Personal information | |
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Born | Marietta, Georgia | August 14, 1982
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Buford (Buford, Georgia) |
College | Georgia (2000–2004) |
WNBA draft | 2004: 1st round, 12th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
Playing career | 2004–present |
Position | Center |
Number | 32, 4 |
Career history | |
2004–2008 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2009 | Minnesota Lynx |
2010 | Chicago Sky |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Christi Michelle Thomas (born August 14, 1982) played professional basketball in the WNBA. She attended the University of Georgia where she played under coach Andy Landers. She has been a professional player since 2004. [1] Christi also played basketball at Buford High School in Buford, Georgia, where she led the Buford Wolves to a State Runner-Up finish in 1999. She's 6 ft 5 in (1.91 m) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg). On January 30, 2009 Thomas was traded to the Minnesota Lynx for Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2004 | Los Angeles | 31 | 8 | 17.6 | .462 | .455 | .683 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 17.3 |
2005 | Los Angeles | 32 | 7 | 16.3 | .500 | .333 | .688 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
2006 | Los Angeles | 27 | 1 | 20.0 | .529 | .200 | .638 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
2007 | Los Angeles | 34 | 19 | 18.8 | .481 | .353 | .757 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
2008 | Los Angeles | 20 | 0 | 8.0 | .353 | .167 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.5 |
2009 | Minnesota | 11 | 0 | 6.0 | .048 | .000 | .500 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
2010 | Chicago | 15 | 0 | 8.5 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Career | 7 years, 3 teams | 170 | 28 | 15.3 | .459 | .270 | .684 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2004 | Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | .545 | .000 | .000 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
2005 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
2006 | Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 21.4 | .545 | .667 | .800 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
Career | 3 years, 1 team | 10 | 3 | 24.5 | .563 | .600 | .833 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
Source [2]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2000-01 | Georgia | 29 | 338 | 51.0 | 18.8 | 62.0 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 11.7 |
2001-02 | Georgia | 30 | 311 | 51.5 | 25.0 | 60.2 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
2002-03 | Georgia | 30 | 481 | 53.7 | 27.0 | 71.2 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 16.0 |
2003-04 | Georgia | 35 | 463 | 53.9 | 22.7 | 77.2 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
Career | Georgia | 124 | 1593 | 52.7 | 24.2 | 68.6 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
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