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Jason Smith: Melrose star Adonis Thomas piling up offers
By Jason Smith (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The scholarship offers continue to roll in for Melrose junior swingman Adonis Thomas, who most recently received an offer from Kansas and has also been contacted this summer by North Carolina.

A 6-foot-6 guard/forward who starred for the 2009 USA Men's Under-16 National Team that earned gold in June's FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Argentina, Thomas now has scholarship offers from Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee and the University of Memphis.

After helping the USA capture gold at the FIBA Amercias U16 Championship, Melrose's Adonis Thomas has received calls from Kansas and North Carolina.

"Kansas (offered) last week," said Thomas, whom Rivals.com rates the No. 11 overall prospect in the class of 2011 and the No. 3 small forward prospect for 2011.

"They were saying how they think I'm one of the top players in my class, and they want me as a small forward."

Thomas said he's spoken with North Carolina head coach Roy Williams since participating last month in LeBron James' skills camp in Akron, Ohio. Williams signed former Briarcrest Christian guard Leslie McDonald last November.

"I was surprised that I heard from him," Thomas said. "It was a good conversation, a long conversation. He hasn't offered me yet. We just talked about how he liked me and how he was going to be recruiting me and that they were coming down in September to watch me work out in practice."

Thomas said Memphis remains in the mix for his services despite the penalties levied against the program last week by the NCAA.

"Nah, nothing's changed," he said.

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