Charge Acquire Terrance Thomas in Three-Team Deal

The Canton Charge announced that they have acquired forward Terrance Thomas (6-6, 230, Baylor) from the Reno Bighorns in a three-team deal. Canton sent Sioux Falls’ third round pick in the 2012 NBA D-League draft that they had previously acquired from the Skyforce to Rio Grande Valley and Reno received Ernest Scott from the Vipers to complete the trade.

Thomas, 31, had played in 30 of Reno’s games this season (18 starts) and is averaging 12.4 points on .491 shooting with 7.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.7 minutes per game. This is his third season in the D-League, having previously played with the Fort Worth Flyers and the Bakersfield Jam. Terrance has played in 125 D-League games (53 starts) and boasts career averages of 10.4 points on .487 shooting with 7.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal in 28.0 minutes per game.

Prior to making his return to the D-League with Reno this season, Thomas spent the previous two seasons playing professionally in Mexico with Hermosillo and Soles de Mexicali. He played in 25 games in 2011 for Hermosillo and averaged 12.3 points on .554 shooting with 8.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 blocks in 31.6 minutes per game. Thomas appeared in 33 games for Soles de Mexicali during the 2010-2011 season and averaged 14.0 points on .531 shooting with 7.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.0 minutes per game.

Terrance was a 2004 All-Big 12 honorable mention when he averaged 15.9 points on .411 shooting with 6.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steal for the Bears. Canton’s roster now stands at 10 going into their home matchup with the Bakersfield Jam at the Civic Center on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.

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