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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Justin Casterline
Kasandra Zimmerman
Todd Riker
Justin Casterline
Maggie Bean / Marquette Athletics
Kasandra Zimmerman
Brian Drumm
Brian Drumm

5 Kellon Thomas

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool Southport

Biography

2016-17 Game-by-Game Statistics

2016-17 - Senior: Graduate transfer started all 32 games at the lead guard position, finishing the year averaging 9.5 points, 2.7 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game... led The Summit League with a 90.0 free throw percentage, ranking 14th nationally... closed the season with a 1.85 assist-to-turnover ratio and increased that to 2.17 in Summit League play... averaged 11.6 points per game in 16 Summit League games... had 14 double-digit scoring games, including two of 20-or-more... tallied a season-high 25 points (5-7 FG, 2-4 3's, 13-13 FT) at Omaha (Feb. 8), including a perfect 13-of-13 at the foul line... had 21 points (5-9 FG, 2-4 3's, 9-11 FT) at North Dakota State (Jan. 5)... scored in double-digits in four straight games from Jan. 11-21... had a season-high six rebounds against South Dakota (Feb. 25)... had 14 points and six assists in the win over Eastern Michigan (Nov. 19)... made 33 consecutive free throws from Jan. 11-Feb. 15, going more than a month without a miss... had two steals in a game seven times... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) for the fall semester. 

2015-16 - Junior (at Kent State): Was the lone Kent State player to start all 32 games... led the team in minutes played (31.5 mpg), assists (81), threes made (45) and free throws made (106) and was second on the squad in scoring (12.3 ppg)... scored in double-figures 21 times, including four games of 20 points or more... hit for a career-high 22 points on two different occasions... had 22 points (8-15 FG, 6-9 3's) with a career-high six treys and six assists against NJIT (Dec. 7)... also had 22 points (7-9 FG, 2-2 3's, 6-8 FT) against Akron (Feb. 19)... had 20 points in back-to-back games against Ohio (Jan. 16) and Ball State (Jan. 19), making 21-of-25 free throws in those two games combined... closed the season by scoring in double-digits in eight of KSU's final nine games.

2014-15 - Redshirt (at Kent State): Was awarded a redshirt after being limited to eight games due to injury... averaged 5.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game... closed the year with six steals... tallied a season-high 10 points against Loyola (Ill.) (Nov. 29)... handed out a career-high five assists against UIC (Nov. 22).

2013-14 - Sophomore (at Kent State): Played in 32 games, making 15 starts... averaged 6.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in 22 minutes per contest... totaled 21 steals for the season... scored a career-high 17 points against Central Michigan (Feb. 15)... had four double-digit scoring games and led the Flashes in scoring twice... paced the team in assists nine different times.

2012-13 - Freshman (at Kent State): Appeared in all 35 games, making seven starts... averaged 2.7 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game while playing more than 12 minutes per contest... totaled 19 steals and two blocked shots for the season... tallied a career-high 14 points against Arkansas State (Dec. 22)... had a career-best four assists versus Chicago State (Nov. 16)... had six points, three assists and two boards in his collegiate debut against Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 20)... played a career-high 38 minutes an overtime win over Youngstown State (Nov. 28), finishing with seven points, three assists and four boards... averaged 4.1 points and 2.0 assists per game in non-conference play.

High School: Averaged 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior at Southport High School... averaged 17.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists a game his junior year... also played quarterback on Southport's football team... played for Indiana Elite One's AAU team, teaming with Ron Patterson, Kellen Dunham (Butler) and Chier Atou (Northwestern).

Personal: Son of Kevin and Shannon Thomas... has two older sisters, Shanae and Shantel... born on July 26, 1993 in Indianapolis... earned his degree in sports administration from Kent State University.
 
Year GP-GS MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A Pct. FT-A PCT RPG PF-D A T B S PTS PPG
2012-13* 35-7 12.5 27-74 36.5 6-20 30.0 34-48 70.8 1.0 50-0 36 28 2 19 94 2.7
2013-14* 32-15 21.9 68-154 44.2 19-49 38.8 54-69 78.3 2.0 86-1 64 43 0 21 209 6.5
2014-15* 8-0 17.3 12-42 28.6 2-14 14.3 14-19 73.7 1.3 13-0 10 10 0 6 40 5.0
2015-16* 32-32 31.5 122-327 37.7 45-143 31.5 106-146 72.6 2.1 76-1 81 47 1 20 395 12.3
2016-17 32-32 27.8 92-265 34.7 31-90 34.3 90-100 90.0 2.1 69-1 85 46 1 27 305 9.5
KSU Totals 107-54 21.3 229-597 38.4 72-226 31.9 208-282 73.8 1.6 225-2 191 128 3 66 738 6.9
IUPUI Totals 32-32 27.8 92-265 34.7 31-90 34.3 90-100 90.0 2.1 69-1 81 47 1 27 305 9.5

Career Highs (as of 4/14/17)
Points:
25 at Omaha (2/8/17)
Rebounds: 6 vs. South Dakota (2/25/17)
Assists: 6 - three times
Field Goals Made: 8 at NJIT (12/7/15)
Field Goal Attempts: 15 - twice
Threes Made: 6 at NJIT (12/7/15)
Threes Attempted: 11 at Miami (Ohio) (2/27/16)
Free Throws Made: 13 at Omaha (2/8/17)
Free Throw Attempts: 13 - twice
Blocked Shots: 1 - four times
Steals: 3 - twice
Minutes: 36 vs. Omaha (1/11/17)

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