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Guard excels in freshman season

DeKALB — Justin Thomas, men’s basketball freshman guard, knew he wanted to play collegiate basketball ever since the glory days of playing in his driveway with his older brothers.

“My older brothers led the way for me and pushed me to get where I needed to be to succeed,” Thomas said. “They opened the door for me.”

Thomas, who grew up in Indianapolis, has played basketball since he was four years old. As the youngest child in his family, Thomas credits his three older brothers, Paris, 24, Jordan, 22 and Jalen, 21, for constantly pushing him to be the best basketball player and person he could be.