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Malcolm Thomas Season 2009-10

#4
PositionF
Weight215 lbs
Height6-9
ClassJunior
HometownSan Diego, Calif.
Previous SchoolSan Diego City College

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One of the top transfers to don a SDSU uniform... Finished as one of the top shot blockers in school history.

At San Diego State
Played in all 71 games while on campus and made 70 starts, including 68 straight to end his career... Produced 19 career double-doubles... Scored in double figures 39 career times (seven 20-point efforts) and grabbed 10 or more boards 31 times... Ended his career leading the team in assists 18 times, which ranked second on the club... SDSU Division I career ranks: second in blocks, sixth in consecutive games started, eighth in rebound average, eighth in field-goal percentage, 13th in rebounds, 15th in games started and 17th in free throws attempted.

As A Senior (2010-11 Season)
MWC Rankings: 2nd in rebounding, 2nd in blocked shots, 2nd in offensive rebounding, 4th in defensive rebounding, 16th in scoring NCAA Rankings: 50th in blocked shots, 78th in rebounding Named to the all-MWC second team and the all-MWC defensive squad... Posted nine double-doubles, including three straight to open the MWC campaign... Seven of his nine double-doubles occurred during the MWC season... Went 90-for-134 from the free-throw line (.672) after starting 13 for 28 (.464)... Finished his career by starting 68 straight games, which was the second-longest active streak on the team... Scored in double figures 22 times, including three games with at least 20 points, and reached double digits in rebounding 12 times... Led the team in scoring eight times, in rebounding nine times, in assists nine times and in blocks 28 times... Started all 37 games... Team leader in blocks, second in scoring, rebounding and field-goal percentage, and third in assists... Was named MWC Player of the Week three times (Jan. 10, Dec. 20, Dec. 6)... SDSU Division I single-season rankings: second in blocks, seventh in minutes played, eighth in rebounds, 20th in free-throw attempts, tied-24th in free throws... Grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out a team-high six assists at Long Beach State (11-13-10)... Recorded 16 points and six rebounds at Miami (Ohio) (11-22-10) en route to being named to the all-tournament team at the Oxford Subregional of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic... Blocked a career-high-tying six shots, while adding 12 points vs. Saint Mary's (12-1-10)... Swatted a career-high-tying six shots, while adding 12 points vs. Saint Mary's (12-1-10)... Scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting and eight free throws vs. San Diego (12-11-10)... Became the third player in the nation at the time to post a 15-point, 15-rebound, 5-blocked shot game when he finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks vs. Cal Poly (12-13-10)... Had 18 points and 15 rebounds vs. Cal Poly (12-13-10)... Also added a game-high five blocked shots vs. the Mustangs... Went for 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara (12-18-10)... Had 18 points and 10 rebounds at TCU (1-5-11), while adding two assists, two blocks and two steals... Had season-high 11 defensive rebounds and finished with a game-high 14 overall, while scoring 17 points at Utah (1-8-11)... Finished with a career-high-matching 16 rebounds and added 14 points in the win vs. UNLV (1-12-11)... Blocked a career-high six shots vs. Wyoming (1-29-11)... Posted 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds vs. TCU (2-5-11)... Scored a season-high 22 points and made a career-high 10 free throws, and added four blocks vs. UNM (2-16-11)... Scored a game-high 20 points, 13 of which were in the second half, and had 13 rebounds at Air Force (2-19-11)... Grabbed 11 rebounds vs. No. 7 BYU (2-26-11)... His back-to-back 20-point efforts marked the first time he has accomplished the feat in his career... Was 6-for-9 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line en route to 15 points and 11 rebounds at Wyoming (3-1-11)... Nearly had a triple-double vs. Utah (3-10-11) in the quarterfinals of the MWC Championship with 13 points, 10 rebounds and career-high eight rebounds... Led team in assists for second straight game (5) at UNLV (3-11-11) in the MWC semis... Also added 13 points, eight rebounds vs. the Runnin' Rebels... Played a career-high 45 minutes vs. Temple (3-19-11) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, which tied the SDSU postseason tournament record... Finished the NCAA Regional Semifinal game vs. Connecticut (3-24-11) with 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

