Alyssa Thomas

Alyssa Thomas is a professional WNBA player for the Connecticut Sun in the Power Forward position. She was drafted 4th overall in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty but was immediately traded to the Connecticut Sun. Before entering the WNBA, Thomas had already cemented her status as a basketball star by holding the all-time scoring record (2356 points), rebounds (1235) as well as double-doubles (66) for her college, the University of Maryland. She is also one of three athletes in NCAW history with 6 triple-doubles. Continuing that trend, she has recorded 13 triple-doubles in the WNBA as of July 2024.

Thomas is a 5-time WNBA All-Star (2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024), and also made her 1st All-WNBA 1st team selection in 2023. She was also part of the All-Rookie team in 2014. She is also a rebound champion (2023) and also won the WNBA steals leader title (2020). She has made 2 WNBA All-Defensive 1st teams and 3 WNBA All-Defensive 2nd teams (2017, 2019, 2022). Thomas made history by being one of only 4 players to have a 15+, 15+, 10+ stat line with 0 turnovers. She averaged 11.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists with 1.5 steals per game as of July in the 2024 season .

Alyssa Thomas Early Life

Alyssa Thomas was born on April 12th, 1992 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. She attended Central Dauphin High School and led her class to a total of 106 victories in 4 years, which also happens to be the most of any single class in school history. She finished her career at Central Dauphin as their all-time leading scorer with 2,289 points, which is among the top 50 all-time leading scorers in Pennsylvania history.

Alyssa Thomas Personal Life

Alyssa Thomas used to play soccer when she was younger but switched to basketball because she didn’t want to play in the open weather conditions. She was very attached to her mother as a kid and used to go with her everywhere, shyly hiding behind her mother, as per the WNBA website. However, her mother Tina, is the complete opposite and is very vocal. She was gradually groomed to be tough and strong while carrying a winning mentality, which translates well to what we see her do on the court.

Alyssa Thomas Family Background

Alyssa Thomas was born to parents Tina Klotzbeecher-Thomas and Bobby Thomas. She also has a younger brother Devin Thomas, who played basketball at Wake Forest and a younger sister, Alexia. Both her parents played Division II basketball at Millersville University. Her mother now coaches the AAU team of Milton Hershey School of Basketball.

Alyssa Thomas Wife

Alyssa Thomas is married to fellow WNBA player DeWanna Bonner, who is a power forward/shooting guard for the Connecticut Sun. She was drafted 5th overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is a 2-time WNBA champion. She is also a 6-time WNBA All-Star and has won the WNBA Sixth-Woman of the Year award thrice. Bonner averaged 17.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in the 2023 WNBA season.

Alyssa Thomas Kids

Alyssa Thomas is stepmother to 2 twin daughters (Cali and Demi) with her wife, DeWanna Bonner. They were born in July 2017 to DeWanna Bonner, when she was in another relationship with a WNBA player, Candice Dupree.

Alyssa Thomas Social Media

Alyssa Thomas is fairly active on social media and has an Instagram account with the handle @athomas_25. She also has an X account (formerly Twitter), which has the username @athomas_25.

Alyssa Thomas Career Stats

Alyssa Thomas entered the WNBA in 2014. In her rookie season, she averaged 10.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists, solid numbers for a rookie. She had a bit of a downtrend the following season in 2015, averaging 8.8 points per game, but picked it up again in the 2016 averaging 11.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. She improved further in the 2017 season scoring 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, followed by some consistent seasons statistically, with the exception being the 2021 WNBA season, where she only played 2 games. Her best stint came in the 2023 WNBA season, where she exploded to record her all time season scoring average of 15.5 points, 9.9 rebounds while averaging 7.9 assists per game.

Alyssa Thomas Achievements

All-Star selections

Thomas is a 5-time WNBA All-Star and was selected in the years 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

WNBA All-Rookie team selection

Thomas was selected into the All-WNBA Rookie team after she had a solid rookie season with the Connecticut Sun.

Rebounding champ

Thomas was the rebounding champion of the 2023 WNBA season.

Steals leader

Thomas led the WNBA in steals in the 2020 WNBA season.

All-Defensive 1st team

Thomas has been part of 2 All-WNBA 1st Defensive teams in 2020 and 2023

All-Defensive 2nd team

Thomas was nominated into 3 All-WNBA 2nd Defensive teams in 2017, 2019 and 2022.

All time scoring rebounding and double-double record

Thomas is the Maryland Terrapins’ All-time leader in scoring with 2,356 points, rebounding leader with 1,235 rebounds and also holds the record for most double-doubles (66). She is also the All-time scoring leader at her high school team, the Central Dauphin High School with 2,289 points.

Alyssa Thomas Contract

Alyssa Thomas is currently on a 4-year $836,000 deal with the Connecticut Sun, which she signed in February 2021 and will end in 2024. The contract guarantees a total of $836,000 in total earnings with an average salary of $209,000. Thomas earns a base salary of $218,000 in 2024, carrying a cap hit of $218,000 and a dead cap value of $218,000.

Prior to this, Thomas was on a 3-year $345,000 deal with the Connecticut Sun, with and average salary of $115,000, which was signed in 2018 and was an extension deal for both parties.