Coach Bento-Jackson on Thomas: "Quinn providesthe threat of perimeter shooting. She has the ability to stretchthe defense therefore when she is on the floor opponents have toaccount for her."
AS A SENIOR IN 2004-05: A First Team All-WestCoast Conference honoree... is the 14th player in Bronco history toreach 1,000 career points... closed career with 1,089... named theteam's Most Valuable Player... led the WCC in three-point fieldgoals made per game (2.60), and ranked second in steals (2.28),fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.367), sixth in scoring(13.6) and eighth in assists (2.69)... was also the only guardlisted in the top 15 in the league for rebounding, ranking 11thwith a 5.0 average... ranked 15th nationally in three-point fieldgoals made per game... started 24 contests and saw action in 25games... missed six games due to a left knee injury suffered atPortland... scored in double figures in 19 games... made at leastfour threes on eight occasions... named to the Rainbow WahineClassic All-Tournament Team... led the team with 20 points againstFresno State... hit five three-pointers... added 16 points, eightrebounds and four assists at Hawaii... followed with a 16-point,six-assist, five-rebound effort against No. 14 Michigan State...netted 12 points and six rebounds vs. No. 3 Georgia... led the teamwith 12 points against No. 16 Minnesota... fought off illness torecord a career-high 25 points at Wisconsin, making five threes...bested that two days later, pouring in 33 of SCU's 69 points atUW-Green Bay... made seven threes, one short of program'sindividual game record... shot .500 from behind the arc... addedfive rebounds and four assists against the Phoenix... led the teamwith 16 points against Tulsa... followed with five treys and 22points against Nevada... led the team with 14 points againstPortland State... posted team's first double-double of the seasonwith an 11-point, 11-rebound performance at Gonzaga... added 21points and seven rebounds at Portland, netting five threes... didnot suit up against Loyola Marymount due to injury suffered atPortland... returned to action at Saint Mary's, netting sevenpoints and a team-high eight rebounds in 26 minutes... scored agame-high 18 points and eight rebounds at Pepperdine, hitting fourthrees in the first half, three of which came in a 72-secondspan... second three included 1,000th career point and came with3:33 remaining in the period... had a 17-point, 7-rebound, 6-stealnight against San Francisco... netted 11 points, six rebounds, fourassists and four steals against San Francisco in the WCC FirstRound... added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists against Gonzagain the WCC Final... posted five rebounds and three steals againstStanford in the NCAA First Round.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2003-04: Named to the All-WCCFirst Team... started 20 contests and saw action in 25 games...missed four games due to a back injury... averaged 10.5 points pergame, second on the team and 14th in the league... set SCU careermark for three-point field goals made, with 161... led the WCC inthree-point field goals made per game (2.28), and ranked eighth inthree-point field goal percentage (.356), 13th in assists (2.36),and 14th in steals (1.40)... was 6-12 from the three-point arcagainst UW-Green Bay to lead the team with 18 points in seasonopener... missed game against No. 10 Georgia... suited up but didnot play at Sacramento State... returned against BYU and led theteam as a reserve with 13 points... did not play against OklahomaState or San Jose State... returned against Alabama and notchedseven points in 12 minutes... made four threes at UT-San Antonio...celebrated 21st birthday at San Diego State, hitting a baselinethree with 18.3 seconds for the game-winner... hit second straightgame-winner at USF, with a 12-foot running jumper with 17 secondsremaining... scored a game-high 17 points against San Francisco,making five threes, and added a team-high eight rebounds... tiedcareer high with a 24-point performance against Saint Mary's...made four of her six threes in the second half as the Broncosmounted a comeback... scored a team-leading 18 points at Gonzaga...added five assists... hit five threes at Portland... third treygave her sole possession of second place on career three-pointfield goals made listing... scored 12 of her 14 points in thesecond half to lead SCU in a win at San Diego... added 13 pointsand four steals against San Diego... had six assists againstGonzaga... added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists againstPortland.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2002-03: Earned All-WCChonorable mention honors... started first 24 contests and had 30starts overall... did not start on senior night against SaintMary's but saw action in all 31 contests... scored in doublefigures on 20 occasions... ranked 24th nationally in three-pointfield goal percentage... ranked first in the league in three-pointfield goals made (2.55), third in three-point field goal percentage(.409), 10th in steals (1.74) and 11th in scoring (11.4)... has hitat least four three-pointers on 11 occasions... led the Broncoswith 14 points against Arkansas-Little Rock, hitting fourthree-pointers and going 5-11 from the field... added five reboundsin just 27 minutes of action... hit four more threes against TexasA&M... led the team with 14 points against Fresno State on 5-9shooting... went 