2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 25
Rod Thomas
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Paducah, Ky.
- High School:
- Paducah Tilghman HS
Bio
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
Before MSU
Personal
- Saw action in six games in which he scored five points.
- A loved player that walked on to the Racers, was given a start on Senior Day vs Valparaiso and hit the first basket of the game on a 3-pointer.
- A leader among MSU student-athletes, will be working on the staff of former Racer coach Matt McMahon as a graduate assistant in 2023-24 at LSU.
2021-22
- Saw action in 15 games with 13 points scored.
- Was 3-of-15 from the 3-point line.
2020-21
- The 2020-21 season was shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Appeared in nine games with an average of 3.4 minutes of floor time.
- Averaged 1.7 points per game on 5-of-13 from the field for a percentage of .385.
- Had a career-high 12 points in the season opener vs Greenville (Nov 29).
2019-20
- Appeared in nine games for a total of 39 minutes on the floor with an average of 0.3 points per game.
Before MSU
- Had an outstanding prep career at Paducah Tilghman High School.
- Topped 1,600 points in his career with the Blue Tornado.
- As a senior in the 2019-20 season, he scored 15.2 points per game to go with 4.2 rebounds per game.
- Was named to the Paducah Sun All-Purchase Team twice.
- His career high came against University Heights when he scored 30 points as a junior in 2018-19.
Personal
- Born June 19, 2001, son of Roderick Thomas and Dianndria Thomas.
- Siblings: Destiny Thomas.
- His sister, Destiny, will play for the Racers as a freshman in 2023-24.
- Majoring in Health and Physical Education.
- His father, Rod, Sr., played for the Racers for two seasons (2000-02) for Coach Tevester Anderson.
- Majoring in health & physical education.
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