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Background

2007-08 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged 1.4 ppg (.421 FG%, 0-5 FT), 2.7 rpg, 0.6 apg, and 12.2 mpg in 23 games (started three) … Placed on the inactive list in 27 games and DNP-CD on 32 occasions … Led the Kings in assists once … Logged a season-high eight points (4-6 FG, 0-1 FT) with five rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Seattle (11/6) … Corralled a season-best seven rebounds in two games (11/9 vs. Cleveland & 11/10 vs. Minnesota).

NBA TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by Houston out of New Mexico with the 22nd overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft … Traded by the Rockets to Philadelphia in a three-team deal in which the 76ers sent forwards Mark Bryant, Art Long, and a future first-round draft choice to Denver while the Nuggets sent guard-forward James Posey to Houston in exchange for a future second-round draft choice (12/18/02) … Traded by the 76ers with center Brian Skinner and forward Corliss Williamson to Sacramento for forwards Chris Webber, Matt Barnes, and Michael Bradley (2/23/05).

NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaging 9.7 ppg (.465 FG%, .700 FT%), 7.1 rpg and 1.6 apg in 598 career regular season games through nine NBA seasons with Houston (1999-2000 – 2002-03), Philadelphia (2002- 03 – 2004-05), and Sacramento (2004-05 – 2007-08) … Averaging 9.7 ppg (.529 FG%, .677 FT%), 8.0 rpg, 1.3 apg, and 30.0 mpg in 23 career postseason games (12 with Philadelphia, 11 with Sacramento) … Averaging 7.7 ppg (.494 FG%, .649 FT%), 6.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.77 spg, and 24.9 mpg in 193 games (started 126) with Sacramento … Averaged 5.3 ppg (.482 FG%, 0-1 3pt, .513 FT%), 6.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, and 22.8 mpg in 62 games (started 53) in 2006-07 … Missed 15 games with a stress fracture of the left big toe … Registered season-highs with 15 points (7-13 FG, 1-2 FT) and a game-high 15 rebounds in 34 minutes vs. Dallas (12/18/06) … Corralled 14 rebounds to complement five points (2-7 FG, 1-2 FT), two assists, and a career-high five steals in 36 minutes vs. Orlando (12/4) … Hauled in a game-high 15 rebounds to go with eight points (4-9 FG, 0-1 FT), two assists, one steal, and one block in 45 minutes vs. Detroit (11/8/06) … Played in a career-high 82 games in first full season with Sacramento in 2005-06, averaging 9.1 ppg (career-best .505 FG%, .676 FT%), 7.5 rpg, 2.0 apg, 0.88 spg, and 28.0 mpg—finishing 36th in the NBA in rebounding and 23rd in field goal percentage … Registered only career triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists vs. LA Lakers (1/19/06) … Averaged 12.4 ppg (.470 FG%, 1-5 3pt, .762 FT%), 7.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, and 29.7 mpg in 73 games (46 with Philadelphia & 26 in Sacramento) in 2004-05 … Ranked 30th in the NBA in rebounding (including 22nd in offensive rebounding) and 40th in field goal percentage, setting career-highs in assists and free throw percentage … Scored a career-high 32 points (10-14 FG, career-high 12- 13 FT) to accompany 14 rebounds in only 35 minutes vs. the LA Lakers (4/10/05) … Averaged 13.6 ppg (.469 FG%, .752 FT%), a career-high 10.1 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.10 spg and 36.5 mpg in 74 games (started 72) for the 76ers in 2003-04, ranking ninth in the NBA in rebounding (fourth in offensive rebounding at 3.5 orpg) and 33rd in field goal percentage … Also finished 13th in the league with a career-high 34 double-doubles … Was one of only 11 players in 2003-04 to average a double-double and was the shortest at 6’7” to do so … Became the first 76er since Charles Barkley in 1989-90 to post a double-double in 10-straight games (2/20 – 3/12/2003) … Forced overtime with first career three-point field goal and also blocked a career-high five shots against New York (3/12/04) … Posted 10.1 ppg (.465 FG%, .746 FT%), 8.0 rpg, and 1.7 apg in 2002-03, tallying a double-double in 10 of his last 15 games for the Sixers after being traded from Houston … Grabbed 20 rebounds at Boston (4/10/03) … Corralled 20 rebounds (including a career-high 12 offensive rebounds) and added 24 points at Orlando (3/31/03), becoming the first 76er to post a 20-20 game since Derrick Coleman in 1997 … Made first career start at Golden State (12/30/02), registering 12 points and nine rebounds which he played, averaging 10.6 ppg and a team-high 9.3 rpg while shooting a team-best .535 from the field (ranked sixth in the NBA in playoff field goal percentage) … Corralled a playoff career-high 19 rebounds in Game 4 of the First Round vs. Charlotte (4/28/03) … Tallied five double-doubles in the 2003 playoffs, including three versus Detroit in the Conference Semifinals … Notched first career postseason double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds in Game 2 of the First Round against the Hornets (4/23/03) … Led the NBA in scoring improvement in 2001-02, raising average from 7.1 ppg in 2000-01 to a career-high 14.1 ppg … Also shot a career-high .478 from the field and swiped a career-best 1.18 spg as a member of the Rockets … Registered a then-career-high 31 points at Golden State (3/24/02) … Averaged 7.1 ppg and 5.6 rpg for Houston in 2000-01, ranking third on the Rockets in rebounding and second in blocked shots behind Hakeem Olajuwon … Joined Elton Brand as the only rookies to lead their teams in rebounding in 1999-00 … Scored a rookie season-high 22 points and added 14 rebounds vs. Portland (1/18/00) … Also finished fourth among all rookies with eight double-doubles … Grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds against Atlanta (4/1/00), becoming the first NBA rookie to reach 20 rebounds since Tim Duncan in 1997-98 … Has scored 20-plus points in 54 career games and tallied 30 or more points three times … Has logged 115 career double-doubles.

