LaToya Monique Thomas was born on July 6,1981 and is a professional basketball player.
15 Facts About LaToya Thomas
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LaToya Thomas was the eighth freshman in the 25-year history of Kodak All-America honors to earn the award and first Lady Bulldog to be named a Kodak All-American.
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LaToya Thomas went on to become just the sixth player in women's basketball history to be a four-time Kodak All-American.
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LaToya Thomas left her mark in the SEC as well, becoming the first player in the conference to lead the league in scoring all four years of her career.
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LaToya Thomas was a three time-finalist for the Naismith Award and she was a four-time first team all-SEC and AP all-SEC selection.
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LaToya Thomas was a finalist in 2003 for the Margaret Wade Trophy given each season to the top female college player.
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LaToya Thomas is the all-time leading scorer at Mississippi State, for either men or women, with 2,981 career points.
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LaToya Thomas holds the Lady Bulldog records for field goals made, field goals attempted, field goal percentage, free throws made, free throws attempted, free throw percentage, rebounds and blocked shots.
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LaToya Thomas started all three playoff games for the Rockers against Detroit, averaging 13.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per game.
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LaToya Thomas had six 20-plus point games in her first season with the Silver Stars.
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On February 6,2008 LaToya Thomas was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream.
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LaToya Thomas was later traded to the Detroit Shock along with the eighteenth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft for Ivory Latta.
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On June 22,2008 LaToya Thomas was traded to the Minnesota Lynx for Eshaya Murphy.
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LaToya Thomas was eventually released by the Minnesota Lynx and played outside the United States during the early part of 2009.
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LaToya Thomas was not listed on a WNBA roster to open the 2009 season and was not listed on any team's roster to open the 2010 season.