#11 Dedan Thomas Jr. Season 2025-26
2025 All-Mountain West Third Team
2024 All-Mountain West Second Team
2024 Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024-25, At UNLV)
Named All-Mountain West third team for his second year at UNLV … Led the Rebels in scoring at 15.6 (9th in Mountain West) points per game … Also averaged (in 26 games) 2.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists (3rd in Mountain West) … Played an average of 35.8 minutes per game (2nd in the Mountain West) with 24 three-pointers … He had a conference game only scoring average of 14.9 points per game … Team leader in assist/turnover ratio at 2.5 (3rd in the Mountain West) … Had 22 games in double figures, with five games over 20 points – 22 vs. Utah State, New Mexico State and Memphis; 21 versus Fresno State; 20 versus Boise State … Dished out five assists or more in 16 games … In two seasons has 47 games in double figures with 10 total in his career over 20 points … 36 games over two years with five assists or more.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023-24, At UNLV)
Started all 34 of UNLV’s games … Averaged a team best of 13.6 points per game, 5.2 assists and three-point field goal percentage (.362) … Earned Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year honors and Second Team Mountain West … His 174 assists set the league record for most assists in a season by a freshman and led the NCAA in assists among freshman … Ranked 39th in the country in assists among all NCAA Division I players … He was the only freshman to rank in the top 50 … Also was first in the country in minutes played among freshman (34.5 mpg) and had the fourth-best assist/turnover ratio among freshmen (2.32) … Scored a career-high in points with 29 against San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament … Career-high 11 assists versus Utah State … Scored in double figures on 25 occasions, including 20 or more points 10 times … Had five or more assists in a game 20 times.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
A 2023 graduate of Liberty High School in Henderson, Nevada … Ranked as the 22nd-best prospect in the class of 2024 by 247 Sports and was one of the best prep point guards in the nation … Averaged 22.8 points and 5.1 assists per game during the 2022-23 season at Liberty, leading the Patriots to the state championship final for a second straight year … Named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Nevada … In 2022, averaged 13.3 points per game that season.
PERSONAL
Born in Las Vegas on Sept. 8, 2005 … Parents are Dedan and Tina Thomas … Three younger siblings (brothers Tyus and Kaemon and sister Brooke) and an older brother (Keenan) … Father played at UNLV from 1991-94, earning honorable mention All-America honors … Enjoys playing chess and video games in his free time … Looks to coach basketball after his playing days are over.
Single Game Highs
Points – 28, vs. San Diego State, 3/14/24
Rebounds – 7, vs. Stetson, 11/11/23
Assists – 11, vs. Utah State, 11/3/24
Steals – 4, vs. Wyoming, 2/3/24
Blocks – 1, twice
FG Made – 10, vs. San Diego State, 3/14/24
FG Attempts – 21, vs. San Diego State, 3/14/24
3FG Made – 3, vs. Pepperdine, 11/20/24
3FG Attempts – 6, vs. San Jose State, 3/2/24
FT Made – 13, vs. New Mexico State, 11/23/24
FT Attempts – 19, vs. New Mexico State, 11/23/24
Top Career Scoring Game
1. 29, vs. San Diego State, 3/14/24
2. 25, vs. at New Mexico, 2/10/24
3. 24, vs. Saint Mary’s (CA), 12/16/23
4. 23, vs. at Nevada, 3/9/24
23, vs. Colorado State, 2/24/24
6. 22, vs. Memphis, 11/9/24
22, vs. New Mexico State, 11/23/24
22, at Utah State, 1/29/25
9. 21, vs. Fresno State, 12/28/24
10. 20, vs. Boise State, 2/4/25