Colorado University Athletics
Thomas Leaving CU Men's Basketball Program
March 16, 2015 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER - University of Colorado sophomore Dustin Thomas is leaving the men-s basketball program, announced Monday by CU head coach Tad Boyle.
"Dustin has decided it-s in his best interest to leave CU and finish his collegiate career elsewhere," Boyle said. "I wish nothing but the best for Dustin; he-ll always be a part of the Buffalo Basketball family."
Thomas, a 6-7 and 225-pound guard/forward was a regular fixture in the Buff line up during the 2014-15 season, appearing in all 32 games with 11 starts. He averaged 4.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and played 17 minutes a game. His biggest game of his short CU career, was scoring a season-best 17 points with three steals in the home win over USC back on Jan. 4.
Thomas also scored 12 points in the regular season finale home win over Arizona State (March 1), and was a key contributor off the bench in CU-s Pac-12 Tournament first round win over Oregon State (March 11), scoring 10 points.
The Texarkana, Texas native is an Open Option major in CU-s College of Arts and Sciences. Thomas career totals were 67 games played with 17 starts, averaging 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He logged 1,062 minutes and shot 43 percent from the field (95-of-221).
