University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Ahmad Thomas
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Danville, Va.
2017-18: Named the Big South Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Tabbed first-team All-Big South for second straight year as well ... Thomas was also an NABC All-District choice for the second straight year ... Thomas concluded his UNC Asheville career as the only player in Big South men's basketball history with over 1,500 points (1,626), 700 rebounds (705), 250 steals (251) and 250 assists (256) ... Thomas' 251 steals are a UNC Asheville program-best ... Chosen the Big South Player of the Week on Feb. 19 ... Thomas was already just the fifth player in Big South Conference men's basketball history with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 200 steals, but he is also just the second player in league history with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 200 steals and 200 assists ... Thomas became the second in league history in the win over Longwood on Jan. 9 ... Thomas also became one of the top-10 scorers in UNC Asheville history with his 23 points in the win over High Point on Jan. 27 ... He moved into the top-10 in school history in rebounds in the win over Longwood on Jan. 9 ... Thomas closed out his final year as a Bulldog near the top in the league in numerous categories ... He was sixth in scoring (16.5), sixth in rebounding (5.8), first in steals (1.9), fourth in field goal percentage (.502) and 11th in assists (2.8) ... His numbers were even more impressive in league play where he finished second in scoring (18.8), seventh in rebounding (5.9), second in field goal percentage (.533), seventh in assists (3.4), second in steals (1.8) and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3) ... Thomas overall averaged 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists over the course of the season ... Thomas led the Bulldogs in scoring a team-best 12 times over the course of the season ... Thomas also led the Bulldogs in double-doubles with five ... He finished his career with an impressive 17 double-doubles ... Thomas scored in double figures 28 times.
2016-17: The 2016-17 Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Thomas will enter his senior season in the 2017-18 season with 1,098 points and 519 rebounds ... The 56th player in Big South Conference history to score over 1,000 points and collect over 500 rebounds, Thomas with 189 steals in his career is nearing becoming just the sixth player in league history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 steals ... Thomas’ 99 steals this past season for the Bulldogs is a program record ... Named first-team All-Big South and first-team All-District 3 by the NABC ... Thomas averaged a team-best 18.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game ... Averaged 3.0 steals per game, which ended the year good for second in the conference and in the top-10 in all of NCAA Division I basketball ... Thomas collected a program-record 10 steals in UNC Asheville's home win over Warren Wilson (12/10) ... Thomas scored in double figures in all but two games ... Started every game but one with only non-start coming on Senior Day (2/25) ... Thomas scored a career-best 31 points in the Senior Day home win over Liberty (2/25) that allowed UNC Asheville to claim a share of the Big South Conference regular-season title ... Just missed on a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in UNC Asheville's thrilling home overtime win over Gardner-Webb (12/31) ... Thomas had five double-doubles on the year ... Thomas led the Big South Conference in field goal percentage (54.4 percent) ... In addition to leading the way in field goal percentage, Thomas also finished in the top-10 in the Big South Conference in steals (second-99), scoring (third-18.0), minutes played (sixth-33.0), rebounding (seventh-6.6) and defensive rebounds (sixth-5.2) ... Named Big South Player of the week three times (12/12, 2/13 and 2/26).
2015-2016: Played in all 30 games with 29 starts (only non-start was Senior Day (2/27) ... Finished with 27 points against Liberty in the Big South Tournament, adding seven rebounds in the win ... Tallied 27 points in win at Liberty (1/2) ... Finished with 16 games of 10-plus points and six games with 15-plus points ... Pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds as part of a double-double effort against Gardner-Webb (1/16) ... Recorded six double-doubles ... Finished with the second-most total steals in the league (69) and steals per game average (1.97) and finished No. 14 nationally in total steals and No. 22 in steals per game average (2.09) ... A top-10 player in total rebounds per game average (6.5), Thomas had the sixth-best defensive rebound average in the league (4.80) as 74 percent of his boards came on the defensive end of the floor ... Had seven games with at least 10 rebounds.
2014-2015: Played in 23 contests with two starts and was a key contributor off the bench as a freshman ... Averaged 17.6 minutes per game with a 5.6 points per contest scoring average .... Recorded four double-digit scoring games, including two of the final three games of the season ... Tallied career-best 19 points at Liberty (2/28) ... Finished with five or more rebounds in nine games, including nine against Coastal Carolina in BSC Tournament (3/6).
Before UNC Asheville: A key player at Hargrave as he averaged 14 points, six rebounds and two steals per game … Senior year at George Washington, averaged 16 points, 7.5 rebounds and six assists per game as he earned All-Conference and All-Region honors.
