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Asa Thomas #3 G

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    200
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Lake Forest, Ill.
  • Last College:
    Clemson/Furman
  • High School:
    Lake Forest

Summary

Biography

2026-27 (Redshirt Junior):
  • Will miss season while recovering from hip surgery.
  • During his first two seasons at the collegiate level, has appeared in 40 games, starting 21 times, while averaging 8.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
  • Owns a .386 three-point percentage and averaging better than 2.0 made three-pointers per game, along with a 2.62 assist/turnover ratio.

2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore - at Furman):
  • Played in 28 games (21 starts), registering 11.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game (third on the team in scoring), while leading the Paladins with 79 made three-pointers (2.82/game, fourth in the Southern Conference) and a .382 three-point percentage (third in the SoCon).
  • Scored in double figures 16 times and had five 20-point games, including a career-high 25 points twice (the second at VMI on Feb. 14).
  • Made multiple three-pointers in 21 of his 28 appearances, connecting on at least five three-pointers in six games.
  • Helped Furman capture the SoCon Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament, where the Paladins pushed UConn deep into the second half before being eliminated.

2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman - at Clemson):
  • Appeared in 12 games during his redshirt freshman season at Clemson, making 4-of-8 three-point attempts for a Tiger squad that finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.

2023-24 (Freshman - at Clemson):
  • Sat out season while recovering from shoulder surgery.

Prep/Personal:
  • Graduated from Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Ill.
  • Consensus two-time all-state selection.
  • Two-time North Suburban Conference Player of the Year.
  • Scored 1,746 points (second-most in school history) and made a school-record 295 three-pointers.
  • Played a significant role with the Illinois Wolves AAU program, leading the Under Armour Association (UAA) circuit in scoring (15.1 ppg.) in 2022 with a .380 three-point percentage while being rated the most offensively efficient player in the UAA 17U division (1.07 points per possession).
  • Three-star prospect and one of the top 10 players in the state of Illinois in 2023.
  • Was closely evaluated by a host of power conference programs, including Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Marquette and DePaul before initially selecting Clemson.

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