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Tafari Thomas
3 Tafari Thomas
  • Height:
    6’5
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Odum, GA
  • Previous College:
    South Georgia State College
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    12.0
  • fg %
    49.8
  • 3pt %
    38.2
  • ft %
    68.2
  • reb/g
    7.9
  • a/g
    1.9

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 Point W, 60-58
Feb 4 at Bluefield (VA) L, 78-70
Feb 7 at CIU (SC) L, 68-62
Feb 14 Kentucky Christian W, 117-76
Feb 18 at Tennessee Wesleyan W, 59-48
Feb 23 CIU (SC) L, 82-71
  Total Conference
Games 28 24
Games started 21 17
Minutes 764 632
Minutes per game 27.3 26.3
FG 126-253 105-210
FG Pct 49.8 50.0
3PT 39-102 31-81
3PT Pct 38.2 38.3
FT 45-66 37-54
FT Pct 68.2 68.5
Off rebounds 73 65
Def rebounds 149 126
Total rebounds 222 191
Rebounds per game 7.9 8.0
Personal fouls 69 57
Disqualifications 3 2
Assists 53 49
Turnovers 61 48
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 1.0
Steals 42 33
Blocks 11 9
Points 336 278
Points per game 12.0 11.6
Points per 40 min 17.6 17.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 29 Coastal Georgia (GA) L, 88-85 1 32 4-10 40.0 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 10
Nov 1 at Cumberland (TN) L, 76-71 1 31 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 9
Nov 5 Milligan W, 72-66 1 31 4-15 26.7 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 9
Nov 8 at Bryan (TN) L, 75-72 1 40 5-14 35.7 1-6 16.7 2-4 50.0 13
Nov 12 at Union L, 92-76 1 26 3-10 30.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 15 Truett-McConnell L, 74-57 1 24 2-6 33.3 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Nov 17 St. Andrews W, 94-74 - 16 5-10 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Nov 19 at Johnson (Tenn.) W, 103-87 - 17 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 22 at Point L, 78-61 - 29 5-14 35.7 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 13
Nov 30 Montreat W, 78-59 - 25 4-8 50.0 0-2 0.0 8-10 80.0 16
Dec 3 CIU (SC) W, 83-77 - 23 6-9 66.7 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 17
Dec 10 at Truett-McConnell W, 87-79 - 10 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 13 Bluefield (VA) L, 75-69 - 24 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 6
Dec 14 at Jacksonville State   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Augusta University   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 31 at Tennessee Southern L, 74-69 1 36 7-13 53.8 2-4 50.0 4-6 66.7 20
Jan 5 Union L, 89-87 1 26 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 12
Jan 7 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 86-63 1 26 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 14
Jan 11 at Milligan W, 83-79 1 27 7-11 63.6 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 20
Jan 14 at Kentucky Christian W, 88-74 1 28 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 12
Jan 17 Bryan (TN) W, 88-72 1 23 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 21 Johnson (Tenn.) W, 87-57 1 26 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 25 at Montreat L, 64-60 1 30 4-8 50.0 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 13
Jan 28 at St. Andrews W, 82-78 1 38 8-13 61.5 5-8 62.5 5-6 83.3 26
Jan 31 Point W, 60-58 1 29 8-12 66.7 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 20
Feb 4 at Bluefield (VA) L, 78-70 1 25 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Feb 7 at CIU (SC) L, 68-62 1 31 3-7 42.9 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 14 Kentucky Christian W, 117-76 1 22 8-10 80.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 19
Feb 18 at Tennessee Wesleyan W, 59-48 1 36 5-11 45.5 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 11
Feb 23 CIU (SC) L, 82-71 1 33 7-13 53.8 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 19

