Introduction
Torey Jamal Thomas, (born February 26, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Petrolina AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Basketball League.
High school and college career
Thomas attended Trinity Catholic High School in Stamford, Connecticut. He played college basketball at the College of the Holy Cross. In his four-year career with the Holy Cross Crusaders, he played 125 games, averaging 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
Professional career
Thomas averaged 25.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.1 steals per game for Akropol in his first season as professional player. Later he was named the Player of the Year in the Swedish Basketligan.
Thomas signed one-year contract in July 2008 with Hanzevast Capitals of the Netherlands. After finished season, Thomas remained in the same league, this time he signed with Matrixx Magixx.
On July 12, 2010, Thomas signed with PGE Turow. Playing for Turów Zgorzelec, Thomas averaged 14.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game over 41 games. At the end of the season, he was named MVP of the Polish Basketball League.
In August 2011, he signed with the Russian club Spartak Primorye, alongside future teammate Jekeel Akindele.
On September 3, 2012, Thomas agreed to sign a one-year contract with Partizan Belgrade. On November 15, 2012, he parted ways with Partizan. On December 22, 2012, he signed with Scavolini Pesaro for the rest of the season.
On June 22, 2013, Thomas signed one-year deal with Aliağa Petkim. He was released on October 22, 2013. In December 2013, he signed with Le Mans. He left them in January 2014, and signed with Cholet Basket. On April 2, 2014, he parted ways with Cholet.
On August 23, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Aris Thessaloniki.
On July 7, 2015, Thomas signed with Rosa Radom of the Polish Basketball League.
On September 10, 2016, Thomas signed with Macedonian club MZT Skopje for the 2016–17 season. On October 10, 2016, he parted ways with MZT after appearing in only three ABA league games. Two days later he signed with Petrolina AEK Larnaca.
Statistics
| 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 |
College statistics
| College | Year | GP | GS | MPG | SPG | BPG | RPG | APG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Crusaders | 2003–04 | 28 | 0 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 5.1 | .324 | .259 | .769 |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | 2004–05 | 31 | 22 | 25.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 7.7 | .385 | .240 | .683 |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | 2005–06 | 32 | 31 | 36.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 11.0 | .392 | .354 | .679 |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | 2006–07 | 34 | 34 | 37.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 13.7 | .375 | .403 | .771 |