University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Thomas Named Big South Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
02.19.2018 | Men's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ahmad Thomas of UNC Asheville men's basketball has been selected as the Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
The Big South Conference office made the official announcement on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
The weekly award is the first of the 2017-18 season for Thomas. He won league Player of the Week honors three times last season on Dec. 12, 2016, and Feb. 13 and Feb. 26, 2017.
Thomas finished UNC Asheville's two games last week averaging 26.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game.
Thomas shot 50 percent (17-of-34) from the field last week. He connected on 66.7 percent (4-of-6) of his shots from beyond the arc.
Thomas finished UNC Asheville's overtime loss to Liberty on Feb. 15 with 30 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. In UNC Asheville's road overtime win at Charleston Southern on Feb. 18, Thomas ended his efforts with 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block.
The senior guard from Danville, Va. commences the upcoming week with 1,564 points, 688 rebounds, 241 steals and 243 assists in his Bulldog career.
Thomas and UNC Asheville men's basketball will next once again be featured on ESPNU when the Bulldogs play host to Winthrop on Thursday, Feb. 22, at Kimmel Arena. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. The rivalry renewal will mark the fourth straight head-to-head matchup on ESPNU between UNC Asheville and Winthrop.
The home regular-season finale for the Bulldogs will also serve as Senior Night with UNC Asheville honoring Kevin Vannatta, Raekwon Miller, Thomas and Alec Wnuk before the start of the game. With 79 wins currently in their career, the senior class has the most wins in program history over a four-year stretch.
UNC Asheville is calling the game, "Operation: Sell Out," with the Bulldogs hoping to fill every seat on the evening to show the national television audience just how special it is to be a Bulldog. It will also be another "Throwback Thursday" at Kimmel Arena with the Bulldogs turning back the clocks for "2000's Night."
The Big South Conference office made the official announcement on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
The weekly award is the first of the 2017-18 season for Thomas. He won league Player of the Week honors three times last season on Dec. 12, 2016, and Feb. 13 and Feb. 26, 2017.
Thomas finished UNC Asheville's two games last week averaging 26.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game.
Thomas shot 50 percent (17-of-34) from the field last week. He connected on 66.7 percent (4-of-6) of his shots from beyond the arc.
Thomas finished UNC Asheville's overtime loss to Liberty on Feb. 15 with 30 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. In UNC Asheville's road overtime win at Charleston Southern on Feb. 18, Thomas ended his efforts with 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block.
The senior guard from Danville, Va. commences the upcoming week with 1,564 points, 688 rebounds, 241 steals and 243 assists in his Bulldog career.
Thomas and UNC Asheville men's basketball will next once again be featured on ESPNU when the Bulldogs play host to Winthrop on Thursday, Feb. 22, at Kimmel Arena. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. The rivalry renewal will mark the fourth straight head-to-head matchup on ESPNU between UNC Asheville and Winthrop.
The home regular-season finale for the Bulldogs will also serve as Senior Night with UNC Asheville honoring Kevin Vannatta, Raekwon Miller, Thomas and Alec Wnuk before the start of the game. With 79 wins currently in their career, the senior class has the most wins in program history over a four-year stretch.
UNC Asheville is calling the game, "Operation: Sell Out," with the Bulldogs hoping to fill every seat on the evening to show the national television audience just how special it is to be a Bulldog. It will also be another "Throwback Thursday" at Kimmel Arena with the Bulldogs turning back the clocks for "2000's Night."
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