Le Mans keep Thomas for another season

Le Mans Sarthe Basket re-signed 33-year old American 203cm power forward TaShawn Thomas for season 2026-27. He played for Oklahoma in college and is represented by Pensack Sports. Thomas has been with the team for the past two seasons, helping them reach the Supercup final and the Cup final. He was voted League Player of the Week for his performance. In the Basketball Champions League, he played 14 games and averaged 9.4ppg, 3.8rpg, and 2.1apg last season.
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016.
Thomas, a highly experienced player, has played professionally on three different continents (Europe, Australia, and North America) in six different countries. He has played for teams such as Wildcats in Australia, MBC in Germany, Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Holon in Israel, Cremona and Tortona in Italy, and Forever Coogs in The Basketball Tournament.
Between 2022 and 2023, Thomas received multiple awards for his performance in the French League. He was selected to the Eurobasket.com French League All-Imports Team in 2022 and played in the final of the league in 2023.
He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2015 and it will be his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. Thomas played also for the University of Houston for 3 years.