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  Sthefany Thomas
Sthefany Thomas

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Wesley Chapel, FL

High School:
Wesley Chapel

Height:
5-9

Position:
G

Experience:
1VL

Major:
PRTM

Summer of 2008
• Played with the Argentinean national team over the summer
• Helped the team finish second in the South American Championships in Loja, Ecuador with a 12.3 point per game average in the team's six contests
• Posted her tournament high of 22 points against Chile in the second game; also scored double figures versus Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela
• Totaled 15 points in Argentina's two games in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June; the team was eliminated from the tournament

In 2007-08
• Valuable asset off the bench for Head Coach Cristy McKinney in her rookie season
• Named the team's Newcomer of the Year at the post-season banquet
• Played in all 31 games and earned the start nine times
• Averaged 8.0 points per game but scored in double figures in 10 games in 2008-09
• Also had a 2.5 rebounds per game average and totaled 48 assists and 47 steals as a freshman
• Started the first game of her career in the season opener against Maine on Nov. 9; had 11 points with three rebounds and two assists in just 18 minutes.
• Played 39 minutes against Chattanooga on Nov. 17 and scored a team-best 19 points on 8-for-15 shooting with three assists
• Followed with 10 points against 25th-ranked Vanderbilt on Nov. 20; also had five rebounds and four assists against the Commodores
• One of three players in double figures at Arkansas on Dec. 2 with 11; also had three assists and two steals and hit a pair of three-pointers versus the Lady Razorbacks
• Played her best game to date with 21 points, the highest for a Clemson player yet in the season, on 8-for-14 shooting. Also had five rebounds and three steals.
• Led team with nine points at #5 Maryland on Jan. 6
• Scored a team-high 16 points and started her second straight game against Miami on Jan. 10
• Posted 19 points with four assists and a team-best four steals in win over Wake Forest on Jan. 14; .hit 3-of-4 from three-point range
• Totaled 14 points with three rebounds, two steals and the first blocked shot of her career at Virginia Tech on Jan. 17
• Was 5-for-8 from the field for 11 points in just 14 minutes of action against Boston College on Jan. 28
• Led team with 14 points at #3 North Carolina on Feb. 7
• Played just 11 minutes against NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament
• Then had eight points in just 10 minutes of action against North Carolina in the second round of the conference tournament
• Was 3-for-8 from the field against the Tar Heels with five rebounds and a pair of steals.

Before Clemson
• Intelligent shooter from Wesley Chapel, FL with international playing experience
• Was a four-year letterwinner at Wesley Chapel High School in the Tampa Bay area
• Earned first-team all-state honors in 2006-07
• Was also chosen as the Pasco County Player-of-the-Year as a senior
• Selected as the Tampa Tribune and St. Pete Times Player-of-the-Year in 2006-07
• Was an honorable mention McDonald's All-American and an AAU All-American
• Also named a FACA North/South All-Star
• Selected as her high school team's Most Valuable Player for the 2006-07 season
• Left high school as the Pasco County all-time leading scorer
• Also holds Wesley Chapel High School career records for scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, free throw percentage, field goal percentage and field goals made
• Lettered in track for one year
• Gained valuable international experience in the 2006 and 2007 summers playing for the Argentinean Under-20 National Team
• Competed in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championships in Slovakia
• Tied for the second-best scoring average in the tournament with 19.4 points per game
• Also averaged 8.2 rebounds per game in the event
• In the 2006 qualifying tournaments, averaged 23.0 points per game along with 8.6 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game.

Personal
• Sister Syesha played basketball at Oregon State University
• Father James was a member of Arizona State's 1975 NCAA Final Four team
• Born May 4, 1989
• Majoring in sport management.


 
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