Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24 AT EKU
Saw action in 11 games … averaged 0.7 points and 1.0 rebounds … was 3-for-7 from the field and 1-for-3 from 3-point range … grabbed a season-best six rebounds against Wilberforce (Nov. 10) ... Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2022-23 AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Played in 23 of the team's 32 games ... logged an average of 13.6 minutes per game, which was eighth on the team ... averaged 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... his 19 steals were fifth on the team ... shot 42 percent from the field ... his 54 total rebounds ranked seventh on the team ... scored a season-high nine points Nov. 19 against The Citadel ... had five games during the season where he pulled down five or more rebounds ... had a season-best six rebounds on three occasions ... handed out a season-best three assists in the BIG EAST Tournament first round game against St. John's (March 8) ... had three steals twice, including the season-opener Nov. 7 against New Orleans.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22 AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Redshirt season … did not play in any games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN, which also had him ranked among the top-30 small forwards in the class of 2021 ... tabbed as a three-star recruit by 247sports … 2021 Indiana All-Star ... averaged 21.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game as a senior ... shot 38.4 percent from the 3-point line ... led Brownsburg to a 13-9 record during the 2020-21 season .... earned ALL-USA Central Indiana boys basketball Super Team (first team) honors by Indianapolis Star ... as a junior, averaged 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game for a team that went 21-4 and won a sectional championship ... shot 45.3 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from the 3-point line (35-for-98) and 75.3 percent from the free-throw line (58-for-77) ... scored in double figures in 20 of the 24 games he played in as a junior ... 2019-20 ALL-USA Central Indiana boys basketball Super Team (second team) by Indianapolis Star ... Underclass All-State “Supreme 15” by Indiana Basketball Coaches Association ... finished his four-year varsity career with 1,215 points, 449 rebounds, 334 assists and 114 steals ... played for Indy Heat in AAU ... Indiana’s state champion in the long jump (and 8th-place finisher in the 200m) in 2019.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Pierce Thomas … son of Rich Thomas and Amy Brauman … has one brother – Reis, and two sisters – Aysa and Quinci … both parents played basketball at Illinois State … his mom was an Indiana All-Star in 1991 and coached the Brownsburg High School girl’s basketball team from 2007 to 2015 … majoring in general studies.