23   Mandell Thomas
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. High School: Rush-Henrietta Last College: Notre Dame Prep Height / Weight: 6-2 / 185 Position: G Birthdate: 07/27/1993

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.