Saint Leo University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2011-12)

Named 2011-12 Sunshine State Conference Newcomer of theYear… Named to the First Team All-Sunshine StateConference…Named to the Sunshine State ConferenceAll-Newcomer Team…Named to the 2012 Sunshine StateConference All-Tournament Team…Named Saint Leo Athlete ofthe Week twice during his junior season (11/28/11,1/23/12)…Finished the season fourth in the Sunshine StateConference in scoring, third in three-point field goal percentage(41.1%), fifth in free throw percentage (81.8%)…Finished theseason as the team’s leading scorer both in points (416) andaverage (15.4 p/g)…Competed 27 of the Lions’ 30games…Started 22 games…Averaged 15.4points-per-game…Averaged 29.3minutes-per-game…Compiled 96 rebounds (3.6 r/g)...Tallied 37steals (1.4 s/g)…Shot 44.8 percent from the floor(142-of-317)…Managed 44 assists in 2011-12 (1.6a/g)…Scored season-high 31 points at Florida Tech(1/7/12)…Also posted season-high 12 made field goals againstFlorida Tech (1/7/12)…Collected season-high seven reboundsfour times in 2011-12…Set season mark in steals with four inback-to-back games against Trinity (11/26/11) and Valdosta State(12/3/11)…Converted season-best nine free throws (9-of-10)versus Eckerd (2/22/12).

CAREER

Thomas attended Vincent High School where he was a varsitystarter under Head Coach John Allen…He comes to Saint Leowith a long list of high school and college honors that include aFirst Team All-City Conference selection and All-State honors aswell…Averaged nearly 13 points-per-game...Assisted his teamto runner-up honors in the Wisconsin State Championships during hissophomore year …She helped her team claim two regionaltitles and also served as team captain… Competed in everygame of the 2010-11 season...Averaged 13.5 points and 4.3 reboundsper game...Averaged 45 percent shooting from the field...Shot 40percent from behind the 3-point arc...Finished the season in thetop-50 in 3-point percentage nationally...Earned Mon-Dak Player ofthe Week honors...Assisted team to a Mon-Dak ConferenceChampionship with a program best 25-6 record...Team finished 14thinthe nation in NJCAA Division I...Finished as a First-Team AllMon-Dak selection.

PERSONAL

Born October 16 in Milwaukee, Wisc…Majoring inSociology…In addition to basketball, his hobbies includewatching movies, joking around, Tweeting and sleeping…Hashigh aspirations for immediate career goals with plans to win theConference’s Player of the Year award, win the Sunshine StateConference Championship and win the Division II NationalChampionship…He believes his scoring ability and the abilityto make plays for his teammates are his best assets to theteam…Names Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James as hisfavorite athlete, and any team that LeBron is on (previously:Cleveland Cavaliers, currently: Miami Heat) as his favoriteteam…He chose Saint Leo because of the school’slocation in tropical Florida…Son of Linae Turner…Hasone brother, Demetrius Turner; and two sisters, Janae Duncan andYvette Larry.