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Jasmine Thomas
# 5
Guard - G
Height: 5-9 
Junior
Previous Affiliations
   Oakton
Previous Experience
  HS
Fairfax, Va.
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Jasmine Thomas Media/Recruiting Guide Bio Jasmine Thomas Media/Recruiting Guide Bio

Courtesy: Duke Sports Information
Release: 07/16/2007

A potentially dominant scorer ... showed her ability to take over a game as a sophomore ... equally adept at attacking the basket, pulling up for a jumper or dishing off to a teammate ... can play either guard slot ... uses speed, quickness and aggressiveness to bring an exciting style of play to the floor.

Career:  Has started 48-of-65 games played in her two years ... has hit 52 treys and averaged 1.6 steals a game as a freshman and sophomore ... an excellent student as she was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team as a sophomore.

As a Sophomore (2008-09): Started 28-of-30 contests in which she saw action, averaging 29.5 minutes per game ... scored double-figures in 15 contests ... notched a career-high 22 points once at Southern Cal in an overtime win and also at Virginia ... hit the game-tying basket to send the game into overtime in the Blue Devil win over ninth-ranked North Carolina ... finished the UNC game with 19 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals  ... earned All-ACC Academic Team honors ...named Women of Troy Classic All-Tournament ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District ... averaged 10.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game with a field goal percentage of 36.1 and a free throw percentage of 74.3.

As a Freshman (2007-08): Came in and started 20 of 35 contests in her first year ... earned Honorable Mention All-ACC Freshman honors ... averaged 7.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks ... notched double-figure scoring on 12 occasions ... registered a season-high 17 points against Penn State and Maryland ... grabbed a season-high nine boards against Murray State, while dishing a season-high six assists versus North Carolina and Murray State ... started the final six contests of the season ... selected preseason ACC Rookie of the Year.

Summer of 2007:  Led the USA U19 World Championship Team to a 9-0 record and the gold medal in Bratislava, Slovakia ... averaged 7.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steals and hit a team-best 44.0 percent from three-point range ... started all nine games ... in the World Championship statistics, her 3.0 assists ranked eighth and 44.0 three-point field goal percentage was sixth.

Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner at Oakton High School in Vienna, Va., where she led her squad to a 101-11 mark ... named 2007 EA Sports, USA Today, Street & Smith's and Parade first team All-America ... Gatorade State Player of the Year, AP State Player of the Year and D.C. All-Met Player of the Year as a senior ... McDonald's All-America ... named MVP of the McDonald's game with 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists ... played in the WBCA H.S. All-America game scoring nine points and totaling five rebounds ... two-time District Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... earned four-time All-District, District Player of the Year, first team All-Defensive, District Tournament Team, first team All-Region, Region Player of the Year, VHSCA first team All-State and Associated Press (AP) AAA first team All-State ... collected career totals of 2,598 points (23.2), 910 rebounds (8.1), 519 steals (4.6), 504 assists (4.4) and 181 blocks (1.6) ... over her career, notched five triple-doubles, including two during her senior year ... in the state record books, she was second in points (2,598), third in assists (504), third in steals (519) and 10th in three-point field goals made (124) ... registered 56 career double-doubles ... led Oakton to the regular season championships each of her four years and district tournament champions as a sophomore, junior and senior ... set school game records for points (36), assists (12), steals (11) and rebounds (17) ... set school season records for points (781) ... notched school career records for points, assists, steals and rebounds ... as a senior, averaged 26.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.1 steals, 4.8 assists and 1.5 blocks ... her 781 points as a senior ranked sixth all-time in state history ... led Oakton to a 27-3 mark and totaled 16 double-doubles during senior year ... named Sportswoman of the Year by the Fairfax County Women in Sports Awards ... in the final recruiting rankings, was fourth (Blue Star Report), fifth (All-Star Girls Report) and eighth (Hoopgurlz) ... was the youngest invitee to the 2006 USA Basketball U18 National Team trials ... as a junior, averaged 24.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 4.5 steals, and 1.1 blocks while leading her team to a 25-1 record ... earned third team Street & Smith's and Parade All-America ... USA Today Super 25 All-America squad member ... state player of the year as a junior and senior ... posted 10 double-doubles and one triple-double ... averaged 21.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 1.6 blocks as a sophomore ... named sixth team Street & Smith's All-America ... led Oakton to a region championship in 2004-05 ... collected a career-best 18 double-doubles and one triple-double ... poured in 20.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.9 steals, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks as a freshman ... had one triple-double and 12 double-doubles ... member of the Fairfax Stars AAU squad, which was National Champions in 2003 and ranked as high as fifth nationally in 2006 ... was manager of the lacrosse state championship team as a junior ... registered a 3.5 grade point average ... member of the Leadership Council at Oakton.

Personal: Full name is Jasmine Loretta Thomas ... born September 30, 1989 in Fairfax, Va. ... daughter of Johnnie and Sharon Thomas ... has one brother, Darrell (24) ... majoring in sociology.

Up Close with Thomas:

My future goals on the court and off are... To win an ACC and a national championship, and to graduate and be successful in everything.

The weirdest noise I can make is... The sound of wind blowing.

The reality TV show I want to be on is... The Hills.

A weird fact not many people know about me is... That I love school supplies.

My best off the court moment at Duke has been... Forming a friendship with little Bella and her wonderful family.

My secret addiction is... Homemade brownies.

The place I would go to if I could fly is... Italy.

My ideal jobs after Duke are... Anything to do with Marketing, Event Planning, and/or Management.

To me, being a Blue Devil means... Loyalty, diversity, education, accountability, excellence, sportsmanship, commitment, integrity, respect.

If I could spend three hours doing anything, it would be... Eating baked goods.

My biggest inspiration is... My family.

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