2017-18 (M) Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Khyri Thomas
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Benson
Bio
Updated Biography (PDF)
2017-18: Junior at Creighton
• Named Second Team All-BIG EAST after being named preseason Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST in 2017-18.
• Shared BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year accolades in 2016-17 before winning the recognition outright in 2017-18. He joins an elite group of two-time winners, including Kris Dunn, Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo and Patrick Ewing.
• Scored in double-figures while making 50 percent or better of his shots from the field in 13 of his last 15 games, and hitting 60 percent or better of his shots in 10 of those contests.
• Ranked third in the BIG EAST with 1.7 steals per game.
• Ranks 30th in Creighton history with 1,140 career points.
• Has scored in double-figures in all but four games this season, and made a three-pointer in all but seven contests.
• Ranked as nation’s 67th best player by NBCSports.com and 70th-best by CBSSports.com in the preseason.
• The 11 players named to the All-Conference Team that faced Creighton averaged 15.2 ppg., against the Bluejays, compared to 18.9 ppg., in all other league contests, with most being guarded by Thomas.
• Elite defender who has already held Yale’s Miye Oni (3-12 FG, 9 points), Baylor’s Manu Lecomte (2-8, 9), SIUE’s Daniel Kinchen (2-6, 6), Gonzaga’s Josh Perkins (0-2, 6), North Dakota’s Geno Crandall (1-5, 3), Nebraska’s Glynn Watson Jr. (4-14, 8), UMES’ Miryne Thomas (1-11, 2), Seton Hall’s Khadeen Carrrington (0-6, 4), St. John’s Shamorie Ponds (3-11, 7) and Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett (3-9, 6) to single-figures.
• Torched Yale for 22 points vs. Yale in season-opener, making 10-of-12 field goals (11/10).
• Had 24 points to go with 11 rebounds and 5 assists in win at No. 20 Northwestern (11/15).
• His dunk vs. Butler (1/9) was No. 3 on the #SCTop10 highlight reel.
• Finished with 22 points and three steals in win over Georgetown (1/27).
• Scored a career-high 26 points against Marquette (2/17), including team’s final 14 points.
• Drained his first five three-point attempts and scored 24 points in win over No. 3 Villanova (Feb. 24).
• Owns 11 games this season with three or more steals, including a high of five on Feb. 27 vs. DePaul.
• Approached a triple-double vs. DePaul (2/27) with 16 points, eight rebounds eight assists and five steals, the nation’s only 16/8/8/5 game this season.
• Closed regular-season with 24 points, nine rebounds and four steals at Marquette (3/3).
• Scored in double-figures in 15 straight games from Nov. 15 - Jan. 10.
• Leads team in steals, second in assists and scoring and third in rebounds.
2016-17: Sophomore at Creighton
• Averaged 12.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game while starting all 35 contests.
• Led the team with 52 steals.
• Tabbed BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Creighton’s second player ever to those honors for a league, joining Gregory Echenique in 2011-12 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
• Defensive prowess has been nicknamed “Khyrifense”, with a promotional highlight video produced by White & Blue Review available at http://tinyurl.com/Khyrifense.
• Contributed 16 points and six rebounds in season-opening win over UMKC (Nov. 11).
• Led Creighton with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting in win over No. 9 Wisconsin (Nov. 15).
• Produced his first double-double with 18 points, career-high 12 rebounds and four steals in win over Buffalo (Nov. 29).
• Showed off his all-around game with nine points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in win vs. Akron (Dec. 3).
• Had seven points and 10 rebounds in win at Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Led team in steals, ranked second on the team in rebounding, blocked shots and assists, and was third in three-pointers made.
• Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio, eighth in assists per game, eighth in steals per game, eighth in rebounds per game, 11th in field goal percentage and 11th in three-point percentage.
• In league play only, was third in assists per game, sixth in rebounds per game and eighth in steals per game.
• Had 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals during win vs. Seton Hall (Dec. 28).
• Totaled 16 points and five rebounds in win at Providence (Jan. 7).
• Had 14 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in a win vs. No. 12 Butler (Jan. 11) while hounding Bulldog star Kelan Martin into 3-for-14 shooting and a season-low seven points.
• Had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists in win at Xavier (Jan. 16), then added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists in rematch (Feb. 4).
• Led team with 18 points and seven rebounds and six assists vs. DePaul (Jan. 28).
