Dustin Thomas

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-7
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Texarkana, Texas
High School:
Pleasant Grove HS

2014-15 (sophomore): Played in 32 games with 11 starts • Averaged 4.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist a game • Three double-digit games, including a career-high 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting in home win against USC (Jan. 4) • Also went 4-of-4 at the free throw line, 3-of-3 from the 3-point arc with a career-high three steals against the Trojans • Two-year high of seven rebounds and four assists in season opening win against Drexel (Nov. 14) • Came off the bench with 12 points in home season finale win against Arizona State (Mar. 1) and another 10 points in neutral court victory over Oregon State (Mar. 11) at Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas • In 11 starts, averaged 22.2 minutes a game with four games scoring 8 or more points • Seven games with 3+ rebounds • Career-high 30 minutes at UCLA (Jan. 31).

2013-14 (freshman): Played in all 35 games with six starts • Averaged 3.6 points, 2.5 rebounds • In his six starts, averaged 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game • Season-high 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting in home win against Jackson State (Nov. 16) • Season-high 27 minutes at UCLA (Feb. 13) • Eight games with seven or more points • Grabbed three or more rebounds in a game 17 times, including a personal-best six boards in home win against Arizona State (Feb. 19) • Also had a key five offensive rebounds in road win against Colorado State (Dec. 3) • Entered his freshman season as the second youngest player in the Pac-12 Conference.

Pleasant Grove HS: Helped the Hawks to 29-2 record, including 3A Region II District 15 regular season title • Pleasant Grove advanced to the regional semifinal • 2013 Rivals.com three-star: No. 28 small forward and No. 150 overall • 3A Region II District 15 MVP after averaging 20 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and five steals • Made an astounding 48 percent of his three-point attempts • Rivals.com ranked him as a three-star prospect • Ranked as the eighth-best senior prospect in Texas — among a loaded class in the Lone Star State that had three prospects sign with Kentucky.

Academics: Open Option major in CU’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Personal: Born July 26, 1995 • Son of David and Shonda Thomas • Wore jersey number 13 in high school and was a member of the National Honors Society.