Malik Thomas
| Okapi Aalst | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 4, 2002 Fontana, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Damien (La Verne, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2026–present |
| Career history | |
| 2026–present | Okapi Aalst |
| Career highlights | |
| |
Malik Thomas (born February 4, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans, San Francisco Dons and Virginia Cavaliers.
High school career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Professional career
[edit]On July 21, 2026, he signed with Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ↑ Baiotto, Brian (April 25, 2021). "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 February 23, 2025.
- ↑ Robin, Brian (April 2, 2020). "Damien's Malik Thomas is the Sun/Bulletin boys basketball player of the year". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Boys basketball 2021 All-Area team: Damien's Malik Thomas earns top honor again". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. June 28, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ "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. March 28, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ Kartje, Ryan (March 28, 2020). "USC basketball program receives commitment from Damien guard Malik Thomas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ 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. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ Graham, Chris (May 11, 2025). "Odom adds Malik Thomas". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Welkom, Malik Thomas!". okapiaalst.be (in Dutch). July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from California
- Damien High School alumni
- San Francisco Dons men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Fontana, California
- USC Trojans men's basketball players
- Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 2000s birth stubs