Torey Thomas

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Torey Thomas
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1985-02-26) February 26, 1985 (age 40)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Trinity Catholic
(Stamford, Connecticut)
College Holy Cross (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008Akropol BBK
2008–2009 Hanzevast Capitals
2009–2010 Matrixx Magixx
2010 Guaros de Lara
2010–2011 Turów Zgorzelec
2011–2012 Spartak Primorye
2012 Metros de Santiago
2012 Partizan
2012–2013 VL Pesaro
2013 Aliağa Petkim
2013–2014 Le Mans Sarthe
2014 Cholet
2014–2015 Aris Thessaloniki
2015–2016 Rosa Radom
2016 MZT Skopje
2016–2017 AEK Larnaca
2017–2018 ADA Blois
2019 AZS Koszalin
Career highlights

Torey Jamal Thomas, (born February 26, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Levallois Sporting Club Basket of the French BasketBall Association.

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High school and college career

Thomas attended Trinity Catholic High School in Stamford, Connecticut. He played college basketball at the College of the Holy Cross. In his four-year career with the Holy Cross Crusaders, he played 125 games, averaging 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game. [1]

Professional career

Thomas averaged 25.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.1 steals per game for Akropol in his first season as professional player. Later he was named the Player of the Year in the Swedish Basketligan. [2]

Thomas signed one-year contract in July 2008 with Hanzevast Capitals of the Netherlands. [3] After finished season, Thomas remained in the same league, this time he signed with Matrixx Magixx. [4]

On July 12, 2010, Thomas signed with PGE Turow. [5] Playing for Turów Zgorzelec, Thomas averaged 14.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game over 41 games. At the end of the season, he was named MVP of the Polish Basketball League. [6]

In August 2011, he signed with the Russian club Spartak Primorye, alongside future teammate Jekeel Akindele. [7]

On September 3, 2012, Thomas agreed to sign a one-year contract with Partizan Belgrade. [8] On November 15, 2012, he parted ways with Partizan. [9] On December 22, 2012, he signed with Scavolini Pesaro for the rest of the season. [10]

On June 22, 2013, Thomas signed one-year deal with Aliağa Petkim. [11] He was released on October 22, 2013. [12] In December 2013, he signed with Le Mans. [13] He left them in January 2014, and signed with Cholet Basket. [14] On April 2, 2014, he parted ways with Cholet. [15]

On August 23, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Aris Thessaloniki. [16]

On July 7, 2015, Thomas signed with Rosa Radom of the Polish Basketball League. [17]

On September 10, 2016, Thomas signed with Macedonian club MZT Skopje for the 2016–17 season. [18] On October 10, 2016, he parted ways with MZT after appearing in only three ABA league games. [19] Two days later he signed with Petrolina AEK Larnaca for the rest of the season. [20]

On July 24, 2017, Thomas signed a one-year deal with French club ADA Blois Basket 41 of the LNB Pro B. [21]

ASZ Koszalin 2019–2020 Season Top League in Poland.

2020–2021 Quimper French ProB. All Bosman Team

2021 Le Havre French NM1

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGSPGBPGRPGAPGPPGFG%3P%FT%
2003–04 Holy Cross [22] 28014.11.40.02.11.55.1.324.259.769
2004–05312225.51.80.04.13.77.7.385.240.683
2005–06323136.42.40.05.34.811.0.392.354.679
2006–07343437.62.80.04.74.713.7.375.403.771

References

  1. "Torey Thomas stats – Holy Cross Crusaders". ESPN.go.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  2. "Torey Thomas Named Player Of The Year In Sweden". goholycross.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  3. "Torey Thomas Signs With The Hanzevast Capitals". goholycross.com.
  4. "Torey Thomas remains in the Dutch League with Matrixx Magix Nijmegen". Sportando. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  5. "Torey Thomas signs with PGE Turow". Sportando. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  6. "Torey Thomas MVP Tauron Basket Ligi". plk.pl (in Polish). Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  7. "Spartak Primorye lands Torey Thomas and Jekeel Akindele". Sportando. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  8. "PARTIZAN mt:s puts Thomas at point". Euroleague . Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  9. "Torey Thomas left Belgrade". Abaliga.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  10. "Pesaro signs Torey Thomas". Sportando.net. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  11. "Torey Thomas moves to Aliaga Petkim". Sportando.net. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  12. "Aliaga Petkim sign Jerome Randle, part ways with Torey Thomas". Sportando.net. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  13. "Le Mans announced Torey Thomas". Sportando.net. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  14. "Torey Thomas leaves Le Mans, joins Cholet". Sportando.net. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  15. "Torey Thomas and Lamine Kante leave Cholet". Sportando.com. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  16. "Aris Thessaloniki signs Torey Thomas". Sportando.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  17. "Torey Thomas signs with Rosa Radom". Sportando.com. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  18. "Американецот Томас ќе ги води нападите на МЗТ" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodom.mk. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  19. "Emil Rajković resigns, MZT part ways with Thomas and Massey". aba-liga.com. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  20. "Πετρολινα ΑΕΚ: Υπεγραψε ο Torey Thomas (φιλικη νικη με Κεραυνο)". aek.com.cy (in Greek). October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  21. "TOREY THOMAS NOUVEAU MENEUR BLÉSOIS !". ada-basket.com (in French). July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  22. "Torey Thomas Yahoo Player Profile". August 9, 2012.