Adonis Thomas

Adonis Michael Thomas (born March 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.

Adonis Thomas
No. 99 – Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolMelrose (Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeMemphis (2011–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Springfield Armor
2014Orlando Magic
2014Springfield Armor
2014Philadelphia 76ers
2014–2015Grand Rapids Drive
2016–2017Sidigas Avellino
2017–2018Banvit
2018–2019Medi Bayreuth
2019–2020BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2020Mineros de Zacatecas
2020–2021BC Astana
2021–2022Krka
2022–2023Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Thomas attended Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee. As a senior, he averaged 19.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.9 blocks, 4.1 assists and 3.6 steals in helping lead Melrose to a 26–7 overall record.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Memphis, Thomas saw action in the first 16 games of the season before missing the next 16 contests as a result of an ankle injury (torn superior lateral peroneal tendon retinaculum) that required surgery and rehab, only managing to return to action in the postseason. In 19 games (8 starts), he averaged 8.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game.[1][2]

In his sophomore season, Thomas was named to the 2013 All-Conference USA third team. In 36 games, he averaged 11.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[2] Memphis (31–5), which went unbeaten in the Conference USA in 2012–13 with a 16–0 mark, lost to Michigan State in the third round of the NCAA tournament.[3]

In April 2013, Thomas signed with an agent and declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[3]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Thomas joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[4] On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Hawks,[5] only to be waived by the team on October 14 after appearing in one preseason game.[6] Four days later, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[7] However, he was waived by the Nets on October 26.[8]

On November 1, 2013, Thomas was acquired by the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.[9] On February 25, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic.[10] On March 7, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Magic.[11] On March 17, the Magic did not offer him a rest of season contract, and he returned to the Springfield Armor.[12][13] On April 7, he signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[14] In six NBA games during the 2013–14 season, Thomas averaged 2.3 points per game.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Thomas joined the Brooklyn Nets for the Orlando Summer League[15] and the Philadelphia 76ers for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 5, 2014, he signed with the Indiana Pacers.[16] However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25 after appearing in four preseason games.[17] On November 1, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.[18] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 D-League All-Star Game.[19] In 51 games for the Drive in 2014–15, he averaged 18.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

2015–16 season

On July 23, 2015, Thomas signed with the Detroit Pistons after averaging 8.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in five summer league games.[20] Thomas suffered a calf muscle injury in the team's public scrimmage to end the first week of training camp and subsequently missed 10 days. He made his only preseason appearance against the Indiana Pacers on October 13, but he aggravated the injury after a 10-minute stint and wasn't able to return to action after that. He was later waived by the Pistons on October 23.[21][22] On October 31, he returned to the Grand Rapids Drive.[23] On December 4, he was waived by the Drive due to a season-ending wrist injury.[24]

2016–17 season

On August 26, 2016, Thomas signed a one-year deal with Sidigas Avellino of the Lega Basket Serie A.[25]

2017–18 season

Following the 2016–17 campaign, Thomas signed with Banvit of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[26] He averaged 8.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in Turkey.[27]

2018–19 season

On August 7, 2018, Thomas signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[27]

2019–20 season

On September 14, 2019, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[28]

On January 22, 2020, he has signed with Mineros de Zacatecas of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.[29]

2020–21 season

On August 13, 2020, Thomas signed with BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship and the VTB United League.[30]

2022–23 season

On July 28, 2022, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[31]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Thomas participated in The Basketball Tournament with Blue Zoo. The team lost in the first round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.[32]

In TBT 2018, Thomas played for Team Memphis State. He averaged a team-high 18.5 points per game and 3.5 assists per game on 50 percent shooting, including a first-round game-winner to defeat the Brooklyn Vultures 72-63. Team Memphis State lost in the second round to Team DRC.

NBA career statistics
Legend
  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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Orlando 406.0.333.0001.000.8.5.0.01.8
2013–14 Philadelphia 216.5.600.500–.0.5.0.03.5
Career 616.2.429.2001.000.5.5.0.02.3

References
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