Charles Thomas

Thomas at the Ukrainian League All-Star game in February 2012
No. 21 – Peñarol
Position	Power forward / center
Personal information
Born	(1986-01-21) January 21, 1986 (age 38) Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school	Callaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College	Arkansas (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008	Atletico Biguá
2008	Forssan Koripojat
2008–2009	Široki Eronet
2009–2010	Ferro-ZNTU
2010–2011	Azovmash
2011–2012	Dnipro
2012–2013	Cherkaski Mavpy
2013	Chorale Roanne
2013–2014	Sagesse Beirut
2014	ASU Sports Club
2014	Lukoil Academic
2015	Sagesse
2015–2016	Maccabi Ashdod
2016–2017	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2017–2018	Pallacanestro Cantù
2019	Legnano Knights
2019	Trotamundos
2019–2020	Ravenna
2020–2021	Givova Scafati
2021–2022	Hermine Nantes Basket
2022–present	Peñarol
Career highlights and awards
Bosnian League champion (2009) Ukrainian Cup winner (2010) Ukrainian League MVP (2010) 2× Ukrainian League All-Star (2010, 2012) Israeli League All-Star (2017)

Charles Price Thomas III (born January 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Peñarol of the LUB. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas before playing professionally in Uruguay, Bosnia, Ukraine, France, Lebanon, Jordan, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy and Venezuela.

Thomas attended Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas, where he averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in his senior year. Thomas earned a spot in the 2008 SEC All-Tournament Team.^[1]

In 2008, Thomas started his professional career with the Uruguayan team Atletico Biguá. Later that season he joined the Bosnian team Široki Eronet.^[1] Thomas won the 2009 Bosnian League Championship with Široki.

In 2009, Thomas joined the Ukrainian team Ferro-ZNTU for the 2009–10 season. Thomas averaged 20 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Thomas won the 2010 Ukrainian Cup with Ferro-ZNTU, while earning the Ukrainian League MVP honors.^[1]

On July 8, 2010, Thomas signed a one-year deal with Azovmash.^[2] Thomas helped Azovmash reach the 2011 Ukrainian Cup Finals, where they eventually lost to Dnipro.

In 2012, Thomas joined Dnipro for the 2011–12 season.^[1] On November 23, 2011, Thomas recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 11-of-17 from the field, along with seven rebounds and three assists in an 83–70 win over his former team Ferro-ZNTU.^[3]

On August 9, 2012, Thomas signed a one-year deal with Cherkaski Mavpy.^[4] Thomas finished the season as the League fifth-leading scorer with 16.9 points per game. Thomas helped the team reach the 2013 Ukrainian League Quarterfinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Ferro-ZNTU.

On June 23, 2013, Thomas signed with the French team Chorale Roanne for the 2013–14 season.^[5] However, on November 7, 2013, he parted ways with Roanne after appearing in five games.^[6]

On December 24, 2013, Thomas signed a one-year deal with the Lebanese team Sagesse Beirut.^[7]

On May 16, 2014, Thomas signed with the Jordanian team ASU Sports Club for the rest of the season.^[8]

On August 7, 2014, Thomas signed a one-year deal with the Bulgarian team Lukoil Academic.^[9] However, on December 30, 2014, he parted ways with the team after appearing in 16 games for them.

On January 16, 2015, Thomas returned to Sagesse Beirut for a second stint. In 7 games played for Sagesse, he averaged 17.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

On March 31, 2015, Thomas signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod for the rest of the season.^[10]

On July 24, 2015, Thomas re-signed with Ashdod for the 2015–16 season.^[11] On February 4, 2016, Thomas was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in January.^[12] On February 24, 2016, Thomas recorded a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 13-of-15 from the field, along with two steals and two blocks in an 86–84 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion.^[13]

In his second season with Ashdod, Thomas finished the season as the league second-leading scorer with 19.1 points, while also averaging 5.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Thomas helped Ashdod reach the 2016 Israeli State Cup Final, where they eventually lost Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On July 31, 2016, Thomas signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.^[14] On October 19, 2016, Thomas recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 8-of-16 from the field, along with three rebounds and two steals in a 72–64 win over Kataja.^[15] On April 18, 2017, Thomas participated in the 2017 Israeli League All-Star Game. In 52 games played during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Thomas helped Rishon LeZion reach the 2017 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem in the semifinals.

On July 31, 2017, Thomas signed with the Italian team Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2017–18 season.^[16] Thomas helped Cantù reach the 2018 Italian Cup Semifinals where they eventually lost to Brescia.

On January 9, 2019, Thomas signed with Legnano Knights of the Italian Serie A2 Basket for the rest of the season.^[17] In 21 games played for Legnano, he led the league in scoring with 24.6 points per game, to go with 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

On July 18, 2019, Thomas signed with Ravenna for the 2019–20 season.^[18]

On June 30, 2020, he has signed with Givova Scafati of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.^[19]

On August 25, 2021, Thomas signed with Hermine Nantes Basket of the French LNB Pro B.^[20]

In September 2022, Thomas joined the Uruguayan side Peñarol.^[21]

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