Deshaun Thomas
Thomas playing for Bishop Luers HS
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| No. 1 – Anadolu Efes | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 28, 1991 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| College | Ohio State (2010–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | JSF Nanterre |
| 2014–2015 | FC Barcelona |
| 2015–2016 | Austin Spurs |
| 2016–present | Anadolu Efes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Deshaun Leroy Thomas (born August 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays at the small forward position. Thomas played college basketball for Ohio State University and was drafted 58th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
Even as a young man, these basketball prospects of Thomas were apparent to those who knew him. As a 5th-grade student at Northcrest Elementary School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thomas's height had already surpassed many of his teachers. As a middle-schooler at Northwood Middle School, Thomas led the school's basketball team to back-to-back Fort Wayne middle school championships.
Thomas attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, where he was ranked as one of the top basketball players in the nation for the class of 2010. As a sophomore and then again as a junior, he led the Bishop Luers Knights to back-to-back Class 2A Indiana state championships. His 34 points and 15 rebounds in 2009 each stand as the second best ever in the class 2A state championship game.
Prior to Thomas, the Knights had never won a Summit Athletic Conference Holiday Basketball Tournament, and their overall history in the tournament still stands as the worst record of all-time. However, in 2007-2009, Thomas led the Knights to back-to-back-to-back three-peat tournament titles as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Thomas was a prolific scorer throughout his high school career. Thomas finished his career ranked 3rd best all-time among all Indiana high school boys' basketball players and 4th best all-time when considering both boys and girls.
As a freshman, Thomas orally committed to play for coach Thad Matta at the Ohio State University. For the season, Thomas averaged 28.95 points per game, finishing second in the state behind the 28.96 average of former Indiana Hoosier Eric Gordon.
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