2018-19 Lady Demon Basketball Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

5 Sami Thomas

5 Sami Thomas

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Leesville, La.
  • Highschool:
    Pickering HS
  • Major:
    Masters in Sports Administration

Summary

Biography

Career Honors: 
• 2018 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
• 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
• 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
• 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2017-18 Season:
• Redshirted to complete her rehabilitation from a knee injury that cut short her 2016-17 season.

2016-17 Season:
• Appeared in 21 games, starting 17, before suffering a season-ending knee injury Feb. 18.
• injured her knee in the fourth quarter against Abilene Christian but produced the first double-figure scoring game of her career against a Division I opponent, scoring 10 points and tying a career high with six assists against the Wildcats.
• handed out five assists and did not commit a turnover in her return to the starting lineup in a Feb. 9 win against Houston Baptist.
• capped a 10-0 third- and fourth-quarter run against Stephen F. Austin with a jumper that gave NSU its first lead since the 6:40 mark of the first quarter in a 76-72 overtime win on Feb. 4.
• returned to action against McNeese on Jan. 21 after missing four games because of a knee injury.
• broke back into the double-figure scoring club with 11 points, all in the first half, and swiped a career-high three steals in a Dec. 20 win against Louisiana College.
• handed out a career-high six assists in a Dec. 11 win against Jackson State.
• grabbed a career-best five rebounds in a Dec. 4 win against ULM.
• connected on six of seven shots, including all three of her 3-pointers, en route to a career-high 19 points in a Nov. 19 win against LSU-Alexandria.


2015-16 Season:
• Appeared in 25 games, making her first career start at Texas.
• scored nine points, including a key  3-pointer at the end of the third quarter, in a win against Jackson State.
• hit a key 3-pointer with time winding down in the first half to spark a comeback win against Grambling.
• beat the shot clock with a corner 3 and added another jumper to tally five points at No. 4 Baylor.
• hit her first two 3-pointers of the season, making both of her long-range attempts in a loss at New Mexico State.
• tied a career high with four assists in a victory against LSU-Alexandria.
• notched a then-career-high 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting in a season-opening win against LeTourneau.


2014-15 Season:
• Appeared in 28 games in her freshman season.
• hit a clutch 3-pointer late in the second half of a Southland Conference Tournament victory against Central Arkansas.
• connected on her third 3-pointer of Southland Conference play and finished with six points in a loss at Nicholls.
• matched a then-career high with seven points, including the first 3-pointer of her career, in a win against McNeese.
• played a season-high 18 minutes, scoring two points against No. 5 Texas A&M.
• recorded the first two steals of her career in a Nov. 25 win against LSU-Alexandria.
• scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds in her collegiate debut, a season-opening win against LeTourneau.


Personal:
• Born July 30, 1995.
• daughter of Eddie and Mary Thomas
• father is a successful high school basketball coach.
• majoring in business.
• wants to coach women’s basketball at the collegiate level.
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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

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    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2015-16Sophomore

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    5'5"
    5
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    2016-17Junior

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    5'5"
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    2017-18Senior

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    5'5"
    5
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    2018-19Redshirt Senior

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    5'5"
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