2011-12 (Junior): Averaged 13.7 ppg, while starting 25 games, including 22 of the last 24...second on the team in rebounding (5.3) and field goal percentage (.527)...led the team and fourth in the WAC in league scoring at 16.9 ppg....scored 20 or more points in four WAC games...10 points in 14 minutes off the bench vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 22)...14 points and five rebounds in first start of the year against Pacific (Nov. 25)...15 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Pepperdine (Dec. 3)...11 points and nine rebounds at Pacific (Dec. 6)...17 points in win over UH-Hilo...scored 24 points in upset of No. 14 Xavier, including the game-winner with 0.8 seconds left in overtime...scored 18 of his points—his previous career high—in the first half alone...posted first double-double of the season and second of his career with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. South Carolina St. (Dec. 29)...second straight double-double with 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds vs. #19 UNLV (Dec. 31)....27 points, eight rebounds and three assists in win over San Jose State (Jan. 7)...21 points in 22 minutes of action at Nevada (Jan. 14)...22 points in loss to Louisiana Tech (Jan. 19)...17 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and a career-high six assist in win over New Mexico State (Jan. 21)...third double-double of the year with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Utah State (Jan. 26)...16 points, nine rebounds and four assists in road win at Idaho (Jan. 28)...named WAC Player of the Week after notching career-high 29 points and adding 12 rebounds to help UH rally to overtime win at San Jose State (Feb. 4)...19 points vs. Utah State (March 3) in WAC finale.
2010-11 (Sophomore): Junior-college transfer played in 31 contests with 22 starts... averaged 9.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg, both of which ranked third on the team...also ranked third in blocked shots (25)…led the team in free-throw attempts with 126…shot 43 percent from the floor...double-digit scoring in 17 contests...18 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in UH debut over Montana State (Nov. 12)...12 points and nine rebounds vs. Central Arkansas (Nov. 19)...16 points in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 24)...15 points and six rebounds against Chicago State (Dec. 17)...15 points and four rebounds in win over Utah (Dec. 23)...nine points and eight rebounds at Nevada (Dec. 31)...came off the bench for the first time all season and scored 10 points in 15 minutes against Boise State (Jan. 8)...seven points, seven rebounds and two blocks in road win at Louisiana Tech (Jan. 15)...12 points and seven rebounds vs. Fresno State (Jan. 20) in return to starting lineup after three games off the bench...first career double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds against San Jose State (Jan. 22)...16 points and nine rebounds at Boise State (Feb. 3)...missed first game of the year at UC Davis (Feb. 19)...10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Fresno State (March 5)...16 points and six rebounds vs. San Jose State in WAC Tournament (March 9)…12 points in 15 minutes off the bench during season finale against San Francisco (March 19).
Prior To UH: Played freshman season at College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho...led the team in both scoring (15.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.2 rpg)…ranked second in the conference in both categories…recorded 10 double-doubles on the season, including four straight to start the season…appeared in 30 games and shot 46 percent from the field as the Eagles won 20 games and advanced to the second round of the Region 18 Tournament.
Prep: A 2009 graduate of God’s Academy in Grand Prairie, Texas…rated as the fourth-best prep player out of the state of Texas, while ESPN touted him as one of the nation’s top 30 high school players after averaging 32.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a senior...prior to God’s Academy, played for National Christian Academy in Maryland where he was rated as the second-best player in the DC Metro area as a junior....among the most sought-after players in the nation out of high school...among the teams who expressed interest were Connecticut, Kentucky, Memphis, South Carolina, Texas A&M and West Virginia.
Personal: Born in Washington, D.C…intends to major in sociology…has one younger sister…parents are Johnny Thomas of Warner Robin, Ga., and Cynthia Appling of Arlington, Texas.
