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Jersey Number 1
Malik Thomas
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fontana, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Southern California
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2024-25 (SENIOR):
2023-24 (JUNIOR):
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE at Southern California):
2021-22 (FRESHMAN at Southern California):
HIGH SCHOOL:
PERSONAL:
- All-WCC First Team (2024-25)
- WCC Honorable Mention (2023-24)
- 5x WCC Player of the Week (12/26/23, 11/11/24, 12/16/24, 12/31/24, 1/6/25)
2024-25 (SENIOR):
- Started in 34 games for San Francisco, averaging a WCC-high 19.9 points per game, the 22nd highest scoring average across Division I, and the 16th highest single season scoring average for a Don
- Scored 676 total points, the fourth-highest single season point total in USF history
- Made a single season program record 189 free throws, also the ninth-most in the nation in the 2024-25 campaign
- Opened the season with a career-high five steals to go along with 23 points on 11/5/24 in a win against Cal Poly
- Cashed in a career-high 12 made field goals on 1/4/25 at Washington State, scoring 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting in USF’s first conference game in Pullman, Wash.
- Logged his first career double-double in an NIT First Round game on 3/19/25 against Utah Valley, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds
- Ended the season with a career-high 36 points in a NIT Second Round contest against Loyola Chicago on 3/23/25, shooting a perfect 17-of-17 from the foul line, tied for the most free throws made without a miss in program history (Bob Gaillard, 12/23/61)
- Named WCC Player of the Week four times, the most in the conference this season
2023-24 (JUNIOR):
- Appeared in 33 games for the Dons, making 21 starts, averaging 12.4 points on 47.4/40.0/86.1 splits in 23.2 minutes per game
- Made his USF debut on 11/6/23 against Bethesda, scoring 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field
- Boosted production across a four-game stretch from Dec. 6-16, 2023, averaging 11.0 points per contest on 48.2% shooting from the field, earning a spot in the starting line-up on Dec. 20
- Made his first start for San Francisco on 12/20/23 vs. Northern Arizona, scoring a then-career-high 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting from three; followed up with a new then-career-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting on 12/22/23 against Fresno State en route to a WCC Player of the Week award (Dec. 18-25)
- Recorded double-digit scoring in 13 straight games from 12/13/23 to 2/1/24, highlighted by another career-high performance on 1/13/24 against Portland, with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting
- Led USF in scoring in the WCC Tournament, totaling 34 points on 40% shooting from deep across the Dons’ two conference tournament games
- Scored 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 shooting from three in NIT first round match-up at Cincinnati, tied for the highest single-game scoring performance in the 2024 NIT
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE at Southern California):
- Appeared in 24 games with an average of 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game...Averaged 8.4 minutes per game...Shot .706 from the free throw line
- Scored a season-high 10 points against Alabama State on Nov. 11...Played a season-high 17 minutes against Washington on Feb. 4
2021-22 (FRESHMAN at Southern California):
- Played in nine games with an average of 2.0 minutes of action in each...Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 9 vs. CSUN...Scored his first points as a Trojans with a jumper at FGCU on Nov. 16
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Graduated from Damien HS in La Verne, Calif. in 2021 as the school’s all-time leader scorer, scoring more than 2,000 points
- As a senior, he averaged 22.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game...Was named to the All-CIF Southern Section Open Division team...Was named Baseline League MVP, was a four-time All-League selection and was the California Junior of the Year in 2020 and the Freshman of the Year in 2018
- Maintained a 3.1 GPA in the classroom
PERSONAL:
- Born on Feb. 4, 2002 in Fontana, Calif
- His parents are Stanley and Niema Thomas
- A devoted member of his church community, Thomas has served meals to the homeless and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth basketball programs as well as his school’s recycling club
- Interests include worshipping God, playing video games and watching movies
- Favorite food is anything his mother cooks
- Would like to travel to the Bahamas
MBB | USF vs. Oregon State Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen, Ryan Beasley and Tyrone Riley IV
Monday, March 09
MBB | USF vs. Portland Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen, David Fuchs and Tyrone Riley IV
Sunday, March 08
MBB | USF vs. Santa Clara Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen
Sunday, February 22
MBB | USF vs. Gonzaga Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen
Thursday, February 19
