Norfolk State University Athletics

2014-15 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Competed in 32 games and made 22 starts … Averaged 9.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.9 blocks in 26.6 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team in rebounding and fourth in scoring … Shot 107-of-255 overall (42.0 percent), including 39-of-120 (32.5 percent) from 3-point range … Also connected on 44-of-69 (63.8 percent) from the charity stripe … Totaled 297 points, 141 rebounds, 61 assists, 29 blocks and 16 steals on the year … Ranked 14^th in NSU’s Division I single-season record book in blocks … Named the MEAC Player of the Week for Nov. 17-23 after averaging 19.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two games … Scored 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting with a career-best 12 rebounds and three assists against his old team Boston University on Nov. 19 … Added 20 points on 7-of-12 field goals and 10 rebounds against Texas Southern on Nov. 22 … Also reached double figures in rebounds with 11 against Northern Arizona on Dec. 19 to go with eight points and three assists … Posted a career-high 21 points on 8-of-10 field goals with seven rebounds and two steals against St. Francis Brooklyn on Nov. 28 … Also had 21 points, all in the second half, on 8-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, at Coppin State on Feb. 21 … Hit 4-of-4 from beyond the arc and 7-of-10 overall for 20 points in the last game of the year at Eastern Kentucky on March 17 … Posted a career-high five blocks with seven points, six rebounds and two assists at Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 12 … Tied his career high with five assists to go with 14 points and four boards against Coppin State on Dec. 8 … Also had five dimes against Hampton on Jan. 31 … Scored 16 points in games at South Carolina State on Jan. 24 (5-of-6 overall, 3-of-4 3-point shooting) and against Howard on Feb. 7 (5-of-10 overall) … Had 12 double-digit scoring games on the year.
 
At Boston University (Redshirt Junior Year – 2013-14)
Competed in 35 games and made three starts … Averaged 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game … Led the team with 14 blocks … Posted a season-best 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting with four rebounds and three assists against Army on Jan. 29 … Totaled 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting with seven rebounds against Army on March 8 … Totaled 12 and 13 points in back-to-back games at UC Irvine on Nov. 23 and against LIU Brooklyn the next day … Posted 11 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five assists at Lafayette on Jan. 11 … Had a season-high 10 rebounds at Navy on Feb. 5 … Added a career-best five steals with four points in the season opener against Northeastern on Nov. 10 … Had double-digit scoring games with 11 at Quinnipiac on Dec. 2 and with 10 at Colgate on Feb. 12.

At Boston University (Redshirt Sophomore Year – 2012-13)
Appeared in 30 games and started 16, including the last 15 of the season … Finished 16^th  in the America East and second on the team in rebounding with 5.3 rebounds per game … Led BU in rebounding in 10 games … Finished first on the squad with 20 blocks and fifth in scoring with 7.0 points … Posted 15 points and six rebounds in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament at Loyola Maryland on March 19 … Recorded first-ever double-double at Albany on Jan. 23 with 12 points and 10 rebounds, which tied a season-high 10 boards recorded earlier in the year against George Washington on Jan. 17 … Had a season-high 17 points vs. Cornell behind a career-high five 3-pointers on five attempts on Dec. 22 … Dished out a season-high four assists vs. Hartford on Jan. 5 … Had 11 points and team-high seven rebounds vs. Quinnipiac on Dec. 16 … Hauled in a game-high nine rebounds at Coastal Carolina with three assists on Dec. 6.
 
At Boston University (Redshirt Freshman Year – 2011-12)
Appeared in 25 games, starting one … Averaged 15.3 minutes per game … Missed the first seven games of the season due to a leg injury … Finished seventh on the team in scoring at 4.8 points per game and tied for third in rebounding at 3.9 boards per game … Also finished second in blocks with 15 … Led BU in rebounding six times and in scoring once … Earned his lone start of the year at home vs. Maine on Feb. 9 … Scored in double figures twice during the season, including 14 points vs. Binghamton on Jan. 8 and a team-high 17 points at La Salle on Dec. 29 … Added a game-high eight rebounds in 29 minutes of action off the bench against the Explorers in his breakout performance … Also led BU in rebounding with a season-high nine boards at Maine on Jan. 11 … Recorded eight points and two blocks in 10 minutes of action against Harvard on Dec. 10.
 
At Boston University (Freshman Year – 2010-11)
Utilized redshirt season.
 
High School
Helped Wadleigh HS win four Manhattan Borough titles … Twice named to the NY Daily News All-Manhattan first team … Placed on the All-Manhattan first team as a senior as chosen by the NY Post … Averaged 18 points and 14 rebounds per game his senior year … Invited to participate in the Jordan Brand Classic and the Wheelchair Basketball Charities Classic.

Personal
Full name is Malik Thomas … First name is pronounced Muh-LEEK … Born on April 22, 1992 … Son of Gerald and Maryann Thomas … Has a younger sister, Ashanti … Majoring in urban education … Wants to pursue professional basketball and then become a counselor … Member of Chi Alpha Sigma … Enjoys reading and playing games.

Thomas' Career Statistics

YEAR	GP-GS	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	REB/AVG	AST/AVG	BLK/AVG	STL/AVG	PTS/AVG
2011-12*	25-1	41-114	.377	14-52	.269	19-29	.655	97/3.9	11/0.4	15/0.6	11/0.4	119/4.8
2012-13*	30-16	85-183	.464	20-52	.385	28-41	.683	160/5.3	39/1.3	20/0.7	31/1.0	218/7.3
2013-14*	35-3	77-182	.423	12-43	.279	38-56	.679	141/4.0	41/1.2	14/0.4	18/0.5	204/5.8
2014-15	32-22	107-255	.420	39-120	.325	44-69	.638	141/4.4	61/1.9	29/0.9	16/0.5	297/9.3
Totals	122-42	312-734	.425	85-267	.318	129-195	.662	539/4.4	152/1.2	78/0.6	76/0.6	838/6.9
Totals (NSU only)	32-22	107-255	.420	39-120	.325	44-69	.638	141/4.4	61/1.9	29/0.9	16/0.5	297/9.3

* At Boston University
 

CAREER HIGHS
Points	21 (2x), last: at Coppin State (2-21-15)
FG Made	8 (3x), last: at Coppin State (2-21-15)
FG Att.	15 (2x), last: at Coppin State (2-21-15)
3 Pt. FG Made	5, Cornell (12-22-12)
3 Pt. FG Att.	7 (5x), last: at Hofstra (12-2-14)
FT Made	6 (2x), last: Howard (2-7-15)
FT Att.	9, Howard (2-7-15)
Rebounds	12, Boston U. (11-19-14)
Assists	5 (3x), last: Hampton (1-31-15)
Steals	5, vs. Northeastern (11-10-13)
Blocks	5, at B-CU (1-12-15)
Minutes	42, vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11-28-14)