Awards and Honors
ASUN Newcomer of the Week: Nov. 11, 2024
Career Recap: Austin Peay
2024-25 (Junior)
Appeared in 31 games with 29 starts in the Governors' backcourt… Led Austin Peay with 14.2 points and 3.9 assists per game. Also led the team with 166 made field goals and 402 attempts… Paced the team with 23 double-figure scoring games and 10 20-point performances… Began his Austin Peay career by scoring at least 12 points in each of the first seven games of the season… Scored 12 points with seven rebounds, six assists and two steals in the season-opener against Union (Nov. 4)… Scored a team-best and career-high 29 points at Butler (Nov. 8) to lead the Govs to a victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse…. Had three-straight 20-point performances in mid-November, beginning with 20 points at No. 9 Tennessee… Had 22 points and six rebounds during a 10-for-19 shooting performance at Morehead State (Nov. 20)… After being held under 10 points for the first time in 2024, responded with five-straight double-figure scoring nights, beginning with a team-best 20 points at Vanderbilt (Dec. 21)… Had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in the nonconference finale against Brescia (Dec. 29), marking the third triple-double in program history, the first since Chris Horton in Nov. 2014 and the first in points-rebounds-assists since Trenton Hassell in Feb. 2001. Had 20 points and nine rebounds a game later during the ASUN opener at North Florida, where he also had a career-high 13 made free throws on 15 attempts… Scored in double figures during each of his games off the bench, with 10 points against Bellarmine and 19 points with nine rebounds and four assists at Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 1)… Had his second double-double of the season with 10 points and a career-best 11 assists – the most by a Governor during the 2024-25 season – against Central Arkansas… Went on to finish his Austin Peay career by scoring at least 10 points in eight of the final nine games of the season, including 20 points in three of APSU’s final five games… Notched his final 20-point performance of the season with 20 points and six assists in the first round of the ASUN Championship against North Florida (March 2).
Career Recap: North Carolina State 2022-24 (Freshman-Sophomore)
Appeared in 42 games off the bench across his two seasons at North Carolina State… Made his collegiate debut against the Governors, Nov. 2022 during a five-minute performance… Went on to appear in 30 games for NC State during his freshman season… Scored his first-collegiate points in a 12-point outing in the Wolfpack’s following game against Florida Internation, making 5-of-7 shots from the field and both attempts from beyond the perimeter in his 13-minute performance… Scored a career-high 14 points against Furman later that season… Appeared in 12 games for the Wolfpack during the 2023-24 season… Scored a season-high 10 points against UMES… Averaged 2.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 8.9 minutes per game, and a 45.8 field-goal percentage (38-of-83) and 50.0 three-point percentage (13-of-26) during his time in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Career Recap: Bull City Prep, Jewell House Academy, Columbia High School
A four-star recruit by ESPN and the No. 138 overall prospect by 247Sports.com coming out of Bull City Prep in Durham, North Carolina…Averaged 18.5 points, 4.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game during his senior season, while helping lead his team to the Phenom Hoop State Championship… Played at Camp Jewell House Academy in Conyers, Georgia during his junior prep season, leading the Panthers to a 28-4 record and earning All-Region honors, after spending his sophomore season at Columbia High School in Decatur, Georgia where he averaged 18.0 points and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 42.0 percent from the perimeter and earning HoopSeen’s AAAAA Sophomore of the Year honors in 2018-19.
Personal
Liron Thomas Jr. is the son of Brande Moore and Liron Thomas Sr… Has two siblings, Constance and Braden… Father, Liron Sr, played football at Auburn… Born June 9... Majoring in leadership studies.
