Former Randall Raider standout KJ Thomas recently announced via his social media that he has signed to continue his basketball career at West Texas A&M.
Thomas had spent the past two seasons playing at Division I UTEP and had committed to South Dakota in the spring. However, Thomas has decided to take a chance on returning home to play in front of his friends and family.
“I’m super excited to be coming back home to play and further my career,” Thomas said. “I’m grateful for the opportunity and I’m excited to play for coach Tom Brown and assistant Chris Gove. I can’t wait to play in front of my family again, and I love the way they play. They have a winning program and it fits my game perfect.”
WTAMU head coach Tom Brown echoed Thomas’ comment.
“KJ is a fantastic player on both ends of the court, he knows the game and has a toughness to him,” Brown said. “He has played a couple years and has competed at a high level. It will be fun to have KJ in the program as he knows how to win. KJ has a great family and we are excited to have him at WT.”
In his two seasons with the Minors, Thomas played in 55 games with 24 starts for the Miners over the last two years, averaging Thomas averaged 5.8 points to go with 3.0 assists and 2.4 rebounds. Thomas shot 69-of-169 (40.8 percent) from the floor including 18-of-68 (26.5 percent) from behind the arc and 74-of-102 (72.5 percent) from the free throw line with 89 rebounds, 106 assists and 43 steals.
The 6-1 guard led the Randall Raiders to the only two UIL state tournament appearances in school history in 2023 and 2024. He was the fourth ranked point guard in Texas as a senior, breaking Randall’s school record in scoring (2,592) and assists (583). KJ scored a school-record 50 points against Borger while also holding the school record for made three-pointers (133) in a single season.