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	Class	Position	Height	Weight
	2013	SG	6'3"	170 lb.
	School		AAU
	Onalaska (WI) HS		Wisconsin Playmakers

Rankings

Rivals: (#55 overall)
Scout: (#17 SG / #78 overall)
ESPN: 84 (#26 SG / #83 overall)
24/7: NR (SG)
Wishoops: (#4 player in 2013)

Previous Rankings: 4 stars (#104 overall) > 3 stars (#131 overall) by Rivals (as of 8/28/12); 4 stars (#20 SG/#87 overall) > 3 stars (#22 SG) > NR by Scout; 91 (#23 SG) > 86 (#57 SG) by ESPN; 5 stars (#2 player in 2013) by Wishoops

Honors

2012 First Team All-State (AP)
2012 First Team All-State - Div. 2 (WBCA)
2012 Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year
2011 Third Team All-State (AP)
2011 First Team All-State - Div. 2 (WBCA)
2011 Mississippi Valley Conference Co-Player of the Year

Statistics

2011-12: Junior (Onalaska) - Wishoops.net
2010-11: 16.5 ppg | Sophomore (Onalaska) - Wishoops.net
2009-10: 10.2 ppg | Freshman (Onalaska) - Wishoops.net

Verbally committed on June 14, 2012

Onalaska's Matt Thomas chooses Iowa State (La Crosse Tribune)
Guard picks Cyclones over Wisconsin (Des Moines Register)

At long last, Bo Ryan could no longer resist taking the plunge and offered Thomas a scholarship late Thursday, Jan. 19, to play at Wisconsin. Minnesota was the first Big Ten school to extend a scholarship to Thomas, following offers from Iowa State, Creighton, UW-Green Bay and Northern Iowa. Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg and Virginia's Tony Bennett have put in the most work on Thomas prior to the offer from UW, while Boston College and Northwestern also had offered scholarships. In the end, Iowa State and Virginia were Thomas' finalists.

Recent Press

2012
06.11: Thomas narrows choices to Iowa State, Virginia (La Crosse Tribune)
04.06: Onalaska's Thomas in no rush to pick a college (Journal-Sentinel)
03.18: Thomas' 30 leads Onalaska to WIAA Div 2 title (Janesville Gazette)
03.17: No doubting Thomas, Onalaska (Wisconsin State Journal)
03.04: Family tragedy and glory help shape Onalaska's Matt Thomas (La Crosse Tribune)
02.11: Thomas powers Onalaska past G-E-T (La Crosse Tribune)
01.20: Onalaska's Thomas picks up scholarship offer from Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan (Wishoops.net)
01.18: Hilltoppers smother Cardinals (La Crosse Tribune)
01.14: Thomas fends off Owatonna's swarming defense to lead Onalaska boys (La Crosse Tribune)
01.08: Big-game aura leads into lopsided result (La Crosse Tribune)
01.07: Onalaska boys suffer first loss on tip-in (La Crosse Tribune)

2011
12.30: Observations from the 2011 WBBY Shootout (WBBY.com)
07.09: Wisconsin Guard Matt Thomas Receives Gopher Hoops Offer (Gopherhole.com)
07.08: Next Level Invitational Pool Play Recap (NY2LASports.com)
05.10: Wisconsin Shooter Matt Thomas Makes U Campus Visit (Gopherhole.com)

Audio / Video

Highlights: Matt Thomas - Swish 'N Dish Spring Warmup - YouTube (05.14.12)
Highlights: Highlight Zone - WKBT (02.10.12)
Game: Onalaska 56, Sun Prairie 36 - WSN (12.27.11)
Game: Onalaska 59, Oshkosh 51 - WSN (12.26.11)
Highlights: Matt Thomas (7/14/11) - Vimeo (07.14.11)
Highlights: Matt Thomas 7/7/11 - Vimeo (07.07.11)
Highlights: Matt Thomas, 2 - Vimeo (05.22.11)
Highlights: Matt Thomas - Vimeo (05.21.11)

Additional Info

2011-12 Schedule | 2010-11 | La Crosse Tribune