No. 0 – Valencia Basket | |
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Position | Power forward |
League |
Liga ACB Eurocup |
Personal information | |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland |
July 1, 1986
Nationality | American / Georgian |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Mount Saint Joseph (Baltimore, Maryland) |
College | George Mason (2004–2008) |
NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
2008–2010 | Belgacom Liege |
2010–2011 | Oostende |
2011–2012 | Armia Tbilisi |
2012–2013 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
2013–2014 | Sidigas Avellino |
2014–2016 | Unicaja |
2016–present | Valencia Basket |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William Benson Thomas (born July 1, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB. He is former college basketball player for George Mason University. He also holds a Georgian passport.
As a starter in his sophomore year, Thomas was part of the 2005-06 George Mason Final Four team. During his college career, Thomas was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's All-CAA second team in 2007 and first team in 2008. He was named to the CAA All-Defensive Team for the three straight seasons. In his senior season, he was the runner-up for both the CAA Player of the Year and CAA Defensive Player of the Year.
After graduating from George Mason University in the spring of 2008, Thomas was picked to be part of the Washington Wizards summer league roster. He was cut from the team and shortly after signed with Belgacom Liege of the Belgian League. He signed a contract with BC Oostende after playing with Belgacom Liege for 2 years.
For the 2011-12 season, he signed a contract with BC Armia from Georgia. He helped them win the Georgian Cup.
In July 2012, he signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League. On August 26, 2013, he signed a contract with an Italian league basketball team, Sidigas Avellino.