Thomas named to preseason all-SLC Team first team
10/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 19, 2005
PLANO, Texas - The University of Texas at Arlington forward Steven Thomas was selected to the preseason all-conference first-team, the league annunced on Wednesday.
Thomas (Fort Worth, Texas) earned first-team all-SLC honors last season after leading the conference in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and finished third in scoring (17.1 ppg). The 6-5 senior scored in double figures in 23-of-28 games to along with 10 double-doubles. Thomas also had three 30-point games, which included a 32-point effort in a victory over Texas-Tyler. Last season he became the newest member of the Texas-Arlington 1000-point Club, Thomas currently ranks 14th on the all-time scoring list with 1,027 points in his three years in a Maverick uniform.
Thomas is joined on the first team by four seniors, Marcus Clark (SFA), Alan Daniels (Lamar), Jermaine Wallace (Northwestern State) and Ricky Woods (SE Louisiana).
The Mavericks open their campaign at the 11th Annual Black Coaches Association (BCA) Classic in Seattle, Wash., on Sunday, Nov. 13. The three-day, eight-team exempt tournament, hosted by the University of Washington, features four games each day and concludes with the championship game on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Texas-Arlington will open against Miami (Fla.) at 2 p.m. (PT) on Nov. 13. The other teams in the tournament are Air Force, Morgan State, UNC-Greensboro, Northern Arizona and Wisconsin-Green Bay.
2005-06 Preseason First-Team All-Southland Conference Name University Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown
Alan Daniels Lamar F Sr. 6-6 Tulsa, Okla. Ricky Woods Southeastern Louisiana F Sr. 6-6 New Orleans, La. Steven Thomas Texas-Arlington F Sr. 6-5 Fort Worth, Texas Jermaine Wallace Northwestern State G Sr. 6-3 Heflin, La. Marcus Clark Stephen F. Austin G Sr. 5-10 Marshall, Texas
2005-06 Preseason Second-Team All-Southland Conference Name University Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown
Chris Jordan Sam Houston State G Sr. 6-4 Hitchcock, Texas Jermaine Spencer Northwestern State F Jr. 6-7 New Iberia, La. Andre Owens Texas-San Antonio G Sr. 6-3 Irving, Texas Thomas Fairley Lamar F Sr. 6-9 Long Beach, Miss. Clifton Lee Northwestern State F Sr. 6-7 Boyce, La.
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