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 29 Coastal Georgia (GA) L, 88-85 1 32 5 6 11 1 3 2 2
Nov 1 at Cumberland (TN) L, 76-71 1 31 1 5 6 2 5 0 0
Nov 5 Milligan W, 72-66 1 31 8 8 16 2 3 2 0
Nov 8 at Bryan (TN) L, 75-72 1 40 5 12 17 2 2 3 0
Nov 12 at Union L, 92-76 1 26 2 6 8 5 4 2 0
Nov 15 Truett-McConnell L, 74-57 1 24 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 17 St. Andrews W, 94-74 - 16 2 3 5 4 2 1 0
Nov 19 at Johnson (Tenn.) W, 103-87 - 17 1 2 3 4 0 1 0
Nov 22 at Point L, 78-61 - 29 2 7 9 1 2 0 0
Nov 30 Montreat W, 78-59 - 25 4 3 7 2 1 3 0
Dec 3 CIU (SC) W, 83-77 - 23 2 3 5 0 1 1 1
Dec 10 at Truett-McConnell W, 87-79 - 10 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Dec 13 Bluefield (VA) L, 75-69 - 24 4 6 10 1 5 1 0
Dec 14 at Jacksonville State   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Augusta University   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 31 at Tennessee Southern L, 74-69 1 36 1 9 10 1 3 4 0
Jan 5 Union L, 89-87 1 26 2 6 8 2 3 0 0
Jan 7 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 86-63 1 26 4 4 8 3 2 1 0
Jan 11 at Milligan W, 83-79 1 27 5 4 9 1 6 3 0
Jan 14 at Kentucky Christian W, 88-74 1 28 4 5 9 3 1 2 1
Jan 17 Bryan (TN) W, 88-72 1 23 0 5 5 3 2 0 0
Jan 21 Johnson (Tenn.) W, 87-57 1 26 4 5 9 3 1 2 0
Jan 25 at Montreat L, 64-60 1 30 2 3 5 2 2 1 3
Jan 28 at St. Andrews W, 82-78 1 38 4 5 9 1 2 3 2
Jan 31 Point W, 60-58 1 29 1 8 9 0 1 2 1
Feb 4 at Bluefield (VA) L, 78-70 1 25 1 2 3 0 1 1 0
Feb 7 at CIU (SC) L, 68-62 1 31 1 4 5 2 2 0 1
Feb 14 Kentucky Christian W, 117-76 1 22 3 7 10 6 2 1 0
Feb 18 at Tennessee Wesleyan W, 59-48 1 36 3 15 18 2 2 3 0
Feb 23 CIU (SC) L, 82-71 1 33 1 3 4 0 2 3 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 29 Coastal Georgia (GA) L, 88-85 1 2 - 0.3
Nov 1 at Cumberland (TN) L, 76-71 1 5 1 0.4
Nov 5 Milligan W, 72-66 1 1 - 0.7
Nov 8 at Bryan (TN) L, 75-72 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 12 at Union L, 92-76 1 3 - 1.3
Nov 15 Truett-McConnell L, 74-57 1 4 - -
Nov 17 St. Andrews W, 94-74 - 1 - 2.0
Nov 19 at Johnson (Tenn.) W, 103-87 - 4 - -
Nov 22 at Point L, 78-61 - 3 - 0.5
Nov 30 Montreat W, 78-59 - 1 - 2.0
Dec 3 CIU (SC) W, 83-77 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 10 at Truett-McConnell W, 87-79 - 5 1 0.0
Dec 13 Bluefield (VA) L, 75-69 - 2 - 0.2
Dec 14 at Jacksonville State   - - - -
Dec 17 at Augusta University   - - - -
Dec 31 at Tennessee Southern L, 74-69 1 2 - 0.3
Jan 5 Union L, 89-87 1 4 - 0.7
Jan 7 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 86-63 1 1 - 1.5
Jan 11 at Milligan W, 83-79 1 5 1 0.2
Jan 14 at Kentucky Christian W, 88-74 1 4 - 3.0
Jan 17 Bryan (TN) W, 88-72 1 1 - 1.5
Jan 21 Johnson (Tenn.) W, 87-57 1 2 - 3.0
Jan 25 at Montreat L, 64-60 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 28 at St. Andrews W, 82-78 1 2 - 0.5
Jan 31 Point W, 60-58 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 4 at Bluefield (VA) L, 78-70 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 7 at CIU (SC) L, 68-62 1 3 - 1.0
Feb 14 Kentucky Christian W, 117-76 1 2 - 3.0
Feb 18 at Tennessee Wesleyan W, 59-48 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 23 CIU (SC) L, 82-71 1 3 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 24 20.2 3.7-7.3 1.2-3.2 1.2-1.7 9.8
2021-22 29 19.1 3.6-7.3 1.1-3.4 0.8-1.6 9.1
2022-23 28 27.3 4.5-9.0 1.4-3.6 1.6-2.4 12.0
Total 81 22.2 3.9-7.9 1.3-3.4 1.2-1.9 10.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 24 6 485 89-176 50.6 30-76 39.5 28-41 68.3 236
2021-22 29 11 553 103-212 48.6 33-100 33.0 24-47 51.1 263
2022-23 28 21 764 126-253 49.8 39-102 38.2 45-66 68.2 336
Total 81 38 1802 318-641 49.6 102-278 36.7 97-154 63.0 835

