Malik Thomas

Malik Thomas
No. 1 – Okapi Aalst
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (2002-02-04) February 4, 2002 (age 24)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolDamien (La Verne, California)
College
NBA draft2026: undrafted
Playing career
2026–present
Career history
2026–presentOkapi Aalst
Career highlights
  • First-team All-WCC (2025)

Malik Thomas (born February 4, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans, San Francisco Dons and Virginia Cavaliers.

High school career

Thomas attended Damien High School in La Verne, California. During his time at Damien, he became the school's all-time leading scorer. As a junior, Thomas averaged 25.4 points and seven rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 21.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. As a result, he was named the Gatorade California Boys Basketball Player of the Year. A four-star recruit, Thomas committed to play college basketball at the University of Southern California.

College career

Thomas played sparingly for two seasons at USC, before transferring to the University of San Francisco. As a senior, in his second season with San Francisco, Thomas emerged as the team's leading scorer. He also emerged as one of the West Coast Conference's leading scorers.

On May 10, 2025, Thomas announced his decision to transfer to the University of Virginia to play for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Professional career

On July 21, 2026, he signed with Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 USC 902.0.167.000.500.1.1.1.0.3
2022–23 USC 2708.1.365.263.7371.0.3.4.02.4
2023–24 San Francisco 332123.2.474.400.8612.7.5.8.012.4
2024–25 San Francisco 343431.8.444.394.8513.92.11.6.119.9

References

  1. ↑ Baiotto, Brian (April 25, 2021). "Malik Thomas Becomes Damien's All-Time Leading Scorer After Saturday's 76-42 Victory Over La Mirada; New Record is 2,169 Points". Welcome. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Robin, Brian (April 2, 2020). "Damien's Malik Thomas is the Sun/Bulletin boys basketball player of the year". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Boys basketball 2021 All-Area team: Damien's Malik Thomas earns top honor again". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. June 28, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Damien High School student-athlete named Gatorade California Boys Basketball Player of the Year" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Damien basketball's Malik Thomas commits to USC". Pasadena Star News. March 28, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kartje, Ryan (March 28, 2020). "USC basketball program receives commitment from Damien guard Malik Thomas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Kroner, Steve. "USF backcourt 'twins' Malik Thomas, Marcus Williams make Dons a WCC force". San Francisco Chronicle.
  8. ↑ "Key matchup: WCC scoring leader Malik Thomas headlines deep, talented San Francisco backcourt". Spokesman.com. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Graham, Chris (May 11, 2025). "Odom adds Malik Thomas". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Welkom, Malik Thomas!". okapiaalst.be (in Dutch). July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.