Omar Thomas
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| No. 33 – Hoops Club | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 27, 1982 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Strawberry Mansion (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| 2006 | Austin Toros |
| 2006 | Club Deportivo Naco |
| 2006–2008 | Basket Rimini Crabs |
| 2008 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2008–2009 | Solsonica Rieti |
| 2009–2010 | New Basket Brindisi |
| 2010–2011 | Air Avellino |
| 2011–2012 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2012–2013 | Krasnye Krylia |
| 2013–2014 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2014–2015 | Basket Ferentino |
| 2015 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
| 2016 | VITA Tbilisi |
| 2016 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2016 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2016–present | Hoops Club |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Omar Abdul Thomas (born February 27, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for Hoops Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.
Thomas was born in Philadelphia.
Having taken the first steps to Strawberry Mansion High School and at Panola Junior College (Texas), passes to the prestigious University of Texas El Paso (UTEP), taking leave in 2005 with figures of all respect.
After the university, Thomas had a tryout with the Seattle SuperSonics but he did not sign contract. Then he goes to the Coca-Cola Tigers in the Philippines, and after one year he goes to NBA Development League (NBDL) with the Austin Toros. His career was continued in exotic destinations, the Dominican Republic with the jersey of Club Deportivo Naco.
In 2006, he was spotted by Giampiero Ticchi who brings him to play in Italy where his first team was Rimini where he played for two seasons. During the summer of 2008, he signed an agreement with the French club Pau-Orthez, but was cut after three games. Then he go back in Italy and signed with Napoli, which debuted in Serie A. With Napoli he averaged 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. In July 2009, he signed with Brindisi of the Legadue Basket. At the end of the season, he was named the Legadue MVP.
On June 24, 2010, Thomas signed with Sidigas Avellino. In the 2010–11 season, Thomas drag the club in playoff with the fourth place overall at the end of the regular season, and won the title of MVP of the Italian League regular season, with an average of 18.0 points and 6.2 rebounds.
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