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Khyri Thomas
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Thomas in 2022
No. 2 – Petkim Spor
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1996-05-08) May 8, 1996 (age 27)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
High school
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Creighton (2015–2018)
NBA Draft 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career 2018–present
League Basketbol Süper Ligi
Career history
2018–2020 Detroit Pistons
2018–2020 →Grand Rapids Drive
2021 Austin Spurs
2021 Houston Rockets
2021–2022 Surne Bilbao Basket
2022 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022 Tofaş
2023 CB San Pablo Burgos
2023–present Petkim Spor
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
  • Second-team All-Big East (2018)

Khyri Jaquan Thomas (born May 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. He was drafted 38th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft and then traded to the Detroit Pistons.

Early life

Thomas attended Omaha Benson High School Magnet in Omaha, Nebraska. He committed to Creighton University to play college basketball. Prior to attending Creighton, he attended Fork Union Military Academy.

College career

As a freshman at Creighton, Thomas averaged 6.2 points, 1.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.3 points, 3.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds and was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year along with Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges. As a junior, he averaged 15.1 points, 2.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds and again was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year. He entered the 2018 NBA draft without initially hiring an agent, but on May 13 announced he was staying in the draft and forfeiting his final season at Creighton.

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2018–2020)

On June 21, 2018, Thomas was drafted 38th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft. He was then traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for two future second-round draft picks. Thomas made his NBA debut on November 9, 2018 against the Atlanta Hawks, playing four minutes and making a three pointer.

On November 20, 2020, the Pistons traded Thomas to the Atlanta Hawks; he was waived shortly after.

Austin Spurs (2021)

On December 13, 2020, Thomas was reported to have had signed with and waived by the San Antonio Spurs. He was later included in roster of Austin Spurs where he appeared in seven games and averaged 13.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 three-pointers made on 45.7% shooting, which was the fourth-highest three-point percentage of any player who averaged at least 2.0 three pointers with two or more games played.

Houston Rockets (2021)

On May 7, 2021, Thomas signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets. In his first two days on this contract, he averaged 21.5 points on 57.1% shooting. On May 8, 2021, Thomas scored a career-high 27 points with five rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocks in a 116–124 loss to the Utah Jazz. On May 14, he signed a multi-year contract with the Rockets. However, he was waived on October 6.

Bilbao Basket (2021–2022)

On November 24, 2021, Thomas signed with Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He played only two games for the team.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022)

On January 10, 2022, Thomas signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.

Tofaş (2022)

On July 15, 2022, he has signed with Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). In October 2022, after playing only two games with his new club, he decided to give a break to his professional career for personal reasons.

Petkim Spor (2023–present)

On July 25, 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

Career statistics

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Detroit 26 0 7.5 .319 .286 .636 .8 .3 .3 .2 2.3
2019–20 Detroit 8 0 7.6 .294 .357 .500 .1 .4 .4 .0 2.1
2020–21 Houston 5 2 30.6 .485 .333 1.000 3.6 5.0 1.8 1.2 16.4
Career 39 2 10.5 .314 .388 .750 1.0 .9 .5 .3 4.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Detroit 3 0 5.0 .500 .250 1.000 .7 .0 .7 .0 4.7
Career 3 0 5.0 .500 .250 1.000 .7 .0 .7 .0 4.7

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Creighton 34 28 18.6 .471 .418 .521 3.7 1.4 1.0 .1 6.2
2016–17 Creighton 35 34 31.2 .505 .393 .766 5.8 3.3 1.5 .4 12.3
2017–18 Creighton 33 33 31.7 .538 .411 .788 4.4 2.8 1.7 .2 15.1
Career 102 95 27.2 .511 .406 .719 4.6 2.5 1.4 .3 11.2

See also

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