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High School/Club: Played one season postgraduate at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy…Played varsity high school basketball at Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, D.C.…Also played at Montrose Christian School (Rockville, Md.), making buzzer-beating dunk to beat Finlay Prep in one game…Accumulated team MVP, most improved, and best defense awards throughout high school…Played AAU for Team Takeover (D.C.)…Advanced to Final Four of Peach Jam tournament…

Personal: Son of Alexis Thomas…Has one brother and three sisters…Computer Science major…Mother and older sister have most influenced him, instilling their fight and resilience that drives him to take care of business…Family is his reason for working hard…Proudest non-athletic accomplishment is being saved and baptized in seventh grade…Pregame routine includes eating candy, listening to music, and praying…Best advice he has received comes from the poem “Our Deepest Fear” by Marianne Williamson: “No pressure, no diamonds”…Hobbies outside of sports include singing, writing music and poems, drawing, and visiting the gun range…Favorite book is Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates…Favorite movie is Juice…Wants to average a double-double and get better in transition to become a true stretch four…Wants to continue playing basketball after leaving his mark on the Hawk program…