Phoenix Mercury
Krystal Thomas #34 Center
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2013 Regular Season
| PPG | 1.7 |
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| RPG | 4.0 |
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| APG | 0.2 |
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| EFF |
+4.00
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Bio
| Born: | Jun 10, 1989 |
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| Height: | 6-5 / 1,96 |
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| Weight: | 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg. |
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| College:
| Duke |
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| Years Pro: |
2
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Background
CAREER CAPSULE
Recorded 10+ rebounds in a five straight games from Sept. 14-23, 2012, the longest streak in franchise history.
Owns franchise record for most offensive rebounds in a single season (93 in 2012)
Recorded 10 double-digit rebound games in 2012, the second-most in a single-season in franchise history (11-Candice Dupree, 2011)
Drafted by the Seattle Storm in the third round (36th overall) of the 2011 WNBA Draft
Waived by Seattle on July 21, 2011… re-signed to a seven-day contract on July 24, 2011
Signed by the Phoenix Mercury to a seven-day contract on August 13, 2011
Signed by the Mercury for the remainder of the season on August 20, 2011
Waived on May 16, 2012, the last day of training camp… re-signed on May 25, 2012
2012 WNBA SEASON
Averaged a career-high 8.0 rebounds per game, the second-highest single-season average in franchise history… fifth-highest average in the WNBA in 2012, trailing Olympians Tina Charles (10.5), Sylvia Fowles (10.4), and Candace Parker (9.7) and All-Star Rebekkah Brunson (8.9).
Recorded 10 double-digit rebound games, the second-most in a single-season in franchise history… Candice Dupree recorded 11 such efforts in 34 games in 2011… Thomas’ record came in a span of 24 games
Sept. 14-23: 10+ rebounds in five straight games, the longest streak in franchise history.
Recorded at least seven rebounds in 19 games… At least five rebounds 23 times.
Grabbed 93 offensive rebounds, the most in a single-season in franchise history
Averaged 3.2 offensive rebounds per game, fourth-most in the WNBA
Recorded at least five offensive rebounds in seven games
Averaged 10.1 rebounds per game in her last 10 games of the season, the most in the league in that span
June 20-July 3: Six or more rebounds in six straight games (8.3 average), the longest streak of her career
Sept. 7: Grabbed 16 rebounds, tying the third-most in a single game in franchise history… seven offensive rebounds, tying the second-most in franchise history.
2011 WNBA SEASON
Appeared in eight of her 11 games with the Mercury, playing at least 17 minutes four times
Scored in six of her eight games with Phoenix
Appeared in seven of 17 games with Seattle, n ever playing more than six minutes
Made her Mercury debut Aug. 23 vs. New York, making both of her field goal attempts and scoring a career-high four points
COLLEGE CAREER
Averaged 6.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in four years at Duke University
Selected to the All-ACC Third Team as a senior
Grabbed 300 rebounds in 2010-11, the third-most in Duke single-season history
2010-11: Named Full Court Press ACC Defensive Player of the Year
2010-11: Led the ACC in rebounding with a 9.0 average in the regular season (10.3 rebounds per game in conference play)
OVERSEAS/INTERNATIONAL
Spent 2012-13 offseason playing for Jiangsu in China where she averaged 17.6 points and 14.1 rebounds per game
Spent 2011-12 offseason playing for Lyon in France
Personal
Full name is Krystal Victoria Thomas
Daughter of the late Natalie Thomas… father is Victor Thomas
Guardians are Don and Sheri Deluzio
Has one brother, Victory (14), and three sisters, Loren (19), Erika (16) and Kelli (10)
Deluzio family includes Alexa (21), Ben (15), Brynna (10), Joe (9)
Career Transactions
Drafted by the Seattle Storm in the third round (36th overall) of the 2011 WNBA Draft
Waived by Seattle on July 21… re-signed to a seven-day contract on July 24
Signed by the Phoenix Mercury to a seven-day contract on August 13
Signed by the Mercury for the remainder of the season Aug. 20