As A Junior (2009-10 Season)
MWC Rankings: 2nd in blocked shots, 3rd in offensive rebounding, 3rd in field-goal percentage, 4th in rebounding, 4th in defensive rebounding, 9th in minutes played, 17th in scoring NCAA Rankings: 101st in blocked shots, 118th in rebounding All-MWC second team in his first season at SDSU... Played in all 34 games, and started 33 times, including 31 straight... Averaged 10.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists to rank second on the team in all three categories... Blocked a team-best 52 shots in 31.3 minutes, which tied for the second-most minutes on the team... Shot 54.3 percent from the field, a mark that was second-best on the squad... Led the team in rebounding 13 times, in assists nine times and in scoring eight times... Logged 17 double-figure scoring efforts... Finished the season with 10 career double-doubles and four in 2009-10... Had two 20-point, 10-rebound games... In 66 career games, he has 18 double-digit rebound games, with seven coming in 2009-10... Had a team-best four 20-point scoring games and has seven in his career... Had 15 games with multiple blocked shots and had at least one block in 25 of the final 30 games... Made 10-of-11 field goals against Northern Arizona (11-28-09), the third-best shooting performance from the field during the Steve Fisher era... Posted his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes against Northern Arizona (11-28-09)... Picked up 10 rebounds at San Diego (12-2-09)... Had 15 points and three assists at UCSB (12-5-09)... Finished with 10 rebounds at Arizona State (12-19-09)... Blocked a career-high-tying six shots vs. UCR (12-29-09)... Posted a game-high 18 points and a season-high 15 rebounds vs. New Mexico (1-5-10)... He and Kawhi Leonard (23 pts., 18 rebs. vs. CSUF) became the fourth pair of teammates to post an 18-point, 15-rebound game in 2009-10, according to ESPN.com following the contest... Went for 14 points and seven rebounds at Wyoming (1-9-10)... Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds at UNLV (1-13-10)... Posted a career-high six assists vs. TCU (1-16-10)... Scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds at Utah (1-19-10)... Earned game-high honors with 13 rebounds at Colorado State (1-30-10)... Registered his fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 12 boards vs. Air Force (2-2-10)... Finished with 10 points and seven rebounds at No. 15/23 New Mexico (2-6-10)... Set a career high with 28 points (19 in the first half) on a career-high 10 field goals vs. Utah (2-20-10)... Had 13 points and two blocks vs. No. 13/11 Brigham Young (2-24-10)... Had a game-high five assists, while adding 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks vs. Colorado State (3-3-10)... Posted game-high numbers of 18 points and nine rebounds at Air Force (3-6-10)... Led the team with 15 points, four assists and three blocks vs. Colorado State (3-11-10) in the MWC quarters... Had seven points, five rebounds and three blocks vs. No. 8/8 New Mexico (3-12-10) in the MWC semifinals... Finished with seven points, seven rebounds and four assists at UNLV (3-12-10) in the MWC title game... Filled the stat sheet with eight points, four rebounds, a game-high four assists and two blocks vs. No. 15/14 Tennessee (3-18-10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

As A Sophomore at San Diego City College (2008-09 Season)
Spent his sophomore season at San Diego City College... Ended his year as SDCC's team leader in points (21.1), rebounds (12.9), blocks (3.8), field-goal percentage (60.6) and free throws (178)... Was named the 2009 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Co-MVP and the Pacific Coast Conference Player of the Year while helping San Diego City to a 28-5 record and to the CCCAA quarterfinals... Scored in double figures all but once... Had 42 points and 22 rebounds vs. Canyons and scored 30 or more points five times.

As A Freshman at Pepperdine (2007-08 Season)
Averaged a team-best 8.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks and was Pepperdine's second-leading scorer at 12.5 points, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field... He played in all 32 games, made a team-high 28 starts and averaged a team-high 30.2 minutes... Produced 22 double-figure scoring games and 12 outings with 10 or more rebounds... Had six double-doubles and three 20-point scoring efforts... Scored a season-high 22 points and had eight rebounds at Oregon (11-10-07) in his first-ever game... Put up 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Long Beach State (11-21-07)... Blocked a career-best six shots vs. San Diego (2-4-08)... Had one stretch where he scored in double figures in 12 straight games and at least 11 rebounds in four.

High School
Attended Crawford High... In his final season, he averaged 13.2 points, 12.8 rebounds and 5.3 blocks in helping Crawford to a section title... In two seasons at Crawford, he blocked 215 shots to rank seventh all-time in CIF San Diego Section history and had 168 in 2005-06.

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Senior
2010-11

F
6-9 / 220 lbs