![]() ![]() McKale Center□□Footprint Center #MadeForIt x #ProCats /sESV5ebAbJĪ publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. Some action of Thomas in her first WNBA game: Naturally, Thomas laughs and smiles as she walks to the locker room before the season opener. Once a Wildcat, forever a Wildcat❤️ #MadeForIt x #ProCats /5UQzjTNHQi Get ready for the list to grow through the years. Thomas is the second WNBA player Barnes and her staff has produced. “This is crazy…being able to see this finally come true & playing in Arizona.” alum ahead of her first game with the □ /NcxRb4OTGUīarnes with the Thomas jersey (will be available for the public any day now) and is about to get a Dream jersey with McDonald’s number and name.Īll I need is Dream Jersey! /9HykUPuTQf Thomas stops for an interview before her first WNBA game, already showing her candid and welcoming ways that made her so popular with the Wildcats. Thomas’ first assist in the WNBA – a pass for a 3-pointer by Sophie Cunningham.Įverybody eats. I caught up with former star hours before her debut. ![]() ![]() Love the WNBA! /vfxlrVvR4Vĭamien Alameda of KOLD-TV interviewed Thomas before the game and Thomas was her normal charasmatic self: Sam with her parents Derek and Julie and coach Adia Barnes after the game:Īfter game photos. Sam Thomas: undrafted rookie to WNBA player. Emmitt Thomas: undrafted rookie to NFL HOFer. Emmitt Thomas is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time All-Pro. #4TheValley | #WNBATwitter /Vaq9MM259lĭerek Thomas, Sam’s father, posted this tweet about his father Emmitt, Sam’s grandfather, who took on a similar path to stardom in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. Skylar Diggins-Smith with high praise for rookie Sam Thomas. ![]() It was great that she actually got an opportunity as a rookie to get out here tonight in the first game … Her future’s bright in this league. This is literally just the beginning for her. Keeps her head down, is a great teammate on the floor. Here are some of the social media reactions of Thomas’ debut (note - Aari McDonald begins her second season in the WNBA with the Atlanta Dream tonight in Dallas against the Wings):ĭiggins-Smith had some high praise for Thomas: “She’s learning and she’s been great all camp. She had a rebound and an assist and missed her only attempt from the field - a 3-pointer. The Mercury had a plus-6 advantage in the score when Thomas played. Thomas, an undrafted free agent, did her part in the eight minutes she played, leading the team with a plus-6 on the +/- metric the WNBA uses to gauge the scoring shift when a player is on the court. “Maybe if it was a team full of rookies, we would’ve let down, but they’re just giving positive words of encouragement,” Thomas said of veterans such as Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles and Skylar Diggins-Smith. Sam Thomas, one of the most popular players in Arizona history of any sport, played her first game in the WNBA on Friday night with the Phoenix Mercury, and Thomas took the 106-88 season-opening loss to the Las Vegas Aces at the Footprint Center in Phoenix as a learning experience. ![]()
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