Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1963)

For the professional basketball player and his son, see Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1988).

Malcolm Thomas (born c. 1963) is a former college basketball player. He is listed at 6' 7" and played forward/guard for the University of Missouri (1983–1985).

Thomas first began playing collegiate basketball at Moberly (Mo.) Junior College (1981–1983) where he was named Outstanding Player by the National Junior College Tournament in 1983.[1] He chose to transfer to Mizzou where he led the Tigers in scoring (17.4 ppg), field goal percentage (.530), rebounds (8.2 rpg) and blocks (37 total) in his senior year there.[2] Thomas was named first team All Conference and an honorable mention All-American.[3] He was later selected in the sixth round (121st pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers;[4] however, he did not make the roster and never played in the NBA.

Thomas has a son, also named Malcolm Thomas, who plays professional basketball.[5][6]

Career statistics

Source[7]

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Missouri 27 24 33.6 .518 .580 9.0 .7 .5 .4 16.4
1984–85 Missouri 32 30 33.9 .541 .684 7.5 .7 1.1 .8 17.4
Career 59 54 33.7 .530 .634 8.2 .7 .8 .6 17.0

References

  1. ^ "Most prep basketball standouts have indicated college choices" (PDF). The NCAA News. NCAA. April 20, 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "The University of Missouri Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Mutigers.Com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Missouri Tigers Athletics: Mizzou College Sports: In terms of past Tigers, Ratliffe = Thomas". TigerBoard.com. April 9, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Clippers Draft Picks". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  5. ^ Zeigler, Mark (March 8, 2011). "Aztecs' Thomas draws inspiration from daughter". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
  6. ^ Medina, Mark (December 13, 2011). "Lakers sign Gerald Green, Malcolm Thomas". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "Malcolm Thomas college stats". College Basketball at Sports Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
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