Introduction
Krystal Thomas (born June 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBA).
USA Basketball
Thomas was selected as a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. She averaged 7.8 points per game.
Duke statistics
Source
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Duke | 30 | 130 | 46.4 | - | 61.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| 2008-09 | Duke | 33 | 142 | 42.4 | - | 66.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 2009-10 | Duke | 36 | 264 | 50.3 | - | 57.1 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| 2010-11 | Duke | 36 | 275 | 47.2 | - | 54.8 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| Career | Duke | 135 | 811 | 47.1 | 58.9 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
Professional career
WNBA
Thomas was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (36th overall) by the Seattle Storm. After 7 games played with the Storm, she was waived and then signed with the Phoenix Mercury. In her second season with the Mercury, she averaged career-highs in scoring and rebounding and set franchise records for most consecutive double-digit rebound games and most offensive rebounds in a season. In 2014, Thomas was waived by the Mercury and then signed with the Indiana Fever. After becoming a free agent in 2015, she opted to sit out the entire season and took an assistant coach job offer from Grand Canyon University. In 2016, Thomas signed a training camp contract with the Storm but was waived before the start of the season. Eventually the Storm would re-acquire Thomas one month into the 2016 season. In February 2017, Thomas signed with the Washington Mystics.
Overseas
In the 2011-12 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in France for Union Lyon Basket Feminin. In the 2012-13 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in China for the Jiangsu Phonenix. In the 2013-14 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in Spain for Perfumerias Avenida and won a championship with the team.
Personal life
Thomas is the oldest of five siblings. She has a sister that plays professional volleyball overseas. While at Duke University, Thomas majored in psychology. Other than professional basketball, Thomas is also an assistant coach at Grand Canyon University in her spare time.