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Jersey Number 9
Dedan Thomas Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Liberty
HONORS
• 2023-24 Mountain West Freshman of the Year (Co)
• 2023-24 All-Mountain West Second Team
• 2024-25 All-Mountain West Third Team
JUNIOR (2025-26 at LSU)
Strong season at point guard cut down right before SEC play started with a left foot injury that would ultimately require surgery... Played in 16 games with 15 starts, averaging 29.5 minutes a game... Averaged 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.0 a game (104a-26to)... Had three double figure assist games – 12 vs. Southern Miss (12/29), 12 vs. SMU (12/13) and 11 vs. Omaha (11/21)... 12 games of five assists or more... Back-to-back 20-plus point games vs. Prairie View A&M (21, 2/22) and Southern Miss (12/29)... Came back to play three SEC games before his injury shut him down, scoring 18 at Arkansas (1/24)... Hit 13 three-pointers... Best free throw percentage of his career, making 65-of-78 (83.3 percent)... High point total was 23 in the overtime win at Boston College (12/3) in the SEC/ACC Challenge... In three seasons, scored double-digit points in 61 games, including 13 20-point games... Has recorded 48 games with 5+ assists during his career.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25 at UNLV)
Named to 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 vs. Fresno State; 20 vs. Boise State... Dished out five assists or more in 16 games... In two seasons, posted 47 games in double figures with 10 20-point games... Had 36 games over two years with 5+ assists.
FRESHMAN (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 vs. 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.
HIGH SCHOOL
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
Full name is Dedan Thomas Jr... First name is pronounced DEE-Dawn... Born in Las Vegas... Son of Dedan and Tina Thomas... Has three younger siblings (brothers Tyus and Kaemon and sister Brooke) and an older brother (Keenan)... Father played at UNLV from 1991-94, earning All-America Honorable Mention honors... Enjoys playing chess and video games in his free time... Looks to coach basketball after his playing days are over.
• 2023-24 Mountain West Freshman of the Year (Co)
• 2023-24 All-Mountain West Second Team
• 2024-25 All-Mountain West Third Team
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 29 | vs. San Diego State (3/14/24) | ||
| FG | 10 | vs. San Diego State (3/14/24) | ||
| FGA | 21 21 |
at Boston College (12/3/25) vs. San Diego State (3/14/24) |
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| 3FG | 3 | vs. Pepperdine (11/20/24) | ||
| 3FGA | 6 6 6 |
vs. Drake (11/28/25) vs. San Jose State (3/2/24) at San Diego State (1/6/24) |
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| FT | 13 | vs. New Mexico State (11/23/24) | ||
| FTA | 19 | vs. New Mexico State (11/23/24) | ||
| Rebounds | 7 | vs. Stetson (11/11/23) | ||
| Off. Rebounds | 2 2 2 |
vs. Boston College (12/3/25) vs. UC Riverside (12/21/24) 2, at San Diego State (1/6/24) |
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| Def. Rebounds | 7 | vs. Stetson (11/11/23) | ||
| Assists | 12 12 |
vs. Southern Miss (12/29/25) vs. SMU (12/13/25) |
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| Steals | 4 | vs. Wyoming (2/3/24) | ||
| Blocks | 2 | vs. SMU (12/13/25 | ||
| Minutes | 42:51 39:59 |
vs. San Diego State (3/14/24) at Utah State (1/29/25) |
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Strong season at point guard cut down right before SEC play started with a left foot injury that would ultimately require surgery... Played in 16 games with 15 starts, averaging 29.5 minutes a game... Averaged 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.0 a game (104a-26to)... Had three double figure assist games – 12 vs. Southern Miss (12/29), 12 vs. SMU (12/13) and 11 vs. Omaha (11/21)... 12 games of five assists or more... Back-to-back 20-plus point games vs. Prairie View A&M (21, 2/22) and Southern Miss (12/29)... Came back to play three SEC games before his injury shut him down, scoring 18 at Arkansas (1/24)... Hit 13 three-pointers... Best free throw percentage of his career, making 65-of-78 (83.3 percent)... High point total was 23 in the overtime win at Boston College (12/3) in the SEC/ACC Challenge... In three seasons, scored double-digit points in 61 games, including 13 20-point games... Has recorded 48 games with 5+ assists during his career.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25 at UNLV)
Named to 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 vs. Fresno State; 20 vs. Boise State... Dished out five assists or more in 16 games... In two seasons, posted 47 games in double figures with 10 20-point games... Had 36 games over two years with 5+ assists.
FRESHMAN (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 vs. 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.
HIGH SCHOOL
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
Full name is Dedan Thomas Jr... First name is pronounced DEE-Dawn... Born in Las Vegas... Son of Dedan and Tina Thomas... Has three younger siblings (brothers Tyus and Kaemon and sister Brooke) and an older brother (Keenan)... Father played at UNLV from 1991-94, earning All-America Honorable Mention honors... Enjoys playing chess and video games in his free time... Looks to coach basketball after his playing days are over.
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