COLLEGE:
Averaged 15.7 ppg (.537 FG%, .353 3pt%, .740 FT%), 8.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, and 1.94 bpg in 123 games in four seasons for the University of New Mexico … Was a starter all four seasons (1995-99), helping the Lobos to the best four-year record in school history (102-30, .773) and a trip to the NCAA tournament in each season as a collegian … Named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press as a junior (1997-98) and senior (1998-99) … Became the first player in Western Athletic Conference history to amass 1,800 points (1,931), 1,000 rebounds (1,032), and 200 blocks (239) … Left New Mexico ranked in the top three all-time in points, field goals made (666), free throws made (534), and blocks … First player in New Mexico annals to earn All-WAC First Team honors three times … Became the first UNM player in 23 years to average a doubledouble his senior year, ranking 14th in the nation in rebounding (10.0 rpg) … Named WAC Mountain Division Player of the Year and Second Team All-America by Basketball Times after averaging 16.8 ppg and 9.3 rpg as a junior … Two-time WAC Tournament MVP as a junior and freshman … Honored as the WAC Freshman of the Year in 1996-97 after averaging 14.7 ppg and 7.8 rpg.


Personal

  • Full name is Kenneth Cornelius Thomas
  • Nickname is ‘K-9‘
  • Age 31
  • Son of Calvin and Patricia Thomas
  • Has a nine-year-old son, Matthew Kenneth and a one-year-old son, Jeremiah Aaron
  • Member of the U.S. gold medal winning team at the 1997 World University Games in Trapani, Italy
  • Recently established the Kenny Thomas Foundation with the purpose of awarding annual college scholarships to deserving Albuquerque High School graduates who would otherwise experience limited opportunities due to financial hardships
  • Participated in the inaugural Kings for the Community program last season, donating game tickets to less fortunate children and families living in the Sacramento region
  • Served as a celebrity tour guide for grade school students attending the NBA Cares aquarium visit in New Orleans last October
  • Assisted in the Kings’ Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
  • Donated time and labor to help refurbish the Washington Neighborhood Center in Sacramento in conjunction with the Cesar Chavez Day of Giving in March of 2007
  • Distributes food baskets and Christmas decorations to needy families in the Sacramento area during the holiday season
  • Helped refurbish and donate a Kings Reading and Learning Center at the Stanford Settlement in Sacramento in March of 2006
  • Hosted the “Thomas Toy Drive” benefiting Toys for Tots in December of 2003
  • Enjoys watching television and cites “The Unit,” “Prison Break,” and “Grey’s Anatomy” as his favorite series
  • Lists R&B and rap as his music of choice
  • Shoe Size 16 (Nike)

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