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Krystal Thomas

Krystal Thomas (born June 10, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Krystal Thomas
Thomas in 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-06-10) June 10, 1989 (age 35)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolThe First Academy
(Orlando, Florida)
CollegeDuke (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011: 3rd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2011–2018
PositionCenter
Career history
2011Seattle Storm
2011–2013Phoenix Mercury
2011–2012Union Lyon Basket Feminin
2012–2013Jiangsu Phonenix
2013–2014Perfumerias Avenida
2014Indiana Fever
2016Seattle Storm
2017–2018Washington Mystics
2017–2018Mersin BBSK
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bratislava Team Competition

USA Basketball

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Thomas was selected as a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. She averaged 7.8 points per game.[1]

Duke statistics

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Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Duke 30 130 46.4 - 61.9 3.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 4.3
2008-09 Duke 33 142 42.4 - 66.7 4.0 0.2 0.3 1.0 4.3
2009-10 Duke 36 264 50.3 - 57.1 6.6 0.8 0.6 1.9 7.3
2010-11 Duke 36 275 47.2 - 54.8 8.3 1.2 1.1 1.6 7.6
Career Duke 135 811 47.1 58.9 5.7 0.7 0.6 1.5 6.0

Professional career

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Thomas guarding Seimone Augustus, 2017 WNBA Semifinals

WNBA

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Thomas was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA draft (36th overall) by the Seattle Storm.[3] After 7 games played with the Storm, she was waived and then signed with the Phoenix Mercury.[4]

In her second season with the Mercury, she averaged career-highs in scoring and rebounding and set franchise records for most consecutive double-digit rebound games and most offensive rebounds in a season.

In 2014, Thomas was waived by the Mercury and then signed with the Indiana Fever.[5]

After becoming a free agent in 2015, she opted to sit out the entire season and took an assistant coach job offer from Grand Canyon University.[6]

In 2016, Thomas signed a training camp contract with the Storm but was waived before the start of the season. Eventually the Storm would re-acquire Thomas one month into the 2016 season.[7]

 
Thomas in 2018

In February 2017, Thomas signed with the Washington Mystics.[8] During the 2017 season, Thomas would have the best season of her career. After the first four games of the season, Thomas was moved from the bench to starting center in the Mystics lineup. On August 4, 2017, Thomas scored 3 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds in a 76–74 loss to the San Antonio Stars.[9] On August 12, 2017, Thomas scored a career-high 20 points along with 14 rebounds in a 100–80 win over the Indiana Fever.[10] By the end of the season, Thomas would average new career-highs in scoring, rebounding, steals, assists and blocks. Following the league's new playoff format from the previous season, the Mystics would finish as the 6th seed in the league with an 18–16 record. In the first round elimination game, the Mystics defeated the Dallas Wings 86–76. Thomas scored 5 points along with 17 rebounds in the win. In the second round elimination game, the Mystics defeated the number-3 seeded New York Liberty 82–68, advancing past the second round for the first time in franchise history. Thomas scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds in the win. In the semi-finals, the Mystics would be defeated by the Minnesota Lynx in a 3-game sweep.

In 2018, Thomas would have reduced role on the team. Her reduced role would help for the betterment of the team as the Mystics finished 22–12 with the number 3 seed, receiving a bye to the second round. In the second round elimination game, the Mystics defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 96–64 to advance to the semi-finals again. In the semi-finals, they would defeat the number 2 seeded Atlanta Dream in five games to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. In the Finals, the Mystics would fall short as they were swept by the Seattle Storm.

Overseas

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In the 2011-12 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in France for Union Lyon Basket Feminin. In the 2012-13 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in China for the Jiangsu Phonenix. In the 2013-14 WNBA off-season, Thomas played in Spain for Perfumerias Avenida and won a championship with the team. In 2017, Thomas signed with Mersin BBSK for the 2017-18 WNBA off-season.[11]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011* Seattle 7 0 3.1 1.000 .000 .000 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
2011* Phoenix 8 0 12.3 .563 .000 .500 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.6 2.6
2011 Total 15 0 8.0 .588 .000 .500 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.5
2012 Phoenix 29 25 26.6 .484 .000 .500 8.0 0.9 0.1 0.9 6.4
2013 Phoenix 34 3 14.0 .516 .000 .419 4.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.3
2014 Indiana 21 3 8.4 .545 .000 .429 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 2.0
2016 Seattle 19 0 9.3 .579 .000 .714 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.4
2017 Washington 34 30 24.3 .544 .000 .603 9.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 7.0
2018 Washington 24 7 9.9 .429 .000 .636 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.8
Career 176 68 16.2 .516 .000 .532 4.9 0.5 0.3 0.6 3.6

WNBA postseason

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 Phoenix 4 0 5.0 .333 .000 1.000 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.0
2013 Phoenix 5 0 7.9 .667 .000 .500 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0
2014 Indiana 2 0 5.8 .500 .000 .000 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
2017 Washington 5 5 26.7 .579 .000 .500 8.2 1.2 0.2 1.4 5.6
2018 Washington 3 0 2.4 .000 .000 .000 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 19 5 11.1 .517 .000 .529 3.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 2.1

Personal life

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Thomas is the oldest of five siblings. She has a sister that plays professional volleyball overseas. While at Duke University, Thomas majored in psychology. Other than professional basketball, Thomas is also an assistant coach at Grand Canyon University in her spare time.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Seventh FIBA Women's U19 World Championship -- 2007". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  4. ^ "Krystal Thomas Signs With Phoenix Mercury". Duke University. August 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Fever Waives Jasmine Hassell; Signs Krystal Thomas". NBA.com.
  6. ^ "Krystal Thomas - Women's Basketball Coach". Grand Canyon University Athletics.
  7. ^ "Seattle Storm Signs Krystal Thomas". Seattle Storm.
  8. ^ "Krystal Thomas and Asia Taylor Headed to DC". Washington Mystics.
  9. ^ Lee, Albert (August 4, 2017). "Recap: Stars upset Mystics, 76-74". Bullets Forever.
  10. ^ "Mystics beat Fever after 2nd-half delay because of leak". USA TODAY.
  11. ^ "WNBA Players Playing Overseas". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
  12. ^ "Krystal Thomas". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
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