Brittney Thomas Class: Freshman Hometown: Bolingbrook, Ill. High School: Bolingbrook Height: 5-10 Position: Guard Experience: 1L

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• 2007-08 Game-by-Game Stats
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Strong, athletic freshman started every game at point guard...named to honorable mention All-Big Ten (media)...also named to All-Big Ten Freshman Team...averaged a team-high 35 minutes a game and led Big Ten freshman in minutes played...led team and ranked seventh in the Big Ten with 3.6 assists per game...third on the team in scoring (7.4 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 avg)...had the most rebounds of any freshman guard in Spartan history (202)...ranked second in MSU's freshman record book in assists (133), third in steals (65), eighth in rebounding and 10th in points (272)...named MSU's Defensive Player of the Year.

AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): In her collegiate debut, scored five points and collected five rebounds and four assists vs. IUPUI (11/9)...tallied six points, including two 3-pointers, and six assists vs. Evansville (11/11)...good all-around game vs. Northern Illinois (11/21), collecting eight points, seven rebounds and five steals...scored seven points and went 5-for-6 at the free-throw line in win over Kansas State (11/22)...six assists at Delaware State (11/26)...solid game in 40 minutes vs. Clemson (11/29), tallying nine points, nine rebounds and six assists...scored nine points and dished out six assists at Old Dominion (12/2)...went 4-for-6 from the field and 6-for-6 at the free-throw line to collect 15 points at Providence (12/20), marking her first career double-figure scoring game...tied her season-best with nine rebounds, including five offensive, at Hartford (12/22)...shot 75 percent from the field on 6-of-8 shooting while scoring 14 points with five steals against Minnesota (12/28)...scored seven points, recorded seven rebounds (five offensive) and had five steals in win over No. 18 Ohio State (12/30)...played all 40 minutes against Penn State (1/5), recording 12 points, six assists, and six rebounds...picked a career-high six steals and scored a career-high 18 points, while dishing out four assists and collecting three rebounds in 38 minutes vs. Iowa (1/10)...played 40 minutes, recording six points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block at Northwestern (1/17)...scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, dished out four assists, and hauled in four rebounds at Illinois (1/24)...scored 10 points and hauled in seven rebounds versus Michigan (1/31)...scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against the Hawkeyes (2/7)...scored nine points and hauled in eight rebounds at Indiana (2/14)...had a strong overall game recording 16 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists and five steals at Penn State (2/17)...scored 13 points, adding eight rebounds and two blocks against Northwestern (2/21)...had 10 points and seven rebounds in final home game vs. Illinois (2/28)....scored 12 points and hauled in seven rebounds, including going 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Minnesota in her first career Big Ten Tournament game (3/8)...dished out a career-high eight assists, and added four points and eight rebounds in the win over Bowling Green in the second round of the WNIT (3/22)...scored 10 points, collected seven rebounds and dished out three assists in the third round WNIT win vs. Kansas (3/27)...ripped down a season-high 10 rebounds against Michigan in the quarterfinals of the WNIT (3/30)...five rebounds, four assists and a steal against North Carolina State in WNIT semifinals (4/2)...had seven points, six rebounds and five assists in WNIT title game against Marquette (4/5).

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 26th among the nation's shooting guards by All-Star Girls Report...rated 50th in the nation's Top 100 recruits by Blue Star Basketball.com...a four-star recruit, ranked 70th in the nation's Top 100 recruits by HoopGurlz.com...ranked among the nation's top guards by HoopGurlz.com (No. 39) and Scout.com (No. 39)...three-year captain and three-time team MVP...high school team was a combined 117-7 in her four years...first-team all-state as a senior, averaging a team-best 13.6 points (422 total) and 2.7 assists (85 total)...team reached the state finals for the second year in a row in 2007 and finished with a 30-1 record...a part of the Team USA U18 Team Trials...helped Bolingbrook to a state title as a junior, averaging 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per contest...team finished with a 31-2 record...a four-time all-conference selection and three-time all-area pick...was a part of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State teams three times and was an Associated Press Class 2A All-State honorable mention honoree in 2006...a 2004-05 Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American as team went 28-2 and placed fourth in the state...freshman year helped team to sectional title and a 28-2 record...was a standout on her AAU team, the Illinois Dream Team...also a member of the volleyball and track and field teams, earning all-conference and all-area honors in volleyball and qualifying for the state meet in the 400-meter relay...named an Illinois state scholar...member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Angela Thomas...mother, Angela, played volleyball and basketball at Ohio University...an advertising major.

CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 18, vs. Iowa (1/10/08)
Field Goals: 6, twice (last vs. Iowa, 1/10/08)
Free Throws: 6, twice (last vs. Iowa, 1/10/08)
3-Point Field Goals: 2, vs. Evansville (11/11/07)
Rebounds: 10, vs. Michigan (3/30/08)
Assists: 8, vs. Bowling Green (3/22/08)
Blocks: 2, vs. Northwestern (2/21/08)
Steals: 6, vs. Iowa (1/10/08)