Career Stats

2012-13: Played in first eight games of season before suffering season-ending knee injury on Dec. 12 at Rice... Averaged 18.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game... Shot 54.6 percent from the floor... Scored 20 or more points on four separate occasions, including 22 against both Maryland and Kentucky... Had lone double-double of season in win over Lehigh, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 boards... Had at least one block in seven of the eight games he played... Had pair of blocks against Maryland, Lafayette and at Rice... Totalled three steals in come-from-behind win over Hofstra... Threw down alley-oop dunk as he was fouled to tie game against Pride late in second half... Play was No. 2 on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 plays on Dec. 8 and No. 4 play of the weekend.

2011-12: Northeast Conference Player of the Year... NEC Tournament MVP... Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American... Finalist for Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year Award... All-NEC First Team selection for second consecutive season... NABC All-District 18 First Team and First Team All-Met... Started and played in 33 games... Led team and ranked fourth in NEC in scoring at 17.4 points per contest... Tops on team and second in league at 9.3 rebounds per game... Finished year shooting .557 from the floor (206-370), sixth-best in the NEC... Closed out season by making at least one three-pointer in eight straight games, and converted from distance at .420 clip (21-50)... Earned Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week honors twice (Jan. 2 & Jan. 16)... Registered 14 double-doubles... Scored in double figures 31 times, including 20 or more points in 11 games... Had double-digit rebounds on 14 occasions... Became first LIU player in 23 years to record 20 points and 20 rebounds in a contest, scoring 21 points and grabbing 20 boards in win over Fairleigh Dickinson... Scored career-high 29 points to go along with 17 rebounds in victory at home against Saint Peter's... Tallied 28 points in home win over Monmouth, going 11-for-13 from the floor.

2010-11: Started all 33 games and led the team in scoring (13.0 points per game) and rebounding (8.9 rebounds per game) in 26.0 minutes per game… Named All-Northeast Conference First Team, NABC All-District 18 First Team and First Team All-Met… Ranked second in the NEC in overall rebounding, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds… Named Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week on Jan. 31 and Feb. 28… Had 12 double-doubles, including a season-high 34 points (14-for-21 field goals) and 16 rebounds at Fairleigh Dickinson… Scored 20 or more points five times and had 10 or more rebounds in 15 games… Blocked a season-high three shots at Monmouth… Tallied season-high totals of four assists and four steals at Texas State… Recorded seven double-doubles in the final 10 games of the regular season, averaging 17.5 ppg, 11.0 rpg and shooting .589 from the field… Posted the first 20-point games of his career with 20 against Iona and 23 against Lafayette in consecutive games… Finished with 11 points and seven rebounds against Army and had a critical blocked shot with 17 seconds to play to preserve the win… Scored 10 points in 21 minutes against Norfolk State in first action since March 5, 2009.
 
2009-10: Earned a redshirt season after sitting out for medical reasons.
 
2008-09: Emerged as one of the league’s top young talents, despite coming off the bench in every contest... Named the NEC Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the NEC All-Rookie Team... Named the Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week a league-high six times... Earned a spot on the Met Basketball Writer’s Association Honor Roll on Feb. 9... Put down a team-high 21 dunks... Ranked second on the team in rebounding (6.4), blocked shots (15), field-goal percentage (.512) and third in scoring (10.5)... Ranked eighth in the NEC in field-goal percentage and 13th in foul shooting (.702)... Collected a team-high four double-doubles... Scored in double figures in 20 games... Poured in a season-high 18 points three times, including consecutive outings at Quinnipiac and in a win over Mount St. Mary’s... Scored 18 points with 11 rebounds in a win over Wagner... Recorded his first double-double with 14 points and 10 boards, while shooting 8-for-8 at the foul line against Iona... Posted double-doubles against Bryant (11 points, 11 rebounds) and at St. Francis (N.Y.) (17 points, 11 rebounds)... Had double-figure rebounding games against Charlotte and Quinnipiac as well... Played a season-high 41 minutes in the NEC Quarterfinals against Quinnipiac and finished with 17 points, including his first career three-pointer as regulation ended to send the contest to overtime... Played 33 minutes against Fairleigh Dickinson and scored 13 points with nine rebounds... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
 
Background: Attended William Howard Taft High School... Led Taft to third round of the Class 5A tournament and a No. 16 ranking in the final Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll... San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 21.6 points and 11.7 rebounds... Named District 28-5A Most Valuable Player... Earned TABC All-State recognition... South Team’s MVP at the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game... Earned multiple all-city, all-region and all-state honors... Ranked third all-time at Taft with 1,283 points.
 
Personal: Son of Melodi and Terrell Thames... Born on Feb. 2, 1990... Majoring in athletic training.