Thomas played
college basketball at
Indiana University, from 1979–1983. While playing for
head coach Bobby Knight at Indiana, he was the sixth man on the
1981 national championship team, and also made the 1981 Final Four All Tournament Team, after grabbing nine rebounds off the bench, in place of foul-plagued starter
Ted Kitchel, in the 63–50 title game win over
North Carolina. ==Professional career==