Carla Thomas (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Vanderbilt (2003–2007) |
| WNBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
| Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 2007 | Chicago Sky |
Carla Thomas (born October 31, 1985) is a former professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She played a total of 17 games for the Sky in the 2007 season, averaging 2.5 points per game.
In 2015 she was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
In 2019, Thomas was inducted into the Vanderbilt University Athletics Hall of Fame, where she played for four years. A graduate of Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Thomas is one of the first women's basketball players to be drafted into the WNBA from the state of Pennsylvania.
Over the course of her athletic career she has won numerous individual and team accolades at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. [1][2]
Vanderbilt statistics[edit]
Source[3]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Vanderbilt | 34 | 341 | 55.2 | - | 77.4 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 2004-05 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 509 | 54.1 | - | 80.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 15.9 |
| 2005-06 | Vanderbilt | 30 | 373 | 52.6 | - | 83.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| 2006-07 | Vanderbilt | 34 | 551 | 55.0 | 25.0 | 80.5 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
| Career | Vanderbilt | 130 | 1774 | 54.3 | 25.0 | 80.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Carla Thomas WNBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "SKY: Sky Selects Carla Thomas 10th overall". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- "Vanderbilt reveals newest Hall of Fame class". Archived from the original on December 4, 2019.
- Hall of Fame Class Revealed
- Local Sports: Nine included in PA Sports Hall of Fame
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