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 24 485 20.2 7.3-14.5 2.5-6.3 39.5 2.3-3.4 19.5
2021-22 29 553 19.1 7.5-15.3 2.4-7.2 33.0 1.7-3.4 19.0
2022-23 28 764 27.3 6.6-13.2 2.0-5.3 38.2 2.4-3.5 17.6
Total 81 1802 22.2 7.1-14.2 2.3-6.2 36.7 2.2-3.4 18.5

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 24 2.3 3.4 5.6 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.3
2021-22 29 2.2 4.4 6.6 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.2
2022-23 28 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.9 2.2 1.5 0.4
Total 81 2.4 4.4 6.8 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 24 6 54 81 135 31 44 20 7
2021-22 29 11 64 127 191 21 38 21 5
2022-23 28 21 73 149 222 53 61 42 11
Total 81 38 191 357 548 105 143 83 23

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 24 4.5 6.7 11.1 2.6 3.6 1.6 0.6
2021-22 29 4.6 9.2 13.8 1.5 2.7 1.5 0.4
2022-23 28 3.8 7.8 11.6 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.6
Total 81 4.2 7.9 12.2 2.3 3.2 1.8 0.5

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 28 27.3 4.5-9.0 1.4-3.6 1.6-2.4 12.0
Conference 24 26.3 4.4-8.8 1.3-3.4 1.5-2.2 11.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 25.7 4.8-9.0 1.5-3.6 1.4-2.1 12.5
Away 14 28.9 4.2-9.1 1.3-3.6 1.8-2.6 11.5
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 15 25.1 5.1-8.7 1.5-3.3 1.9-2.4 13.5
Losses 13 29.8 3.8-9.4 1.3-4.0 1.3-2.3 10.3
Month            
October 1 32.0 4.0-10.0 2.0-6.0 0.0-2.0 10.0
November 9 26.6 3.7-9.6 0.7-3.2 1.6-2.1 9.6
December 4 23.3 4.5-8.0 1.5-2.5 1.8-2.8 12.3
January 9 28.1 5.3-8.7 1.9-3.9 2.3-3.0 14.9
February 5 29.4 4.6-9.4 1.6-4.4 0.6-1.4 11.4

