Destiny Thomas

Position:
F
Height:
6-2
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Forest Park HS
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

2023-24 Season (5th-year)
» Played in 26 of 30 games on the season while making 15 starts
» Averaged 5.3 rebounds per game and 139 total, ranking second on the team in both categories
» Grabbed nine rebounds in Georgia debut against North Carolina A&T to open the season
» Tallied the Lady Bulldogs' first five points in first start of Georgia career against Georgia Southern
» Set a career high with seven steals against Duke
» Grabbed 10 boards against Georgia Tech and Wofford
» Posted a season-high 11 rebounds in SEC opener against Texas A&M
» Had eight rebounds at Arkansas
» Scored a season-best 10 points against Ole Miss
» Tallied seven points against Tennessee

2022-23 Senior Season (at UCF)

Appeared in 28 games, earning 14 starts
Tied the program record with a career-high 24 rebounds against Seton Hall (12/11) marking her 5th double-double of the season with 16 points
Earned AAC Honor Roll on Dec. 12 for her 24 rebounds performance against Seton Hall
Dished out a career-high four assists against Idaho State (12/20)
Collected a career-high five steals against Campbell (11/15) and Cincinnati (2/25)
Poured in a career-high 24 points while shooting 64.3 percent (9-14) from the floor in the win against Wichita State (1/15)
Earned AAC Honor Roll on Jan. 16 for her 24 points against Wichita State
Finished the season with a career-best five blocks against Memphis (3/7)
Sank a career-high nine free-throws against Cincinnati (2/25)
Led UCF with 21 points and 20 rebounds against Cincinnati (2/25) to earn her 12th double-double of the season
Earned AAC Honor Roll on Feb. 27 after recording a double-double against Cincinnati on Senior Knight
Recorded 10 points and 12 rebounds in the Knights’ win over Tulsa (3/6) in the AAC Championship Tournament
Ended the season with 15 double digit scoring performances and 13 double-doubles
Led UCF in points (299), rebounds (308), blocks (47) and steals (47)
Averaged 10.7 ppg, 11.0 rpg and 1.68 blocked shots
Ranked No. 1 in the AAC in blocked shots and No. 2 in rebounding
No. 2 in the NCAA with 5.0 offensive rebounds per game

2021-22 Junior Season (at UCF)

• Appeared in all 30 games, earning the starting nod 22 times
• Led the team in rebounding with 7.9 boards per game while averaging 4.8 points and 1.4 steals per contest
• Earned her first collegiate start in the season opener against Duquesne (11/9), evening grabbing her 10 rebounds on the offensive and defensive glass to go along with seven points
• Pulled down 11 rebounds against No. 12 Tennessee
• Grabbed six offensive and six defensive boards on her way to a then-career-best 12 rebounds with eight points and three steals against USC (11/27) at the Cancun Challenge
• Collected a season-high 13 rebounds, five offensive and eight defensive, in the win over Arkansas (12/2)
• Opened league play with 11 rebounds and a career-best five blocks at Tulane (1/5)
• Pulled down 11 boards at ECU (1/8)
Finished just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds against Houston (1/11)
Recorded the first double-double of her career with a career-high 18 points and 11 rebounds with three blocks against Temple (1/31)
Collected 10 rebounds with three assists at Houston (2/9)
Tallied her second career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 70 percent (7-10) from the field against Cincinnati (2/26)
Closed out the regular season with her third double-double, going 5-of-8 from the field for 14 points with 11 rebounds against Tulsa (3/2)
Grabbed six of her seven rebounds on the offensive glass in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinal win over Tulsa (3/8)
Pulled down nine rebounds - including six offensive - with seven points in The American championship win over South Florida (3/10)
Grabbed seven rebounds with three blocks in UCF’s first NCAA Tournament win over Florida (3/19)
Pulled down seven rebounds with two blocks in the NCAA second round against UConn (3/21) D

2020-21 Sophomore Season (at UCF)

Appeared in 20 games
Led UCF with 18 blocks
Averaged 2.9 PPG and 4. 4 RPG
Collected at least four rebounds in each of the first five games
Posted back-to-back eight-board outings against Tulane (12/15) and Tulsa (12/19)
Scored six points and pulled down five rebounds against Cincinnati (1/17)
Dished out a career-best three assists with three steals and five rebounds at Cincinnati (2/13)
Nearly registered a double-double with a then career-high 11 points and eight rebounds against Temple (2/27)
Shot 83.3 percent (5-6) from the floor and had two steals, an assists and a block against the Owls
Pulled down a then-career-high 11 rebounds to go along with eight points in nearly 30 minutes in The American quarterfinal win over Cincinnati (3/9)
Scored six points, grabbed six rebounds, swiped a career-high four steals and registered two blocks in The American title game against No. 18 South Florida (3/11)
Scored six points, pulled down four rebounds and had a block and a steal against Northwestern in the NCAA first round (3/22)

2019-20 Freshman Season (at UCF)

Appeared in 26 games as a rookie
Averaged 1.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Pitt (11/6)
Scored her first point as a Knight and grabbed a pair of rebounds at Belmont (11/9)
Grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds against Stetson (11/27) and matched it in a career-high 23-plus-minute outing against SMU (2/1)
Tallied a career-high eight points against Memphis (1/25)
Made her lone field goal attempt and went 5-for-6 (83.3 percent) from the free-throw line for seven points, grabbed five rebounds, tallied two blocks and an assist in the regular-season finale against Wichita State (3/2)

High School

Two-time Atlanta Journal-Constitution honorable mention AAAAAA all-state honoree
Averaged 7.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game during her senior season

Personal

Majoring in architecture with a digital media minor• Daughter of Toshia Thomas and Gerald Johnson
Born on June 29, 2001
Aspires to be an architect one day
Very talented artist and designer
Major: Entrepreneurship