Joe Thomasson

Joe Thomasson (born August 16, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player for Panionios of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He played college basketball for State Fair Community College and Wright State.

Early and personal life Thomasson was born in Dayton, Ohio. His parents are Joseph E Thomasson Sr and Autumn Daye Bryant. He is tall, and weighs . In his senior year, he was the team captain and averaged 16 points per game, and was named All-Region. He averaged 14.2 points per game as a freshman, and was named Region 16 First Team. In 2015–16, he was fifth in the league with a .819 free throw percentage, sixth in the league in defensive rebounds, with 167, and seventh in assists, with 117.

Professional career Thomasson began his professional career with a four-game stint to start the 2016–17 season with Dinamo București in Romania.

In May 2020, Thomasson joined Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israel Basketball Premier League. He played for them between June 22 and July 26,

On July 7, 2021, Thomasson signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.

On July 11, 2022, Thomasson signed with Russian powerhouse Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He deleted his Twitter account after other Twitter users criticized him for signing with a Russian team, in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. He left the team in late December 2022.

On July 26, 2025, he signed with Tofaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

On December 31, 2025, he signed with Panionios of the Greek Basketball League.

National team career Thomasson is a member of the senior Georgian national team. He played with Georgia at the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Latvia and at the 2025 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers.

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EuroCup

Basketball Champions League

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