Jake Thomas

Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Racine, Wis.
High School:
St. Catherine's HS

2013-14 Season Notes: Recipient of the Most Improved Player Award ... Played a career-high 48 minutes in a double-overtime loss vs. St. John[apos]s (March 8) and finished with a game-high four 3-pointers on 10 attempts and added five rebounds ... Set a career-high in total points in the win vs. Georgetown (Feb. 22), finishing with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field including 6-of-9 from behind the 3-point arc ... Played 39 minutes played in the overtime win at DePaul (Feb. 22), finishing with five rebounds, three assists and nine points on 3-of-6 shooting from behind the arc ... Registered a career- and team-high 18 points vs. Xavier (Feb. 15) while going 6-of-10 from 3-point range, setting a personal single-game career high for made 3-point field goals ... Tallied a game- and career-high six rebounds in comeback win over Butler (Feb. 4) ... Went 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and led MU[apos]s bench in scoring with 11 points at St. John[apos]s (Feb. 1) ... Tallied 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the perimeter in overtime win at Georgetown (Jan. 20) ... In overtime loss at Butler (Jan. 18), finished with nine points, including a perfect 6-of-6 mark from the free throw line ... Made a career-high six field goals (including five 3FGs) while scoring 17 points at Xavier (Jan. 9) ... Played 36 minutes vs. DePaul (Jan. 4), recording six points, four rebounds and a pair of steals ... Led MU in scoring for the second time this season with a team-high 17 points (including 4-of-7 shooting from distance) vs. New Mexico (Dec. 21) in the MGM Grand Showcase ... Grabbed four rebounds and matched a career-high with two steals vs. IUPUI (Dec. 14); also scored six points by connecting on both of his 3FG attempts and added a pair of assists in just 15 minutes of play ... Scored 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range and was 4-of-6 from the foul line in win vs. George Washington (Nov. 29) ... Knocked down a team single-game best five 3-pointers (all in the second half), en route to 16 points at Arizona State (Nov. 25) while adding a career-high five assists and a pair of steals ... Connected on a pair of 3-point attempts in scoring six points vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 21) ... Posted four rebounds vs. Ohio State (Nov. 16) ... Finished with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-5 from distance, vs. Grambling State (Nov. 12) ... Made his first start in an MU uniform in season opener vs. Southern (Nov. 8).

2012-13 Season Notes: Named to the 2012-13 BIG EAST All-Academic Team ...Earns the Standard of Academic Excellence Award and the One Shinning Moment Award at the team[apos]s postseason banquet ...Made his Marquette debut in 19 minutes of action vs. Colgate (Nov. 11) in season opener, contributing four rebounds, four assists, three points and a steal ... Picked up a season-high five rebounds vs. Butler (Nov. 19) ... Pitched in nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from 3-point range vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 20) ... Had a team-high two steals vs. USC (Nov. 21) ... Scored a season-high 12 points vs. UMBC (Nov. 26) ... Dished out three assists and collected a steal vs. LSU (Dec. 12) ...

2011-12 Season Notes:Transferred from South Dakota ... Sat out the 2011-12 season at Marquette due to NCAA Division I transfer rules.

2010-11 Season Notes (South Dakota): Shares South Dakota[apos]s single-game record for three pointers after making 10 against Chicago State (2/26/11) ... Also is eighth all-time in three-pointers made in South Dakota history (178) ... All-Great West Conference honorable mention selection ... Two-time GWC Player of the Week ... Set a single-game school record with 10 three-pointers in win over Chicago State (2/26/11) ... Appeared in 31 of USD[apos]s 33 games , starting 21 ... Averaged 13.6 points per game, third on the team ... Scored a career- high of 40 against Chicago State (2/26/11) ... Scored in double figures in 19 games while scoring over 20 points in eight of those games.

2009-10 (South Dakota): Named to the Great West Conference[apos]s All-Newcomer team and All-GWC honorable mention after posting one of the best freshman seasons in USD history ... Played in all 32 games as a guard and missed one start due to a wrist injury ... Averaged 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals in a team-high 32.6 minutes per game ... Posted 22 double-figure scoring games, including topping the 20-point mark in five games, while leading USD in scoring in eight contests.

High School: Key part of Racine St. Catherine[apos]s run to the WIAA Division 3 state championship in 2008-09 ... Averaged 15.1 points as a senior along with 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game ... Named to the AP All-State third team ... Named to the AP[apos]s All-State tournament team ... Scored career-high 34 points in the WIAA Division 3 state semifinals ... In 2007-08, he averaged 13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game ... Shot 42 percent from three-point range and 83 percent from the free-throw line .. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.3 points per game and hit 51 percent of his three-point attempts.

Personal: Born June 22, 1991 in Racine, Wis. ... Son of Greg and Jill Thomas ... Has one brother, Bryan ... will earn bachelor[apos]s degree in corporate communications in August 2013 ... plans to pursue masters in leadership studies in the fall.