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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

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21 Darrick Thomas

  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Prev School Samuell HS (Wallace State-Hanceville)
  • Major BAAS Studies

Biography

The Thomas File
Parents: Keith Thomas and Brenda Byrd
Birthday: Oct. 23, 1988
Major: General Studies
Honors
   
Statistics
2011-12
2010-11
Career Stats
At Midwestern State

Senior (2011-12)

- started each of MSU's 33 games at the forward position.
- averaged 6.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.5 blocked shots in 19.7 minutes per game.
- shot 48.4 percent from the field (78-of-161).
- accounted for 10-or-more points in five games.
- notched a pair of double-doubles with 17 points and 12 rebounds with four steals at Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 30, 2011 then had 10 points and 10 rebounds against Tarleton State on Feb. 13, 2012.
- had season-high 19 points with nine rebounds in a 69-49 win over Central Oklahoma on Feb. 18, 2012.
- third on team with 19 slam dunks.

Junior (2010-11)
- appeared in each of MSU’s 34 games while making eight starts at the forward position.
- averaged 7.3 points and ranks ninth in the Lone Star Conference with 6.1 rebounds a game.
- ranks eight in Lone Star Conference with 30 blocks for an average of 0.9 a game.
- topped the Lone Star Conference in field goal percentage at .642.
- notched lone double-double of the season with a campaign best 20 points and 12 rebounds at Incarnate Word on Jan. 22, 2011.
- matched season high with 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds on Feb. 26, 2011 at Abilene Christian.
- tallied nine points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes to help MSU to a 75-52 win over No. 7 Missouri Southern in the NCAA II South Central Regional semifinals on March 13, 2011 in Edmond, Okla.
- scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with six rebounds against eventual national champion Bellarmine at the NCAA II Elite Eight on March 23, 2011 in Springfield, Mass.
- notched a season-best four blocks against Incarnate Word on Feb. 12, 2011.
- third on team with 25 slam dunks.
- recorded 10-or-more points in 11 games.

At Wallace State-Hanceville

Sophomore (2009-10)

- the NJCAA Preseason All-American averaged 10.2 points and 7.5 rebounds while helping Wallace State-Hanceville to an Alabama Community College Conference state championship.
- scored 20-or-more points four times including matching season highes of 22 points against Northeast Mississippi CC and Marion Military Institute.
- logged seven double-doubles.
- had season-high 14 rebounds on two occasions.
- named a top NJCAA Division I prospect by Hoopmasters.com.

Freshman (2008-09)
- enjoyed breakout frosh campaign with averages of 11.5 points and 9.1 rebounds a game.
- logged 20-or-more points three times including a season-best 24-point, 12-rebound performance against Taladega College on Nov. 20, 2008.
- logged 10 double-doubles.
- posted career-high 21 rebounds against Alabama Southern CC on March 7, 2009.

At W.W. Samuell High School
- four-year starter for coach Darius Brown at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas.
- rated No. 32 on the 2007 TexasHoops.com Top 150 recruiting list.
- earned all-district honors.
- poured in prep high of 39 points against North Dallas.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2010-11Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2011-12Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    21