Coach Mike says: "Gerrell can and will contribute more offensively, and he will be a heavy contributor in a leadership role. We want him to step up offensively and with his rebounding. He knows the game so well and he can play the 3, 4 or 5 depending on matchups."
IN 2006-07 season-best 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting helped trigger 82-62 romp past UTSA on 1/13/7 in Prather Coliseum 14-point outing in 98-91 home win on 1/27 over Southeastern, hitting 4-6 from the field, 5-7 on free throws in 18 minutes had 6 double-digit scoring games while averaging 9.3 ppg in a 10-game stretch, capped by the SLU game season-best 8 rebounds at UTA, 7 more in UTSA win Demons' to scorer twice, top rebounder 5 times
BEFORE NSU three-time All-State selection and two-time State Tournament MVP at Northeast Academy in high school played two seasons at Redlands Community College helping his team to a 55-9 record under head coach Steve Eck team reached the regional championship in 2005 team finished 27-4 his freshman year and lost in the first round of the regional tournament at Redlands CC sophomore season, team finished 28-5 and lost in the regional championship game at Northeast Academy High School his team won the state high school basketball championships his sophomore and senior seasons as it posted a 100-36 record during his career named All-District and All-Conference all four high school years averaged 9 pts, 5 reb, 3 assists as a freshman averaged 17.5 pts, 10 reb as a sophomore as his team won the state championship team went 32-4 and state champs as a senior averaged 17 pts, 12 reb and 6 assists as a senior named as one of the top 5 players in the state of Oklahoma as a sophomore and junior lettered four years in football and two years in track named All-State football two years
PERSONAL full name is Gerrell Demon Thomas 21 years old, born Jan. 1, 1985 son of Cheryl King has 14 brothers and sisters majoring in education with a concentration in special ed. nickname is "Juice" or "G"
