Ibrahima Thomas (born 7 February 1987) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for AS Douanes. He previously also played for the Senegal national basketball team. Thomas played college basketball for Oklahoma State before transferring to Cincinnati as a sophomore.[1]

Ibrahima Thomas
Thomas with Cincinnati in 2010
AS Douanes
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
High schoolStoneridge Prep
(Simi Valley, California)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Texas Legends
2013Al Sadd
2013–2014Azad University
2014–2015Al-Muharraq
2015Al Hilal
2015–2016Cáceres
2016–2017Al-Ittihad
2017–2018Saitama Broncos
2018ES Radès
2018–2019Hoops Club
2019Al-Nasr
2019Al-Wehdat
2021AS Police
2021Bahrain SC
2021–2022Orthodox
2022Al-Nasr Benghazi
2022Ohud Medina
2023US Monastir
2023Champville
2024–presentAS Douanes
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Senegal
FIBA Africa Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Abidjan Team

Professional career edit

On 24 December 2021, Thomas signed with Jordanian club Orthodox for the 2021–22 season of the Premier League.[2]

On 24 September 2022, he joined Ohud Medina of the Saudi Premier League.[3]

On 27 February 2023, Thomas was announced by US Monastir, the defending champions of the BAL, for the 2023 season.[4]

In March 2024, Thomas joined AS Douanes.[5]

National team career edit

Thomas has played for the Senegalese national basketball team. He was a member of the teams at AfroBasket 2013 and AfroBasket 2015 and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[6]

BAL career statistics edit

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
 *  Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 AS Police 3 3 32.4 .381 .286 .444 12.0* 3.3 1.7 .7 13.3
2023 US Monastir 5 5 25.3 .431 .464 .588 7.0 .4 .2 .8 13.4

References edit

  1. ^ "Ibrahima Thomas Bio". GoBearcats.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Orthodox signs Ibrahima Thomas". Afrobasket.com. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ Madwar, Ahmad (15 November 2022). "Ibrahima Thomas (ex Al Nasr) signs at Ohud". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ Mboutou, Steve (27 February 2023). "Basketball Africa League : Ibrahima Thomas rejoint l'US Monastir". Newstories Africa (in French). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "BAL 2024 : L'AS Douanes s'attache les services d'Ibrahima Thomas" (in French). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Ibrahima Thomas profile, Afrobasket 2015". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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