Former Norfolk State guard Jamarii Thomas is taking his talents to VCU after one season at an HBCU.
Thomas, the 2023-2024 MEAC Player of The Year, announced his commitment to VCU on Tuesday.
The Greensboro, NC native averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 assists, and 2.5 steals in his senior year at The Burlington School in Burlington, N.C. One of his highlights that season came when he matched up against all-everything guard Mikey Williams at Lake Norman Christian High School back in 2020. Thomas scored 25 points to Williams’ 40 as LNC beat The Burlington School, which featured then-Howard University commit Kuluel Mading.
Jamarii Thomas was offered by NC A&T around the same time the school secured a commitment from his cousin, Duncan Powell. He ultimately landed at UNCW. Thomas saw action in 25 games during the 2021-2022 season but averaged just under two points per game in six minutes of action per contest.
His minutes tripled during the 2022-2023 season and his scoring production did as well as he scored double-figures ten times. He scored 17 against Hampton and put up a career-high 26 against Stony Brook. He hit the transfer portal when the season was done, landing at the HBCU alongside Mading.
NSU was looking for a replacement for two-time MEAC Player of The Year Joe Bryant Jr., and it found a capable one in Thomas. Thomas averaged 16.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists this season. Norfolk State won the MEAC regular season title and defeated VCU for the first time in program history. NSU entered the MEAC Tournament as the favorite but fell to Howard in the MEAC semifinals. Thomas was held to 23 points in NSU’s two tournament games and shot just 5-for-20 from the field in the loss.
Thomas hit the transfer portal again following the season and now he’s headed to Richmond, leaving another hole for Norfolk State to fill.