Carla Thomas (basketball)

Carla Thomas (born October 31, 1985) is a former professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She played a total of 17 games for the Sky in the 2007 season, averaging 2.5 points per game.

Carla Thomas
Personal information
Born (1985-10-31) October 31, 1985
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolCumberland Valley
(Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)
CollegeVanderbilt (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
PositionPower forward / Center
Career history
2007Chicago Sky

In 2015 she was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2019, Thomas was inducted into the Vanderbilt University Athletics Hall of Fame, where she played for four years. A graduate of Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Thomas is one of the first women's basketball players to be drafted into the WNBA from the state of Pennsylvania.

Over the course of her athletic career she has won numerous individual and team accolades at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. [1][2]

Vanderbilt statistics

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003-04 Vanderbilt 34 341 55.2 - 77.4 5.1 0.8 0.9 1.3 10.0
2004-05 Vanderbilt 32 509 54.1 - 80.2 6.5 1.6 1.1 1.4 15.9
2005-06 Vanderbilt 30 373 52.6 - 83.5 5.9 1.9 1.1 0.7 12.4
2006-07 Vanderbilt 34 551 55.0 25.0 80.5 6.4 2.3 1.2 1.0 16.2
Career Vanderbilt 130 1774 54.3 25.0 80.5 6.0 1.6 1.1 1.1 13.6

References

  1. "Carla Thomas WNBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. "SKY: Sky Selects Carla Thomas 10th overall". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  3. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/vanderbilt-athletics/blog/21080832/vanderbilt-reveals-newest-hall-of-fame-class

https://vucommodores.com/hall-of-fame-class-revealed/

https://cumberlink.com/sports/local/local-sports-nine-included-in-pa-sports-hall-of-fame/article_819f71e1-62d9-5a8d-9986-4a370d9eec34.html


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