Rob Thomas Class: Senior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Mendham (N.J.) Height / Weight: 6-3 / 185 Position: Guard

Athletic guard who has improved greatly since his arrival at Bucknell, particularly on the offensive end of the floor ... elected team co-captain this season, along with John Griffin and Darren Mastropaolo ... once again expected to add to the team's outstanding backcourt depth ... potentially an explosive scorer ... has good shooting range ... likes to be aggressive on the offensive glass ... runs the floor very well.

2006-07 Reserve wing player who was an offensive spark for the Bison off the bench at times ... played in 28 of 31 games, averaging 8.1 minutes per game ... established career highs in virtually every statistical category ... had never totaled more than 9 pts. in any regular-season game until exploding for 16 vs. Wake Forest early in the season ... made 6-9 FG, including 3-3 3FG in the overtime loss to the Demon Deacons ... hit two big second half jumpers and finished with 4 pts. at Saint Francis ... also credited with first career blocked shot ... had a big second half in a come-from-behind road win at Cornell ... scored 9 pts. (4-5 FG) to help Bison come back from 13-pt. halftime deficit ... shot 46.0% from the floor on the season.

2005-06 Played in 22 games off the bench ... finished the season with 26 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and three steals in 81 minutes ... scored a career-high nine points (2-4 FG, 5-6 FT) in nine minutes of action in a home victory over Navy ... scored five points against Haverford and four in a season-high 12 minutes against Cornell ... played 11 minutes against Army in the regular-season finale ... scored a big first-half bucket on a reverse layup in a home win over Lehigh.

2004-05 Saw action in 13 games off the bench and totaled 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting ... scored a season-high five points against Villanova ... played a season-high seven minutes against the Wildcats ... hit a 3-pointer against Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament ... also scored against Lafayette in the Patriot League Tournament ... made collegiate debut in third game of the season vs. Rider ... played very well on Bucknell's postseason trip to Ireland and England ... averaged 9.0 ppg on the four-game tour, including 12 in a win over the Limerick Lions.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Robert Dahl Thomas II ... son of Robert and Marylita Thomas ... has a sister, April ... born Nov. 8, 1985 in Houston, Texas ... 2004 graduate of Mendham (N.J.) High School, the alma mater of Bucknell's all-time greatest women's basketball player, Molly Creamer ... team captain as a senior ... first-team all-county and all-area ... Played in North-South Jersey All-Star Game ... Morris County All-Star ... played for head coach Jim Baglin, a Susquehanna University graduate ... majoring in management.