Christi Thomas
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Christi Thomas
| image =
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| league =
| team =
| number = 32, 4
| position = Center
| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 225
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|08|14}}
| birth_place = Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
| high_school = Buford (Buford, Georgia)
| college = Georgia (2000–2004)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2004
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 12
| draft_team = Los Angeles Sparks
| career_start = 2004
| career_end =
| years1 = 2004–2008
| team1 = Los Angeles Sparks
| years2 = 2009
| team2 = Minnesota Lynx
| years3 = 2010
| team3 = Chicago Sky
| highlights =
- First-team All-SEC (2004)
- SEC Freshman of the Year (2001)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (2001)
| wnba_profile = christi_thomas
| bbr_wnba = thomach01w
| letter = t
}}
Christi Michelle Thomas (born August 14, 1982) played professional basketball in the WNBA. She attended the University of Georgia where she played under coach Andy Landers. She has been a professional player since 2004.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/buford-s-christi-thomas-built-long-basketball-career-in-wnba/article_0086893e-8bdb-5ab1-91dd-45dcee4256cd.html|title=Buford's Christi Thomas built long basketball career in WNBA, overseas|last=Hammock|first=Will|work=Gwinnett Daily Post|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en}} Christi also played basketball at Buford High School in Buford, Georgia, where she led the Buford Wolves to a State Runner-Up finish in 1999. She's 6 ft 5 in (1.91 m) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg). On January 30, 2009 Thomas was traded to the Minnesota Lynx for Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.
WNBA career statistics
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
=Regular season=
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 31 || 8 || 17.6 || .462 || .455 || .683 || 3.9 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 0.9 || 17.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 32 || 7 || 16.3 || .500 || .333 || .688 || 3.3 || 0.5 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 27 || 1 || 20.0 || .529 || .200 || .638 || 5.3 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 1.6 || 6.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 34 || 19 || 18.8 || .481 || .353 || .757 || 5.3 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 8.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 20 || 0 || 8.0 || .353 || .167 || .500 || 2.0 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 10.5
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Minnesota
| 11 || 0 || 6.0 || .048 || .000 || .500 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.3
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Chicago
| 15 || 0 || 8.5 || .400 || .000 || .500 || 1.7 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 7 years, 3 teams
| 170 || 28 || 15.3 || .459 || .270 || .684 || 3.7 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 4.6
{{S-end}}
=Playoffs=
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 3 || 3 || 33.3 || .545 || .000 || .000 || 7.7 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 8.0
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 2 || 0 || 19.0 || .750 || 1.000 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 5 || 0 || 21.4 || .545 || .667 || .800 || 3.2 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 3 years, 1 team
| 10 || 3 || 24.5 || .563 || .600 || .833 || 4.1 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 6.2
{{S-end}}
Georgia statistics
Source{{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch|title=NCAA® Career Statistics|website=web1.ncaa.org|access-date=2016-05-21}}{{NBA player statistics legend}}
class="wikitable"
!Year !Team !GP !Points !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |
2000-01
|Georgia |29 |338 |51.0 |18.8 |62.0 |6.5 |0.6 |0.9 |1.4 |11.7 |
2001-02
|Georgia |30 |311 |51.5 |25.0 |60.2 |6.2 |0.9 |1.0 |1.5 |10.4 |
2002-03
|Georgia |30 |481 |53.7 |27.0 |71.2 |8.0 |0.7 |1.3 |1.9 |16.0 |
2003-04
|Georgia |35 |463 |53.9 |22.7 |77.2 |8.3 |0.8 |1.1 |1.5 |13.2 |
Career
|Georgia |124 |1593 |52.7 |24.2 |68.6 |7.3 |0.8 |1.1 |1.6 |12.8 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.wnba.com/lynx/news/lynx_acquire_christi_thomas_2009.html Sparks trades Thomas to the Lynx for Hayden-Johnson]
{{2004 WNBA draft}}
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