====== Jake Thomas ======
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  * **Number:** 23
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6'3"
  * **Weight:** 185 lbs
  * **Birthday:** June 22, 1991
  * **Hometown:** Racine, Wisconsin
  * **High School:** Saint Catherine's

===== Saint Catherine's High-School =====

Key part of Racine St. Catherine's run to the WIAA Division 3 state championship in 2008-09 ... Averaged 15.1 points as a senior along with 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game ... Named to the AP All-State third team ... Named to the AP's All-State tournament team ... Scored career-high 34 points in the WIAA Division 3 state semifinals ... In 2007-08, he averaged 13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game ... Shot 42 percent from three-point range and 83 percent from the free-throw line .. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.3 points per game and hit 51 percent of his three-point attempts.

===== South Dakota University =====

=== 2009-2010 ===
Named to the Great West Conference's All-Newcomer team and All-GWC honorable mention after posting one of the best freshman seasons in USD history ... Played in all 32 games as a guard and missed one start due to a wrist injury ... Averaged 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals in a team-high 32.6 minutes per game ... Posted 22 double-figure scoring games, including topping the 20-point mark in five games, while leading USD in scoring in eight contests.

=== 2010-2011 ===
Shares South Dakota's single-game record for three pointers after making 10 against Chicago State (2/26/11) ... Also is eighth all-time in three-pointers made in South Dakota history (178) ... All-Great West Conference honorable mention selection ... Two-time GWC Player of the Week ... Set a single-game school record with 10 three-pointers in win over Chicago State (2/26/11) ... Appeared in 31 of USD's 33 games , starting 21 ... Averaged 13.6 points per game, third on the team ... Scored a career- high of 40 against Chicago State (2/26/11) ... Scored in double figures in 19 games while scoring over 20 points in eight of those games.

===== Personal =====
Born June 22, 1991 in Racine, Wis. ... Son of Greg and Jill Thomas ... Has one brother, Bryan ... majoring in communication studies.