts have indicated college choices . The NCAA News . . April 20, 1983 . April 12, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151028175303/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/1983/19830420.pdf . October 28, 2015.
  2. Web site: The University of Missouri Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball . Mutigers.Com . March 9, 2013.
  3. Web site: Missouri Tigers Athletics: Mizzou College Sports: In terms of past Tigers, Ratliffe = Thomas . TigerBoard.com . April 9, 2010 . March 9, 2013.
  4. Web site: Los Angeles Clippers Draft Picks . Basketball-Reference.com . March 9, 2013.
  5. News: Zeigler . Mark . Aztecs' Thomas draws inspiration from daughter . March 8, 2011 . San Diego Union-Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313202622/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/08/aztecs-thomas-draws-inspiration-daughter/?print&page=all . March 13, 2016 . dead .
  6. News: Medina . Mark . Lakers sign Gerald Green, Malcolm Thomas . December 13, 2011 . Los Angeles Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107222647/http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/12/lakers-sign-gerald-green-malcolm-thomas.html . January 7, 2012 . dead .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1963)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.