Deshaun Thomas (born August 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who plays for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays at the small forward position. Thomas played college basketball at The Ohio State University. He was drafted 58th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by San Antonio Spurs.
Even as a young man, these basketball prospects of Thomas were apparent to those who knew him. As a 5th-grade student at Northcrest Elementary School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thomas's height had already surpassed many of his teachers. As a middle-schooler at Northwood Middle School, Thomas led the school's basketball team to back-to-back Fort Wayne middle school championships.
Thomas attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, where he was ranked as one of the top basketball players in the nation for the class of 2010. As a sophomore and then again as a junior, he led the Bishop Luers Knights to back-to-back Class 2A Indiana state championships.[4] His 34 points and 15 rebounds in 2009 each stand as the second best ever in the class 2A state championship game.[5]
As a senior, Thomas and his Luers teammates traveled to Columbus, Ohio to participate in the 2010 Ohio Scholastic Play-by-Play Classic, a seven-game showcase featuring high school teams of players recruited by Ohio State and other Division I universities. Luers draw in the program was the feature game of the year’s classic, against the nation's #1-rated high school team, Columbus Northland High School, coincidentally from the Buckeyes' home town. Northland featured two Buckeye recruits - Jared Sullinger, the previous year's Ohio Mr. Basketball and the #1 high school recruit in the nation; and J.D. Weatherspoon. A fourth OSU recruit, Jordan Sibert, also played in the classic. This four-man coupe are key reasons the Buckeyes had what some say was the #1 recruiting class for 2010.[7][8] Although Northland won the game 88-67, Thomas led all scorers with 36 points. Sullinger contributed 24 points to Northland's total, and Weatherspoon added 8 points with output stunted due to foul trouble.[9][9][10][11]
On February 11, 2010, Thomas played his last home basketball game for Bishop Luers. At that Senior Night game, it was announced to the fans that Thomas had been selected to the roster of the 2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game. The game was played March 31, 2010 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, home court of the Ohio State Buckeyes.[9][12][13] Joining Thomas on the game's roster were Sullinger and Ray McCallum, Jr., a star guard from Detroit Country Day. Bishop Luers had played the McCallum-led Country Day earlier in Thomas' senior season.
On 2/27/2011, Thomas led all scorers with 22 points in a late-season victory over Indiana, including all 14 of his team's points in one 14-3 first half spurt.[28]
For the season's 37 games, Thomas averaged 7.5 pts/game (5th best on the team) while playing an average of 14.0 minutes/game (7th best). He was fourth on the team with an average of 3.5 rebounds/game. Thomas did not start in any game, but he was consistently the first forward off the bench. Thomas' contributions helped the Buckeyes to a 34-3 record, including 16-2 to win the Big 10 regular season championship. In addition, his play helped the Buckeyes win the Big 10 Post-season Tournament and get named as the #1-ranking in the overall field of 68 teams playing in the NCAA post-season tournament. With their 24-0 run to start the season, the Buckeyes were ranked 1st in the nation by most major polls for a significant part of the season.[29][30]
2011–12 - Sophomore
Thomas was selected with the 58th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.[37] He joined the Spurs for the 2013 NBA Summer League. In his summer league debut, he recorded 18 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals in a 69-68 win over the Charlotte Bobcats.[38]
On August 16, 2013, Thomas signed with JSF Nanterre of France.[39][40]
On August 31, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with FC Barcelona of Spain
Position Small forward
League Liga ACB
Euroleague
Born August 28, 1991 (age 23)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
High school Bishop Luers
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College Ohio State (2010–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Pro career 2013–present
2013–2014 JSF Nanterre
2014–present FC Barcelona
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