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2019-2020 Women's Basketball Roster

Nick Sutton
Nick Sutton
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Nick Sutton
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Nick Sutton

42 Blaire Thomas

  • Height 5-10
  • Position F
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Waterloo, Iowa
  • Last School Johnson C. Smith / Waterloo West HS

Biography

Graduate Year – 2019-20
Named to the AD Honor Roll in the fall … Played in 29 games and made 28 starts … Averaged 9.3 points, a team-leading 6.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 28.8 minutes per game … Made 92-of-259 (35.5 percent) from the field, including 37-of-117 (31.6 percent) from deep … Was the team’s best free throw shooter at 81.4 percent (48-of-59), a mark that ranked eighth in NSU’s Division I records … Ranked sixth in the MEAC in defensive rebounds (4.9), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (31.6), 11th in 3-pointers (1.3), 13th in rebounding (6.0), and 24th in scoring (9.3) … Scored in double figures in 12 games … Had four games with at least 10 rebounds, three of which resulted in double-doubles … Scored a season-high 20 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including three 3-pointers, while making 7-of-8 from the free throw line with 12 rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win at Coppin State on Jan. 6 … Tallied her first double-double of the year with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Va. Lynchburg on Nov. 14 … Scored 16 points the game before with nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks at Marshall on Nov. 9, hitting a career-high four 3-pointers … Had her third double-double of the year with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting with 10 rebounds and a career-high four steals in a road win at North Carolina Central on Feb. 3 … The following game, tied her career high with two blocks and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in a win over Delaware State on Feb. 8 … Scored 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting with seven rebounds in a win at Hampton on Dec. 7 … Finished with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting with four rebounds and two assists in a victory against South Carolina State on Jan. 25 … In the prior two games, added 10 points in a win at Howard (Jan. 11) and 12 points and seven rebounds in a home victory versus Maryland Eastern Shore (Jan. 18) … Made 6-of-12 field goal attempts and finished with 16 points and six boards in a Feb. 15 victory over Morgan State … Tallied 13 points and eight boards in a contest at William & Mary on Dec. 20 … Also had double-figure scoring games at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 1 (10 points, seven rebounds, three steals) and over Howard on Senior Day on Feb. 29 (11 points, eight rebounds, two steals) … Posted nine points, eight rebounds and a career-high six steals in a win at Florida A&M on Feb. 22.
 
At Johnson C. Smith (Redshirt Senior Year 2018-19)
Sat out entire season because of injury.
 
At Johnson C. Smith (Redshirt Junior Year 2017-18)
All-CIAA first-team selection … Appeared in 26 games … Led the team with 13.7 points per game and shot 45 percent from the field …Was second on the team with 144 total rebounds, averaging just over six per game.
 
At Johnson C. Smith (Redshirt Sophomore Year 2016-17)
Appeared in 24 games, starting in six for a total of 457 minutes played … Led the team with 9.6 points per game, shooting 38 percent from the field … Averaged 4.4 rebounds per game and was second on the team with a 37 percent shooting clip from deep … Helped JCSU win the CIAA championship … Earned CIAA Tournament MVP honors.
 
At Iowa Western CC (Redshirt Freshman Year 2015-16)
Started in all 28 games, averaging 16 points a game while shooting 48 percent from the field … Also averaged 6.8 rebounds per game while going hitting 78 percent of her shots from the charity stripe … Was named to the NJCAA All-American Team
 
At Iowa State (Freshman Year 2014-15)
Received a medical hardship after appearing in two games.
 
High School
A four-year letterwinner at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa … Averaged double-digits in three of her four seasons … Totaled 1,138 points in high school … Led her team to a 22-3 record her senior season, which culminated in Waterloo West’s first state tournament appearance in 11 years … Named first-team all-metro, first-team all-conference and first-team all-state her sophomore, junior and senior years.
 
Personal
Daughter of Bernadette and Robert Thomas … Born Dec. 16, 1995 … Graduate major in urban counseling … Has four brothers, Brandon, Robert, Miakel and Blake, and one sister, Jessica … Enjoys hot yoga, shopping and listening to music.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Points 25, vs. Livingstone (2/16/19) *
FG Made 10, vs. Livingstone (2/16/19) *
FG ATT. 21, vs. Livingstone (2/16/19) *
3Pt. FG Made 4, at Marshall (11/9/19)
3Pt. FG ATT. 8, vs. Slippery Rock (11/11/16) *
FT Made 7 (2x), last: at Coppin State (1/6/20)
FT ATT 9, vs. Chowan (1/5/17) *
Rebounds 13, vs. Delaware State (2/8/20)
Assists 4, at North Carolina Central (2/3/20)
Steals 6, at Florida A&M (2/22/20)
Blocks 2 (3x), last: vs. Delaware State (2/8/20)
Minutes 40, vs. Delaware State (2/8/20)

* Career highs achieved at Johnson C. Smith

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