M.J. Thomas, Denton High. 6' 7" power forward

SUMG · January 27, 2023

We haven't offered this kid....he's a 6'7" power forward. Okie State and Vandy have offered....along with Sacramento State and New Orleans.

Story on him in the DMNews today. Moved here from Calvert. His Dad is head coach at Denton High.....and M.J. is having a great season. 17 ppg and 13.4 rpg. He mentioned in the story that he loves to rebound.....

https://247sports.com/Recruitment/MJ-Thomas-141150/RecruitInterests/

UNTLifer · January 27, 2023

14 minutes ago, SUMG said:

We haven't offered this kid....he's a 6'7" power forward. Okie State and Vandy have offered....along with Sacramento State and New Orleans.

Story on him in the DMNews today. Moved here from Calvert. His Dad is head coach at Denton High.....and M.J. is having a great season. 17 ppg and 13.4 rpg. He mentioned in the story that he loves to rebound.....

https://247sports.com/Recruitment/MJ-Thomas-141150/RecruitInterests/

Why in the world would we not offer?

GrandGreen · January 27, 2023

3 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Why in the world would we not offer?

Know nothing about him, but if he doesn't project to be a very good defensive player, NT (McCasland) is probably not interested.

UNTLifer · January 27, 2023

19 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

Know nothing about him, but if he doesn't project to be a very good defensive player, NT (McCasland) is probably not interested.

Considering 17pts. and 13 boards a game, I could teach him defense. Those stats are much stronger than Morgan's coming out of high school.

SUMG · January 27, 2023

I'll post the story. Not sure if everyone can see it.....might be behind a pay wall:

https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2023/01/25/at-denton-high-a-father-son-duo-has-helped-turn-the-boys-basketball-team-into-a-winner/

SUMG · January 27, 2023

38 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Considering 17pts. and 13 boards a game, I could teach him defense. Those stats are much stronger than Morgan's coming out of high school.

“I have a mindset that I’m the best rebounder in Texas, and the nation,” M.J. Thomas said. “I feel like I’m the best kid, the best rebounder on the floor. When I go get the rebounds, man, it’s dangerous.”

An all-state wide receiver at Calvert, M.J. Thomas also played middle linebacker for the six-man football team. A couple of bumps and bruises in the low post won’t slow him down, his father said.

“When people think that if they punch him, play dirty with him, he’ll stop; it really turns him on,” Michael Thomas said. “He loves to be physical.”

untphd · January 28, 2023

16 hours ago, SUMG said:

I'll post the story. Not sure if everyone can see it.....might be behind a pay wall:

https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2023/01/25/at-denton-high-a-father-son-duo-has-helped-turn-the-boys-basketball-team-into-a-winner/

Thanks for the post, great article about turning around a program.

BleedingGreen · January 29, 2023

Hmmm is this Henry Thomas’ grandson?

SUMG · January 29, 2023

52 minutes ago, BleedingGreen said:

Hmmm is this Henry Thomas’ grandson?

Yes. And besides his grandad and dad being basketball coaches....so are his uncle and aunt. His basketball IQ must be through the roof.

Tom McKrackin · January 29, 2023

I say bring him in on a visit and see if there is some chemistry. There is a lot to like about him.

UNTLifer · January 29, 2023

I love McCasland but I have yet to figure out his recruiting philosophy. I would think he is highly aware of this young man and had been in contact, but if not, who on staff would be in charge of evaluating this young man? Most of our forwards, Bell, Martinez, Scott, etc tend to be of a slight build. Would love to see a young man with this size and skill set in our green.

untphd · February 20, 2023

Like Bobby Knight said , you have to play defense. Half of our team is coming straight out of H.S, the other half are transfers.

GrayEagle · February 27, 2023

On 1/27/2023 at 1:28 PM, GrandGreen said:

Know nothing about him, but if he doesn't project to be a very good defensive player, NT (McCasland) is probably not interested.

Look at how many steals and rebounds he's had. Possibly most of his rebounds were defensive rebounds.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · March 5, 2023

Grant hasn't really even reached out. MJ is a terrific defender, one of the best athletic shot blockers in the state, BUT Grant sees something he doesn't like and moved on. He's probably headed to LT

GrayEagle · March 6, 2023

On 1/27/2023 at 1:48 PM, UNTLifer said:

Considering 17pts. and 13 boards a game, I could teach him defense. Those stats are much stronger than Morgan's coming out of high school.

I can't find it now but he has a large number of steals. You wouldn't have to teach him a lot of defense.