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Dedan Thomas’ father was a prep legend in Los Angeles, earning all-city honors at Taft High School before going on to star at UNLV. “It’s absolutely come full circle,” Dedan Sr. told the Los Angeles Times. “He’s a better scorer than I was, probably a better defender. He has a chance to be really good.” Thomas makes it clear he owes everything to his father and mother. His father taught him the fundamentals and insights about playing point guard. And his mother made it clear that being a good person and doing well in the classroom were top priorities. “Without him, I would be nowhere near where I am now,” Thomas told the Times. Thomas is a candidate to potentially reclassify to the 2023 recruiting class. However, he says that decision will not come until the summer after his junior season at Las Vegas Liberty High School. He was named the MaxPreps Nevada Player of the Year for the 2022-2023 season. He led the Patriots to a 21-10 record and the Class 5A state title game. Thomas averaged 23 points, 5.1 assists and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 47% from the field and 81% from free throw line this season. He scored a career-high 33 points twice. Thomas was also a key leader in Liberty’s 2021-2022 team that won the state championship.

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Houston and Kelvin Sampson are restocking their talent pool in the transfer portal again. Coming off a season where the Cougars were a top-two seed

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One big-time point guard option is off the board for Kentucky, as LSU transfer Dedan Thomas Jr. has committed to Houston, he tells On3's Joe Tipton.

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LSU transfer Dedan Thomas Jr. commits to Houston

Former LSU point guard Dedan Thomas committed to Houston out of the NCAA transfer portal, On3's Jamie Shaw has learned. He spent one year with the

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Things are moving quickly in the transfer portal with new names added and visits being scheduled as speak -- including one going on right now for

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The Transfer Portal is open! Now, what will Louisville and Pat Kelsey do?   As we know, the later portal window this spring hasn't stopped Louisville

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Kentucky is expected to be in the mix for one of the top guard transfers in the SEC, sources tell KSR.  Dedan Thomas Jr., who averaged 15.3 points,

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Kentucky is getting to work quickly for when the portal opens. UK is already setting a meeting with one of the top guards in the transfer portal.

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LSU guard Dedan Thomas Jr. plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, his father tells On3's Joe Tipton.  With uncertainty surrounding the future for

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LSU guard Dedan Thomas Jr. plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3's Joe Tipton reported. He averaged 15.3 points and 6.5 assists this past

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LSU guard Dedan Thomas Jr. plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

With the LSU men's basketball season complete and the questions about Matt McMahon's job status swirling, there's plenty to talk about in the coming

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LSU star point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. is set to have foot surgery next week and miss the remainder of the season, sources tell the Bengal Tiger On3.

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LSU guard Dedan Thomas is set to undergo season-ending foot surgery, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein, sidelining him for Saturday's matchup at

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LSU guard Dedan Thomas Jr. will not play against Tennessee on Saturday, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Thomas has missed LSU's last three games due

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LSU left last week's home game with a loss to Mississippi State despite a strong showing from star point guard Dedan Thomas Jr., who posted 14

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LSU will be without standout guard Dedan Thomas Jr. against South Carolina on Saturday, head coach Matt McMahon revealed. He was considered doubtful

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LSU could have its leading scorer back for tonight's contest against No. 16 Florida. Junior guard Dedan Thomas has been removed from the SEC-mandated

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LSU point guard Dedan Thomas has been sidelined for the Tigers' first four games of the SEC season and with that the Tigers have dropped to 0-4 in

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Going into conference play, LSU held a 12-1 record and looked like a real potential threat in the SEC. The Tigers have since dropped all three league

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Injuries have been unavoidable for Kentucky throughout Mark Pope's tenure. On Monday night, we learned that Jaland Lowe is undergoing season-ending

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It's not too harsh to say that LSU men's basketball's season comes down to the health of Dedan Thomas Jr. The star point guard has been the best

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LSU was unable to get its first conference win, losing to Vanderbilt 84-72 on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, falling to 0-3 in SEC play. Starting