Outlook

Lisa Thomas is a true point guard with a high basketball IQ … Possesses great vision and quickness … An excellent passer and runs the floor well.

Freshman 2^nd-Year 2021-22

Played in 20 games … Averaged 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Was JCCC’s game leader in assists three times … Tallied four points in wins over North Platte (1-5-22), Neosho County (1-29-22) and No. 4 Labette (2-9-22) … Also dished out four assists against the nationally ranked Cardinals … Led JCCC’s bench with a career high 11 points along with four rebounds and three assists in a 70-60 win over No. 5-rannked Labette in the Region 6/Plains District Championship Game … Made three field goals and was a perfect 5-of-5 at the free throw line.

Freshman Year 2020-21

Played in 23 games … Averaged 2.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … Shot 43.8 percent from the field and 67.6 percent at the free throw line … Finished with five points and five rebounds in a 92-46 win over Missouri Valley JV (2-2-21) … Established her career highs for points with nine and rebounds with eight, along with three assists, in an 86-38 win over Metropolitan (2-24-21) … Hit 4-of-6 shots and a free throw … Connected on all three of her field goal attempts and both free throws for eight points in a 65-28 win at Hesston (3-6-21) … Finished with seven points and two steals in a 67-59 loss to Kansas City Kansas in the Region VI Championship Game (4-10-21) … Was a key player off the bench during the NJCAA D-II National Tournament, averaging 4.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists … Had two points, five rebounds and three assists in JCCC’s 86-49 win over Grand Rapids in the first round of the tournament (4-21-21) … Led JCCC with nine rebounds and five assists, along with two points in a 63-60 win over Iowa Central in the quarterfinals (4-22-21) … Provided eight points and three boards in a 69-56 win over Illinois Central in the national semifinals (4-23-21) … Was second on the team with eight points, and added four rebounds and three assists in the 53-49 loss to Lake Land in the National Championship Game (4-24-21) ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3.60 and 3.79.

High School

Was a two-year starter for coach Katrina Johnigan at Center High School, Kansas City, Mo. … Earned Missouri All-Class 4 District 13 first-team honors as a junior … Earned All-Tournament as the Neosho Holiday Classic as a junior … Averaged 21.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a junior, and 25.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists her senior season … Played club basketball for Missouri Phenom. 

Born

Born Lisa E. Thomas on August 12, 2000, in Brooklyn, N.Y. … Daughter of Oniel and Elizabeth Thomas … Has three siblings, Eliza, Oniel and Anthony … Majoring in education … Also recruited by Highland Community College … Favorite food is seafood … Favorite restaurant is Red Lobster … Favorite movie is Cheetah Girls … Favorite book is Breath: A Letter to My Sons … Favorite music entertainer is Queen … Favorite sports team is the Miami Heat … Her greatest sports moment was scoring 32 points in a game.