North Carolina State University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 4
LJ Thomas
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plant City, Fla.
- High School:
- Bull Durham Prep (N.C.)
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
2022-23 – Freshman Season: ACC Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team … ACC Honor Roll … Appeared in 30 games … Averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game … Finished season with 73 points, 62 rebounds, 16 assists and 15 steals … Shot 48.3 percent from the field, including 47.4 percent from three-point range … Made collegiate debut on 11/7 vs. Austin Peay … Scored 12 points in second-career collegiate game, shooting 5-of-7 from the field in win over FIU on 11/15 … Scored season-best 14 points, had season-high four steals and season-high tying five rebounds in win over Furman on 12/13 … Had season-high three assists vs. Louisville on 12/22 and vs. Duke on 1/4.
High School: Ranked as a four-star prospect by ESPN … Ranked as No. 138 overall prospect in the country by 247Sports … Attended Bull City Prep in Durham, N.C. … Averaged 18.5 points, 4.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 44 percent from the field in the 2020-21 season … Helped lead team to semifinals of Phenom Hoop State Championship … Played junior season at Camp Jewell House Academy in Conyers, Ga. … Helped lead Panthers to a 28-4 record and earned All-Region honors … Played freshman and sophomore seasons for Columbia High School in Decatur, Ga. … As a sophomore, averaged 18.0 points and 3.2 assists per game … Shot 42 percent from three-point range … Had a season-best 36 points in a game against Millers Grove … Named HoopSeen’s AAAAA Sophomore of the Year for the 2018-19 season … Played AAU basketball for Team Loaded.
High School: Ranked as a four-star prospect by ESPN … Ranked as No. 138 overall prospect in the country by 247Sports … Attended Bull City Prep in Durham, N.C. … Averaged 18.5 points, 4.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 44 percent from the field in the 2020-21 season … Helped lead team to semifinals of Phenom Hoop State Championship … Played junior season at Camp Jewell House Academy in Conyers, Ga. … Helped lead Panthers to a 28-4 record and earned All-Region honors … Played freshman and sophomore seasons for Columbia High School in Decatur, Ga. … As a sophomore, averaged 18.0 points and 3.2 assists per game … Shot 42 percent from three-point range … Had a season-best 36 points in a game against Millers Grove … Named HoopSeen’s AAAAA Sophomore of the Year for the 2018-19 season … Played AAU basketball for Team Loaded.