Tyler Thomas

Tyler Thomas (born February 2, 2000) is an American basketball player who graduated from Hofstra University in 2024, and is now playing professionally in Hungary with Alba Fehérvár.

Early life Thomas was born in New York City and has a younger brother, Tanner, who is also a basketball player. He attended Amity Regional High School. As a senior, Thomas led the team to the CIAC state championship game and was named the New Haven Register’s Area MVP, finishing his career with 1,531 points for the Spartans. He opted to do a postgraduate year at Williston Northampton School and received All-NEPSAC honors. Thomas committed to play college basketball at Sacred Heart over Merrimack.

College career Thomas averaged 5.6 points per game as a freshman on a team led by E. J. Anosike. As a junior, Thomas averaged 16.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, earning Third Team All-NEC honors. He decided to transfer to Hofstra after the season. On January 26, 2024, Thomas passed the 2,000-point threshold in a win against William & Mary. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named CAA Player of the Year.

Professional career

After playing in two games for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Summer League, Thomas signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A) on August 9, 2024.