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Events and Results

2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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23 Lavon Thomas

  • Position Forward/Center
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 280
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Bellwood, Ill.
  • High School Wheaton North

Biography

Career Notes: Five-year letterwinner...second-team all-conference honoree in 2020 and 2021. 

2021-22 Season: Appeared in 29 contests, earning the start in 24…shot 50.4 percent (132-of-262) from the field and 73.1 percent (87-of-119) from the foul line…ranked third on the team in total points scored (354) and blocks (17)…averaged 12.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game…scored a season-high 27 points against Wheaton in the CCIW Tournament Semi-Final on February 25, 2022…pulled down 12 rebounds in the win over North Central on February 5, 2022 and dished out five assists against Carthage on January 31, 2022…named to the second-team all-conference squad.

2020-21 Season: Started all 10 games of the pandemic-shortened season at center...averaged 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game...ranked second on the team in rebounding and fourth in scoring....recorded a pair of double-doubles on the season...scored a career-high 24 points in the Bluejays' win over Augustana on February 23, 2021. 

2019-20 Season: Started all 30 games at center for the Bluejays and earned second-team All-CCIW accolades… averaged the most rebounds per game 8.1 and the third most points on the team at 13.5… recorded the most blocks 25 and totaled the third most assists with 61...shot .508 from the floor for the season....recorded nine double-doubles on the season and reached double figures in scoring in 24 contests...scored a career-best 23 points in the Bluejays' win over Carthage on February 5, 2020. 

2018-19 Season: Played in 21 games for the Bluejays and averaged 4.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game...scored a a season-high 17 points against Blackburn on November 20, 2018. 

2017-18 Season: Played in 16 contests, including 13 as a starting center...averaged 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds for the season...added eight blocks and 17 assists for the season...reached double figures in scoring five times...scored a season-high 19 points against Pacific on December 29, 2017. 

High School: Missed his senior season at Wheaton North with an injury...attended St. Joseph High School for three years, earning three varsity letters...was a starter on the Class 3A Champion team during his sophomore year..helped St. Joseph place fourth in the state during his junior year.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'5" 255 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5" 275 lbs
    24
  • 23

    2019-20Junior

    Forward/Center
    6'5" 260 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2020-21Senior

    Forward/Center
    6'5" 260 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2021-22Senior

    Forward/Center
    6'5" 280 lbs
    23