#54 Ashley Thomas Season 2023-24
2005 Freshman Academic All-SEC
2006 Academic All-SEC
2007 Academic All-SEC
2008 Academic All-SEC
SENIOR SEASON (2007-08)
Started 92 games in her career … Pulled down 12 rebounds in the win over Oklahoma State in the regional semifinal on March 29 … Scored a season-high 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the victory over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament … The double double against UK was the first of her career … Scored a season-high 11 points in the win at Houston on Nov. 29 … Scored 10 points in LSU’s victory at No. 1 Tennessee on Feb. 14 … Grabbed nine rebounds in the win over Miami (Fla.) on Dec. 19 … Scored in double figures in 15 games during her career, including five times this season … Named one of the recipients of the 2008-09 Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarships for Careers in Athletics given annually by the NCAA … Named Academic All-SEC in 2008, her third honor in as many years.
JUNIOR SEASON (2006-07)
Played in 34 games and started 32 … Has started 55 games in her career … Had her streak of 34 straight starts snapped at Arkansas on Feb. 15, her first game missed with her right knee injury … Missed four games (Arkansas, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Alabama) with a right knee injury … Returned to action in the SEC Tournament and returned to the starting line-up in the SEC Tournament title game against Vanderbilt on March 4 … Scored a then season-high 11 points in the victory over Louisiana Tech on Dec. 30 … Also scored 11 points in the win against Arkansas on Jan. 25 and against Auburn on Jan. 28 … Grabbed nine rebounds on two occasions; at South Florida on Jan. 3 and against Georgia on Jan. 7 … Poured in season-high 12 points in the victory over Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament regional final on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three-point land.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06)
Played in all 35 games and started 23 … Returned from knee surgery to play 15 minutes in the season opener at No. 13 Texas Tech … Poured in 12 points in the following game against Southern on Nov. 22 … Did not miss a shot against Southern, hitting all five from the floor and both free throws … Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds against North Carolina A&T … Scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed a career-best eight rebounds at Arkansas on Feb. 2 … Grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists vs. Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament … Recorded at least five rebounds in 17 games, including eight against Baylor, Arkansas and Washington … Scored at least five points in 13 games, including 11 points against both Tulane and DePaul … Started for the first time in her career on Jan. 4 at Auburn … Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in her first NCAA Tournament game against Florida Atlantic on March 18.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2004-05)
Played in 14 games before suffering a season ending knee injury … Injured her right knee in the 14th game of the season at Rutgers on Jan. 5 and had successful surgery to repair torn ligaments on Jan. 14 … Scored a season-high six points against Texas State on Dec. 30 … Pulled down a season-best six rebounds against Tulane on Jan. 2 … Scored five points in her first collegiate game against Maine on Nov. 11.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game as a senior at Stephenson High School for coach Dennis Watkins … Helped lead her team to the 5A state title in 2004 with a 32-1 record … Named the Metro Atlanta Female Prep Player of the Year in 2004 … Earned Nike All-America honors as a junior and was named Atlanta Journal Constitution DeKalb County Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004 … Collected a career record of 102-16 in her four seasons … Graduated with a 3.9 GPA.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ashley Danielle Thomas … Nickname is A-Train … Born on Nov. 18, 1986, in Atlanta, Ga. … Daughter of William and Rose Thomas … Has one sister, Alyssa (10) … Began playing basketball as the age of nine … Wears the No. 54 because five added to four equals nine, the age which she began playing basketball … Says she is a good dancer … Majoring in marketing … Recorded the highest GPA on the team last year with a 3.7.