Adonis Michael Thomas (born March 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
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.
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.
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. 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.
In April 2013, Thomas signed with an agent and declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.
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