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1   Mandell Thomas
Mandell Thomas

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Rochester, N.Y.

High School:
Rush-Henrietta

Last College:
Notre Dame Prep

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 185

Position:
G

Birthdate:
07/27/1993


03/09/2013

Men's Basketball Closes Out Season with 76-72 Win at St. Bonaventure

Rams snap 36-game Atlantic 10 road losing streak

03/08/2013

Men's Basketball Closes Out Season at St. Bonaventure on Saturday at 4:00 PM

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03/06/2013

Men's Basketball Closes Out Home Season with Temple Tonight at 7:00 PM

Chris Gaston makes final Rose Hill Gym appearance tonight

03/02/2013

Men's Basketball Upended at Saint Joseph's

Ryan Canty notches fourth double-double of year

03/01/2013

Men's Basketball Faces Saint Joseph's on Saturday at 7:00 PM

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03/06/2013

Men's Basketball vs. Temple

Photos of the Fordham-Temple Atlantic 10 men's basketball game on March 6, 2013

02/23/2013

Man's Basketball vs. Richmond - Senior Day

Action photos from the Fordham-Richmond men's basketball game on senior day

02/16/2013

Men's Basketball vs. #11 Butler

Action photos from the Fordham-Butler game on February 16th, 2013

02/13/2013

Men's Basketball at Xavier

Photos of the Fordham-Xavier men's basketball game on February 13, 2013

02/06/2013

Men's Basketball vs. Saint Louis

Action photos from the Fordham-Saint Louis game on February 6th

As a Freshman (2012-13): Appeared in 30 games at guard for the Rams, starting 21... Averaged 9.8 ppg, third best on the team, and 3.1 rpg... Averaged 15.5 ppg over the last 12 games of the year and 13.9 ppg in Atlantic 10 games, second best on the team... Third on squad with 31 three-pointers made... Also had 52 assists, 26 steals and 13 blocks... Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Feb. 4... Scored a season-high 23 points, shooting 8-for-15 from the field and 2-for-4 from behind the arc, at Xavier (2/13/13)... Scored 22 points, shooting 8-for-13 from the field, and added two assists against Saint Louis (2/6/13)... Closed out season with 22 points and four rebounds in win at St. Bonaventure (3/9/13)... Netted 17 points, grabbed a season-best seven rebounds and dished out a season-high five assists in the win over Rhode Island (1/26/13)... Matched that with 17 more against Saint Joseph's (1/30/13) while also grabbing six rebounds... Also scored 17 points against Richmond (2/23/13)... Finished with 16 points and a season-best nine rebounds at VCU (2/2/13)... Scored 15 points and added eight rebounds at Saint Joseph's (3/3/13)... Netted 13 points and added four rebounds and three steals at Charlotte (1/16/13)... Netted 12 points, shooting 5-for-8 from the field, and added three assists and two blocks in the win over Monmouth (12/31/12)... Also scored 12 points at Ole Miss (1/4/23) while also adding two rebounds... Finished with eight points, four rebounds and a season-best four blocks in the win over Duquesne (1/9/13)... Netted ten points and grabbed four rebounds against UMass (1/13/13)... Scored nine points and added two rebounds, one block and one steal at Georgia Tech (12/29/12)... Finished with eight points and recorded four rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Siena (12/23/12)... Netted seven points, hitting seven-of-eight free throws, at Pitt (11/12/12)... Recorded six points, a season-high five rebounds and a season-best four assists at UConn (12/21/12)... Scored five points in the win over Penn (11/19/12)... Finished with four points versus Manhattan (11/29/12)... Made first career start at Harvard (12/1/12), finishing with four points and two steals... Netted four points and added four rebounds versus Princeton (12/15/12).

Before Fordham: A graduate of Rush-Henrietta in Rochester, New York, where he played basketball for head coach Chris Reed... Attended Notre Dame Prep School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 2011-12, playing for head coach Ryan Hurd... At Rush-Henrietta in 2010-11, averaged 27.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.9 steals/game... Led team to the Section V Class AA1 title and earned 2010-11 All-Greater Rochester boys basketball co-Player of the Year honors... Also named All-County in 2010-11 and was the Section V scoring leader... Named All-County in 2009-10 as well as All-Greater Rochester... At Notre Dame Prep, helped the Crusaders to the 2012 National Prep Championship tournament... Notre Dame defeated St. Thomas More, 80-76, in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champions, Brewster Academy, in the semifinals... Was one of four highly recruited guards on the 2011-12 Notre Dame squad joining Myles Davis (who committed to Xavier), Sam Cassell Jr. (who committed to Maryland) and Adonis Filer (who committed to Clemson)... Chose Fordham over St. Bonaventure, Siena, Stony Brook and Eastern Kentucky.

Personal: Born July 27, 1993... Son of Meika Williams and Chad Thomas... Has three younger siblings: Chad Jr., Josiah and McKah... Has not decided on a major.