Alyssa Thomas

As of Aug. 15, 2022

Invited to attend 2022 USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp from Sept. 6-12 in Las Vegas.
Named to the 2022 USA World Cup Qualifying Team on Feb. 7, 2022.
One of six then-collegiate athletes who participated in the 2013 USA National Team minicamp Oct. 4-6 in Las Vegas.
Named to the 2012 USA 3x3 World Championship Team, but was unable to participate and withdrew.
Participated in the 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team and 2010 USA U18 National Team trials.

Drafted: No. 4 in 2014 by the New York Liberty and traded to the Connecticut Sun the dame day.
WNBA All-Star: 2017, 2019, 2022
WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2014
WNBA steals leader: 2020
WNBA All-Defensive first team: 2020
WNBA All-Defensive second team: 2017, 2019
Has played in 239 WNBA regular season games with 229 starts, and amassed 2,847 points (11.9 ppg), 1,665 rebounds (7.0 rpg), 830 assists (3.5 apg) and 359 steals (1.5 spg).
In 2022 with the Sun, averaged career highs of 13.4 points and 6.1 assists along with 8.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals as the team finished the regular season with a 25-11 record.
Missed most of the 2021 season recovering from an Achilles injury suffered in January 2021 (played in two games).
Competed professionally in the offseason in South Korea and Turkey before joining ZVVZ USK Prague in 2018. Aided the 2021-22 Prague team to the EuroLeague quarterfinals and an 8-4 record with two games to play in the regular season; averaged 13.3 points and 8.9 rebounds in nine EuroLeague contests this season.

During her four years, Maryland compiled a 109-27 record, advanced to four NCAA Tournaments, including the 2014 Final Four, 2012 Elite Eight and 2013 Sweet Sixteen, and earned the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title.
WBCA, USBWA All-American (2012, 2014).
Associated Press All-America first team (2012, 2014).
ACC Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014), All-ACC first team (2012, 2013, 2014) and second team (2011).
ACC Tournament MVP (2012) and ACC All-Tournament Team (2012, 2013).
ACC All-Freshman Team (2010) and a seven-time ACC Rookie of the Week recipient.

Born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
Daughter of Bobby Thomas and Tina Klotzbeecher-Thomas, has one younger brother, Devin, who played basketball at Wake Forest this year, and one younger sister, Alexia.
Majored in family science at Maryland.
Attended Central Dauphin High School (Pa.), where she led her class to 106 victories over four years, the most of any single class in that school’s history.
Finished her career as Central Dauphin’s all-time leading scorer with 2,289 points, which ranks among the top 50 all-time leading scorers in Pennsylvania history.
Parade Magazine All-America first team (2010).
USA Today All-USA third team (2010).
Associated Press Pennsylvania Class 4A Player of the Year (2010).
Helped lead Central Dauphin to a Pennsylvania Class 4A championship as a sophomore in 2007-08, scoring 30 points in a second-round upset of top-seeded Downingtown East.

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