4-8 from long range against Tulsa, adding fiverebounds and three blocks... posted a career-high 24 points atOregon, 15 of which came in the second half... went 6-9 from thefield, and 5-6 from behind the arc... made 7-8 free throws in thelast minute of play to secure the victory... also pulled down fiverebounds and played all 40 minutes for first time in career...added 10 points at San Jose State... hit five three pointers onseven attempts to lead the Broncos at Eastern Michigan... scored 23points against TCU on Jan. 6, her 20th birthday... recorded acareer-high eight assists in the WCC opener against San Diego...went 4-6 shooting from behind the arc against LMU... finished with14 points and a team-high five rebounds...hit five three-pointersat Saint Mary's... led all scorers with 19 points and added agame-high 10 rebounds for her first career double-double... madefour threes against Portland and finished with 18 points... madeback-to-back threes during the first half against the Pilots togive SCU a nine-point lead... hit a career-high six three-pointers,including three on consecutive possessions, during a Broncocomeback at San Diego... six threes in one game ties for fourthbest in school history... finished one point under career high,with 23, and played all 40 minutes... scored eight points in fourminutes to start the second half at LMU... hit a baseline threewith 13 seconds left in regulation to tie contest at Pepperdine...hit four threes against San Francisco... hit five threes to openWCC Tournament against LMU and finished with game-high 17 points...posted double-double against Gonzaga in the WCC Tournament, with 10points and 10 rebounds.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2001-02: Had a career nightagainst Gonzaga to open WCC play... tied a school record by makingall five three-point attempts, and was 7-7 overall from the fieldfor 19 points... added five rebounds in 20 minutes of action...followed that performance with 22 points against Portland as astarter... nailed another five three-pointers, all in the firsthalf, including three straight that made her at one point 8-8 onthe weekend... was named the WCC/Rawlings Player of the Week forthose performances... was the only freshman in the league to earnthe weekly recognition during the season... pulled down 13 reboundsagainst San Jose State... posted seven boards against Princeton andNo. 7 Stanford... saw action in 30 contests with two starts...missed first match against LMU due to injury... came off the benchagainst Temple and netted five points, four rebounds and twoassists in 18 minutes... hyperextended right wrist on Jan. 14, butable to play at San Diego two days later... her three-pointeragainst Saint Mary's in the semifinal of the WCC Tournament gavethe Broncos their first lead with five minutes remaining, erasingan 18-point first-half deficit... fractured left wrist during WCCChampionship contest vs. Pepperdine... was able to play in NCAAfirst round game vs. LSU... saw seven minutes of action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played guard for head coach DerekPowell at Kent-Meridian High School in Kent, Wash... named one ofUSA Today's top 25 players from the state of Washington... namedMVP of SPFL North League as a junior and senior... also namedPlayer of the Year for the South County Journal those years and wasthe Star Times and Tacoma News Tribune Player of the Year as asenior... averaged 18.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 steals percontest as a junior... scored a career-high 40 points with 11three-pointers as a senior while averaging 20 points per game...also played soccer and was a member of the track team.
PERSONAL: Full name is Quinn ElizabethThomas... born January 6, 1983 in Kent, Wash... parents are Billand Joanne Thomas... is the youngest of five siblings... sisterErin, 26, played basketball at Tacoma Community College... majoringin communication... participated in the Blue Angels Summer Leaguein Washington during the 2002 summer.
Thomas' Career Statistics
| Year | G-GS | MIN | FG-AT | PCT | 3P-AT | PCT | FT-AT | PCT | REB | AVG | PF-D | A | TO | B | S | TP | AVG |
| 01-02 | 30-2 | 473 | 47-129 | .364 | 25-81 | .309 | 15-19 | .789 | 99 | 3.3 | 43-0 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 27 | 134 | 4.5 |
| 02-03 | 31-30 | 959 | 120-278 | .432 | 79-193 | .409 | 34-52 | .654 | 120 | 3.9 | 71-1 | 61 | 76 | 10 | 54 | 353 | 11.4 |
| 03-04 | 25-20 | 825 | 86-235 | .366 | 57-160 | .356 | 34-51 | .667 | 84 | 3.4 | 54-2 | 59 | 63 | 8 | 35 | 263 | 10.5 |
| 04-05 | 25-24 | 767 | 116-284 | .408 | 65-177 | .367 | 42-55 | .764 | 125 | 5.0 | 57-0 | 63 | 38 | 10 | 57 | 339 | 13.6 |
| Career | 111-76 | 3024 | 369-926 | .398 | 226-611 | .370 | 125-177 | .706 | 428 | 3.9 | 225-3 | 208 | 211 | 29 | 173 | 1089 | 9.8 |
Thomas' Career Highs
| Points | 33 | at UW-Green Bay, Dec. 18,2004 |
| Field Goals | 11 | at UW-Green Bay, Dec. 18,2004 |
| FG Attempts | 22 | at UW-Green Bay, Dec. 18,2004 |
| 3-Pt FG | 7 | at UW-Green Bay, Dec. 18,2004 |
| 3-Pt FG Attempts | 14 | twice, last at UW-Green Bay,Dec. 18, 2004 |
| Free Throws | 9 | at San Diego, Feb. 5,2004 |
| FT Attempts | 13 | at San Diego, Feb. 5,2004 |
| Rebounds | 13 | vs. San Jose State, Nov. 27,2001 |
| Assists | 8 | vs. San Diego, Jan. 11,2003 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | at Tulsa, Dec. 7,2002 |
| Steals | 7 | vs. Saint Mary's, Jan. 15,2005 |
| Minutes | 44 | vs. Pepperdine, March 5,2004 |