[1] Thomas committed to play college basketball in NCAA Division II for the Truman State Bulldogs.

[1] In the meantime, his grades suffered and he transferred to Southwestern Community College where he grew four inches, added fifty pounds, won a NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, was named the MVP of that tournament, was First Team All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, was named Second-Team All-American and attracted the attention of NCAA Division I recruiters.

[3] As a senior, he was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year and scored a school record 666 points.

[12] The Celtics reached the 2022 NBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in 6 games.

[19] On November 16, 2024, Thomas signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).