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 28 21 764 126-253 49.8 39-102 38.2 45-66 68.2 336
Conference 24 17 632 105-210 50.0 31-81 38.3 37-54 68.5 278
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 10 360 67-126 53.2 21-51 41.2 20-29 69.0 175
Away 14 11 404 59-127 46.5 18-51 35.3 25-37 67.6 161
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 15 10 377 76-131 58.0 22-50 44.0 28-36 77.8 202
Losses 13 11 387 50-122 41.0 17-52 32.7 17-30 56.7 134
Month                    
October 1 1 32 4-10 40.0 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 10
November 9 5 239 33-86 38.4 6-29 20.7 14-19 73.7 86
December 4 1 93 18-32 56.3 6-10 60.0 7-11 63.6 49
January 9 9 253 48-78 61.5 17-35 48.6 21-27 77.8 134
February 5 5 147 23-47 48.9 8-22 36.4 3-7 42.9 57

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 28 764 27.3 6.6-13.2 2.0-5.3 38.2 2.4-3.5 17.6
Conference 24 632 26.3 6.6-13.3 2.0-5.1 38.3 2.3-3.4 17.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 360 25.7 7.4-14.0 2.3-5.7 41.2 2.2-3.2 19.4
Away 14 404 28.9 5.8-12.6 1.8-5.0 35.3 2.5-3.7 15.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 15 377 25.1 8.1-13.9 2.3-5.3 44.0 3.0-3.8 21.4
Losses 13 387 29.8 5.2-12.6 1.8-5.4 32.7 1.8-3.1 13.9
Month                
October 1 32 32.0 5.0-12.5 2.5-7.5 33.3 0.0-2.5 12.5
November 9 239 26.6 5.5-14.4 1.0-4.9 20.7 2.3-3.2 14.4
December 4 93 23.3 7.7-13.8 2.6-4.3 60.0 3.0-4.7 21.1
January 9 253 28.1 7.6-12.3 2.7-5.5 48.6 3.3-4.3 21.2
February 5 147 29.4 6.3-12.8 2.2-6.0 36.4 0.8-1.9 15.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 28 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.9 2.2 1.5 0.4
Conference 24 2.7 5.3 8.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 2.9 4.9 7.8 1.9 2.0 1.4 0.3
Away 14 2.4 5.7 8.1 1.9 2.4 1.6 0.5
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 15 3.1 5.2 8.3 2.3 1.8 1.7 0.3
Losses 13 2.1 5.5 7.5 1.5 2.6 1.3 0.5
Month                
October 1 5.0 6.0 11.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.0
November 9 2.8 5.3 8.1 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.0
December 4 2.0 4.8 6.8 0.5 2.5 1.5 0.3
January 9 2.9 5.0 7.9 2.0 2.2 1.6 0.8
February 5 1.8 6.2 8.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 28 21 73 149 222 53 61 42 11
Conference 24 17 65 126 191 49 48 33 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 10 40 69 109 27 28 19 4
Away 14 11 33 80 113 26 33 23 7
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 15 10 46 78 124 34 27 25 5
Losses 13 11 27 71 98 19 34 17 6
Month                  
October 1 1 5 6 11 1 3 2 2
November 9 5 25 48 73 22 19 12 0
December 4 1 8 19 27 2 10 6 1
January 9 9 26 45 71 18 20 14 7
February 5 5 9 31 40 10 9 8 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 28 3.8 7.8 11.6 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.6
Conference 24 4.1 8.0 12.1 3.1 3.0 2.1 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 4.4 7.7 12.1 3.0 3.1 2.1 0.4
Away 14 3.3 7.9 11.2 2.6 3.3 2.3 0.7
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 15 4.9 8.3 13.2 3.6 2.9 2.7 0.5
Losses 13 2.8 7.3 10.1 2.0 3.5 1.8 0.6
Month                
October 1 6.3 7.5 13.8 1.3 3.8 2.5 2.5
November 9 4.2 8.0 12.2 3.7 3.2 2.0 0.0
December 4 3.4 8.2 11.6 0.9 4.3 2.6 0.4
January 9 4.1 7.1 11.2 2.8 3.2 2.2 1.1
February 5 2.4 8.4 10.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 0.3

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