Alyssa Thomas

American basketball player (born 1992)

Alyssa Thomas is an American professional basketball forward for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Laces of Unrivaled. She played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. The New York Liberty drafted Thomas 4th overall in the 2014 WNBA draft, and immediately traded her to the Connecticut Sun along with Kelsey Bone and a 2015 first-round draft pick in exchange for Tina Charles. Thomas is the University of Maryland's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles for the women's program, and one of nine athletes in NCAAW history with six career triple-doubles. Thomas is the WNBA's career leader in triple-doubles. She is the only player to record 15+, 15+, 10+ with 0 turnovers in WNBA history.