Shaquille Thomas (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli Amman of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League. He played college basketball for Cincinnati.
| Al-Ahli Amman | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Jordanian Premier Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992 (age 30) Paterson, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | NIA Prep (Newark, New Jersey) |
| College | Cincinnati (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016 | Austin Spurs |
| 2017 | Gimnasio Indalo |
| 2017–2018 | Memphis Hustle |
| 2019 | Kordall Steelers |
| 2019 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2019–2020 | S.C. Lusitânia EXPERT |
| 2020–2021 | BC Prievidza |
| 2021–present | Al-Ahli Amman |
Thomas was a four-star recruit out of NIA Prep.[1] He averaged 28 points and eight assists per game as a senior.[2]
Thomas redshirted his freshman season at Cincinnati and gradually increased his playing time. As a sophomore, he posted 6.8 points per game.[1] As a junior, he averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds.[3] He had a three-game stretch as a junior in which he scored 18 points at Houston, 13 points against UCF and 11 points at Tulane.[2] As a senior, he played 28 games and averaged 6.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.[4] He sprained his right ankle in the Bearcats' 58–57 win at Connecticut on January 28, 2016, and missed some time.[5]
After not being chosen in the 2016 NBA draft, Thomas joined the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League, with whom he played five games with before leaving in December.[4] In February 2017, he signed with Gimnasio Indalo in Argentina as a temporary injury replacement.[6] He played six games, in which he averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds.
For the 2017–18 season, Thomas was acquired by the Memphis Hustle.[7] He averaged 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game with the Hustle. Thomas missed a game in March 2018 due to a bicep injury.[8]
In January 2019, Thomas moved to Luxembourg and joined the Kordall Steelers.[9] In April 2019, he joined the Hawke's Bay Hawks in New Zealand as a temporary import stand-in for Brandon Bowman.[10][11][12]
On August 25, 2019, he has signed with S.C. Lusitânia EXPERT of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. [13]
In 2020, Thomas signed with BC Prievidza of the Slovakian league. On December 27, 2021, Thomas signed with Al-Ahli Amman of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League.[14]
Thomas has an older sister, Essence Carson, who is a WNBA player. His uncle, Tim Thomas, played in the NBA.[1]