In his college basketball career, Thomas holds the Charlotte 49ers record for three-pointers made and games played.

He helped lead Independence to the 1997 North Carolina 4A state championship as a junior and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

[2] One of the nations top guard recruits, he signed to play college basketball for the Charlotte 49ers in Division I NCAA, under Bobby Lutz.

[1] He took part in ESPN's Three-Point Shooting Contest on 24 March 2002,[3] and on the 2002 NBA Pre-Draft summer camp in Chicago.

[5] After two more short stints in more Italy, Thomas returned to Portugal in August 2013,[6] to play for Benfica, adding nine titles in two seasons, and competing in the 2014–15 EuroChallenge.