SMU Athletics

2017-18 (Junior): Played in all 30 games with 21 starts…Second on the team and 13th in the conference with 6.4 rebounds per game…Averaged 4.3 points per game…Scored 15 points and tied the SMU single-game record with 22 rebounds against East Carolina (1/13)…Scored 12 points against Houston (12/30)…Had at least 10 rebounds six times…Second on the team with 31 blocks, including four against Nicholls (11/10)…Also had 28 assists and 19 steals.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 31 games with 10 starts, averaging 19.5 minutes…Averaged 6.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game…Scored at least 10 points seven times, including a career-high 18 points at Temple (2/15), going 7-for-11…Shot 45.0 percent from the field (72-of-160)...Second on the team with 40 blocks…Had two double-doubles, 11 points and 10 rebounds against Texas State (11/11) and 15 points and 11 rebounds against Grambling State (12/18)…Also had 22 steals and 17 assists.

2015-16 (Freshman): Played in 30 games with one start during her first season on the Hilltop...Averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while playing 16.7 minutes per contest...Led the team with a 48.7 shooting percentage (55-of-113)...Scored at least 10 points four times, with a season-high 12 points three times...Scored 12 points with a season-high nine rebounds against Northwestern State (11/15)...Also scored 12 at Temple (2/3) and against UCF (3/4)...Scored 11 points against then-No. 20/20 USF in the American Athletic Conference Championships (3/5), averaging 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the tournament...Also had nine rebounds against Memphis (1/16)...Finished the season with 20 assists, 31 blocks and 16 steals.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Cassandra McCordy at Skyline High School...Named Miss Basketball in Texas...District 9-6A MVP, as well as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year...Averaged 10 points and seven rebounds as a junior...In 39 games as a sophomore, she averaged 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, leading Skyline to a 29-10 record and a trip to the regional semifinals...Shot 53 percent for her career, including a 56 percent clip as a junior...Earned all-state honors after her junior season...Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.

Personal: Full name is Dai'ja Nicole Thomas...Born Jan. 28, 1997...Daughter of Darren and Cassandra Thomas...Has three older siblings, LaQuinta, De'Marion and Landon...Favorite athletes are Candace Parker and Dwight Howard...Favorite color is baby blue.

Majoring in Applied Physiology and Sport Management.