• Made 4-of-5 treys and had 15 points in road win at No. 16 Butler (Jan. 31).
• Tied career-high with seven assists and added 12 points and five rebounds in win at DePaul (Feb. 11).
• Finished with 17 points and five assists at No. 2 Villanova (Feb. 25).
• Flirted with a triple-double on Feb. 28 vs. St. John’s, finishing with 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
• Set a career-high with 23 points at Marquette (March 4), adding seven rebounds and five assists.
• Paced team with 19 points during BIG EAST Tournament win vs. Providence (March 9), then added career-high eight assists the next night vs. Xavier.
• Made a three-pointer in each of team’s last 14 games.
2015-16: Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 6.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, starting 28-of-34 contests.
• Upped those averages to 12.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in three NIT games.
• Became first true freshman since 1988 (Latrell Wrightsell) to start CU’s first exhibition game, then became third true freshman in 20+ years (Ryan Sears, Doug McDermott) to start the regular-season opener.
• Started team’s first 24 games.
• Scored 18 points against Texas Southern (Nov. 14), most by any Bluejay freshman in a debut since 2007.
• Scored in double-figures with 11 points at No. 14 Indiana (Nov. 19).
• Sank 8-of-11 shots and scored 18 points in 17 minutes vs. Western Illinois (Nov. 28).
• Drained 9-of-10 shots from the floor, including 4-of-4 trifectas, to score 22 points in 28 minutes at Loyola (Chicago) (Dec. 5). His shooting percentage was the second-best (min. 8 FG made) by a Bluejay since 1994, and his 22 points were the most by a CU freshman in a road game since Rodney Buford had 22 points on Feb. 3, 1996.
• Approached a triple-double with nine rebounds, seven points and seven assists vs. Nebraska (Dec. 9) after entering the game with five assists in CU’s first eight games.
• Made 5-of-6 shots and totaled 13 points and eight rebounds in win vs. IUPUI (Dec. 12).
• Had 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists vs. Coppin State (Dec. 28).
• Finished with 15 points, eight rebounds, two assists and three steals vs. Alabama in his NIT debut (March 15).
• Scored in double-figures during consecutive games for the first time when he followed up the Alabama game with 13 points vs. Wagner (March 19).
• Third on the team with 12 dunks.
Summer 2015: Italy Trip
• Tied for team lead in rebounds (6.3 rpg.) and was second in scoring (13.7 ppg.), assists (3.0 apg.) and steals (2.7 spg.) on Italy trip.
• Sank 18-of-29 field goal attempts (62.1 percent).
Fork Union Military Academy
• Averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game.
• Fork Union Military Academy is located in Fork Union, Va., and counts Vinny Testaverde, Eddie George and Cardale Jones as famous alums.
• Fork Union Military Academy has a strict curfew, requires uniforms while on campus, allows only restricted use of computers and television, and does not permit cell phones.
• Coached by Matt Donohue.
Benson High School
• Led the state of Nebraska’s Class A scorers as a senior with 19.2 points per game, and surpassed 1,000 career points in his high school career.
• Also averaged 6.9 rebounds per contest.
• Named the captain of the 100th Omaha World-Herald’s 2014 All-Nebraska Team after leading the Bunnies to the state tournament.
• Scored 78 points at the 2014 state tournament to lead Class A.
• Coached at Benson by former Creighton big man Donnie Johnson.
• Was awarded NebraskaHSHoops.com’s inaugural “Mr. Basketball” award, given to the top male high school player in Nebraska.
Awards & Honors
2015-16 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/16
2016-17 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
2016-17 CollegeInsider.com Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team
Personal
• Born May 8, 1996.
• Son of Kelvin Eddie and Lakisha Hazley.
• Has siblings Kiki (24) and Raevyn (20).
• Is a marketing major.
• Nickname is “Tazz”.
• Favorite school tradition is Welcome Week.
• If he could play 1-on-1 vs. anyone, it’d be Kobe Bryant.
• Favorite sports memory is dunking.
• His sports hero, Kawhi Leonard, plays for his favorite team, the San Antonio Spurs.
• If he could meet anyone, it’d be Dr. Umar Johnson.
• Beyoncé as his ideal dinner guest.
• Favorite historical leader is Frederick Douglass.
• Favorite Instagram account to follow is The Shade Room.
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