Jasmine Thomas (basketball)

Jasmine Thomas
No. 6 Connecticut Sun
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-09-30) September 30, 1989
Fairfax, Virginia
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight 145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High school Oakton (Vienna, Virginia)
College Duke (2007–2011)
WNBA draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
20112012 Washington Mystics
20132014 Atlanta Dream
2015–present Connecticut Sun
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jasmine Thomas (born September 30, 1989) is a professional basketball player who plays for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.

USA Basketball

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 7.4 points per game.[1]

WNBA

Thomas was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (12th overall) by the Seattle Storm.[2] She was traded to the Washington Mystics on April 29. She played for the Mystics for two seasons, and joined the Atlanta Dream in 2013. During the 2015 WNBA draft on April 16, 2015, Thomas was traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for the Sun's second-round pick.[3]

References

  1. "Seventh FIBA Women's U19 World Championship -- 2007". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  3. Atlanta Dream trades Jasmine Thomas to Connecticut for rights to Brittany Hrynko
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