Donte Thomas
Donte Thomas (born May 6, 1996) is an American basketball player who plays for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played four seasons of college basketball for Bradley before turning professional in 2018. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), Thomas plays as power forward.
 Thomas with Donar in November 2019 | |
| No. 1 – Pallacanestro Cantù | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 6, 1996 Calumet City, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Thornwood High School (South Holland, Illinois) |
| College | Bradley (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | KTP |
| 2019–2020 | Donar |
| 2020–present | Cantù |
Professional career
On August 5, 2018, Thomas signed a one-year contract with KTP-Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga.[1] With KTP, Thomas averaged 15.5 points and 8.4 rebounds in 46 Korisliiga games with the team.[2]
At the end of his rookie year, Donte Thomas was invited by the Oklahoma City Thunder to participate in a NBA free agent mini-camp in June, 2019 [3]
On July 6, 2019, Thomas signed a one-year contract with Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup participant Donar of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[4] The 2019–20 DBL season was cancelled prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 18 games with Donar, Thomas averaged 15.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 27.6 minutes.[2]
On June 22, 2020 Thomas signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[5]
References
- "Donte Thomas KTP-Basketin ensimmäinen amerikkalaiskiinnitys". Basket.fi (in Finnish). August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "Donte Thomas Player Profile". Realgm.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "Thunder holding free agent mini-camp with Donte Thomas, others". USA Today. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Donar contracteert Donte Thomas" (in Dutch). Donar. July 6, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "A CANTU' ARRIVA IL PRIMO AMERICANO, È L'ALA DONTE THOMAS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 22 June 2020.