Malik Thomas (born February 4, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans, San Francisco Dons and Virginia Cavaliers.
High school career Thomas attended Damien High School in La Verne, California. During his time at Damien, he became the school's all-time leading scorer. As a junior, Thomas averaged 25.4 points and seven rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 21.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. As a result, he was named the Gatorade California Boys Basketball Player of the Year. A four-star recruit, Thomas committed to play college basketball at the University of Southern California.
College career Thomas played sparingly for two seasons at USC, before transferring to the University of San Francisco. As a senior, in his second season with San Francisco, Thomas emerged as the team's leading scorer. He also emerged as one of the West Coast Conference's leading scorers.
On May 10, 2025, Thomas announced his decision to transfer to the University of Virginia to play for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Professional career On July 21, 2026, he signed with Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| USC || 9 || 0 || 2.0 || .167 || .000 || .500 || .1 || .1 || .1 || .0 || .3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| USC || 27 || 0 || 8.1 || .365 || .263 || .737 || 1.0 || .3 || .4 || .0 || 2.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| San Francisco || 33 || 21 || 23.2 || .474 || .400 || .861 || 2.7 || .5 || .8 || .0 || 12.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| San Francisco | 34 || 34 || 31.8 || .444 || .394 || .851 || 3.9 || 2.1 || 1.6 || .1 || 19.9
References
External links San Francisco Dons bio USC Trojans bio Virginia Cavaliers bio