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Jersey Number 8
Meloney Thames
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Miss.
- High School:
- Choctaw Central HS
- Prev School:
- Jones College / Mississippi State / ULM
- Major:
- B.L.S. Liberal Studies
Bio
Career Accolades
NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American (2) – 2021-22, 2022-23
NJCAA All-Star Team – 2021-22
NJCAA All-Tournament Team – 2021-22
All-NJCAA Region 23 Team (2) – 2021-22, 2022-23
All-MACCC First Team (2) – 2021-22, 2022-23
2024-25 (Redshirt Junior // ULM): Started in 29 games for the Warhawks, averaging 13.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game . . . Finished second on the squad in scoring . . . Ranked ninth in total points and points per game in the Sun Belt Conference . . . Also seventh in the league with 1.9 three-point makes per game . . . Made her Division I debut against Central Baptist (Nov. 4), scoring 17 points . . . Record 16 total games with double-figures with six games of 20 points or more . . . Career-high 27 points at Southern Illinois (Nov. 13) . . . Grabbed a career-best nine boards at Southern Miss (Jan. 16) . . . Dished out five assists twice with two games with three-or-more steals, led by a career-best four against Southern Miss (Jan. 9).
2023-24 (Junior // Mississippi State): Spent the fall enrolled at Mississippi State but did not participate in the season . . . Left Starkville after the fall to enroll at ULM in spring 2024.
2022-23 (Sophomore // Jones College): Started in all 30 games for the Bobcats, earning her second NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors . . . Also named to NJCAA All-Region 23 Team and All-MACCC First Team . . . Averaged 15.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game . . . As a member of the Jones Fab Four, helped JC to back-to-back NJCAA Region 23 Titles and NJCAA Tournament appearances . . . Recorded 25 games with double-figures . . . Finished with 20 points in seven contests while reaching 30 twice . . . Led Jones with 72 three-point baskets, 204 attempts and a 35.3 percent mark from long range . . . Career-best 35 points against Trinity Valley CC (Nov. 5) on a 12-of-22 performance from the floor and 5-of-8 night beyond the arc . . . Scored 30+ back-to-back against Shelton State CC (Nov. 10) . . . Grabbed a 22-point, 10-board double-double against Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (March 4) in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament . . . Signed to play at Mississippi State on Nov. 16, 2022.
2021-22 (Freshman // Jones College): Played in 27 games, making 26 starts . . . Earned NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors after averaging 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game . . . Also named to NJCAA All-Star Team, NJCAA All-Tournament Team, All-NJCAA Region 23 First Team and All-MACCC First Team . . . Led team with an 81.8 (81-of-99) percent mark at the free throw line . . . Reached double-figures on 23 occasions with eight games of 20 points or more . . . Season-high 28 points against Georgia Highlands (March 20) in the Final Four . . . Drilled six threes against Northwest Mississippi (Feb. 23) as one of 10 games with three-or-more three-point baskets . . . Hit the game-winning three against Coahoma in the MACCC Tournament Championship game . . . Helped Jones to the NJCAA Final Four and a 25-8 (14-0 MACCC) ledger.
High School: Four-year varsity starting point guard at Choctaw Central High School (Choctaw, Miss.) for Coach Bill Smith . . . Averaged 16.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game as a senior with the Warriors . . . Named to Clarion-Ledger All-State and Dandy Dozen squads . . . Selected to 2021 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game . . . As a junior, posted 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals per contest . . . Captured 2017 MHSAA Class 3A State Title . . . Named MVP of State Championship Tournament . . . Finished academic career at CCHS with a 4.0 GPA . . . Originally signed to play at Jackson State before enrolling at Jones.
Personal: Born on Jan. 2, 2003, in Jackson, Miss., to Sharon and Anthony Thames . . . Has two siblings: Emilee and Jerithan . . . Father, Anthony, played football at Mississippi State from 1988-91 . . . Father is also a high school football coach . . . Cousin of former major leaguer and current Chicago White Sox hitting coach Marcus Thames.
NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American (2) – 2021-22, 2022-23
NJCAA All-Star Team – 2021-22
NJCAA All-Tournament Team – 2021-22
All-NJCAA Region 23 Team (2) – 2021-22, 2022-23
All-MACCC First Team (2) – 2021-22, 2022-23
2024-25 (Redshirt Junior // ULM): Started in 29 games for the Warhawks, averaging 13.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game . . . Finished second on the squad in scoring . . . Ranked ninth in total points and points per game in the Sun Belt Conference . . . Also seventh in the league with 1.9 three-point makes per game . . . Made her Division I debut against Central Baptist (Nov. 4), scoring 17 points . . . Record 16 total games with double-figures with six games of 20 points or more . . . Career-high 27 points at Southern Illinois (Nov. 13) . . . Grabbed a career-best nine boards at Southern Miss (Jan. 16) . . . Dished out five assists twice with two games with three-or-more steals, led by a career-best four against Southern Miss (Jan. 9).
2023-24 (Junior // Mississippi State): Spent the fall enrolled at Mississippi State but did not participate in the season . . . Left Starkville after the fall to enroll at ULM in spring 2024.
2022-23 (Sophomore // Jones College): Started in all 30 games for the Bobcats, earning her second NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors . . . Also named to NJCAA All-Region 23 Team and All-MACCC First Team . . . Averaged 15.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game . . . As a member of the Jones Fab Four, helped JC to back-to-back NJCAA Region 23 Titles and NJCAA Tournament appearances . . . Recorded 25 games with double-figures . . . Finished with 20 points in seven contests while reaching 30 twice . . . Led Jones with 72 three-point baskets, 204 attempts and a 35.3 percent mark from long range . . . Career-best 35 points against Trinity Valley CC (Nov. 5) on a 12-of-22 performance from the floor and 5-of-8 night beyond the arc . . . Scored 30+ back-to-back against Shelton State CC (Nov. 10) . . . Grabbed a 22-point, 10-board double-double against Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (March 4) in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament . . . Signed to play at Mississippi State on Nov. 16, 2022.
2021-22 (Freshman // Jones College): Played in 27 games, making 26 starts . . . Earned NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors after averaging 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game . . . Also named to NJCAA All-Star Team, NJCAA All-Tournament Team, All-NJCAA Region 23 First Team and All-MACCC First Team . . . Led team with an 81.8 (81-of-99) percent mark at the free throw line . . . Reached double-figures on 23 occasions with eight games of 20 points or more . . . Season-high 28 points against Georgia Highlands (March 20) in the Final Four . . . Drilled six threes against Northwest Mississippi (Feb. 23) as one of 10 games with three-or-more three-point baskets . . . Hit the game-winning three against Coahoma in the MACCC Tournament Championship game . . . Helped Jones to the NJCAA Final Four and a 25-8 (14-0 MACCC) ledger.
High School: Four-year varsity starting point guard at Choctaw Central High School (Choctaw, Miss.) for Coach Bill Smith . . . Averaged 16.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game as a senior with the Warriors . . . Named to Clarion-Ledger All-State and Dandy Dozen squads . . . Selected to 2021 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game . . . As a junior, posted 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals per contest . . . Captured 2017 MHSAA Class 3A State Title . . . Named MVP of State Championship Tournament . . . Finished academic career at CCHS with a 4.0 GPA . . . Originally signed to play at Jackson State before enrolling at Jones.
Personal: Born on Jan. 2, 2003, in Jackson, Miss., to Sharon and Anthony Thames . . . Has two siblings: Emilee and Jerithan . . . Father, Anthony, played football at Mississippi State from 1988-91 . . . Father is also a high school football coach . . . Cousin of former major leaguer and current Chicago White Sox hitting coach Marcus Thames.
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