So far, the five-year UA standout's professional career has kept her close (the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury) and taken her far — including to Sardinia, Italy, where she played between the 2022 and 2023 WNBA seasons.
She was on a break from playing with her team in Sardinia, Italy, and she spent some time in the Old Pueblo attending a few women’s basketball games, a softball game, as well as hitting up her favorite restaurants.
People are also reading… After plenty of hugs and smiles, Thomas took time to talk to the Star about life as a professional player on standby, how she stays in shape and what’s next. The conversation has been lightly edited. "That’s when I broke down and started crying. They're like, ‘We love you. If you need anything, let us know.’ That's really what got me — just knowing that I'm not going to be with them 24/7, that was the hard part. Not necessarily the getting cut, but you make friends and you're with each other, you go through so much.”
Now, the roles are reversed. She's luckily on the team and I’m now going in out, hopefully go back in. Keeping in touch with her, staying ready watching the games for the plays, in case I need those. I’ve been leaning on her. She’s such a fun, positive person so I love having her and glad I met her.”
This is your second"Sam Thomas Hoop Group" kids camp, and you mentioned that you want to keep coming back to Tucson to put on these camps. Why Tucson?
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