At first glance...
A gritty guard that possesses great range...could develop as one of the Huskies’ leaders in the backcourt...a solid 3-point shooting threat who ranked second on the squad with 26 treys last season...will factor at both the point and off-guard slots.
2004-05 season
Saw time at both guard positions during freshman season...appeared in 29 games this season while making four starts...ranked second on the squad with 26 3-point field goals...tied for team-high with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 15 minutes vs. Dartmouth in NCAA First Round (3/20)...tallied a career-high 14 points, hitting four 3-pointers, in 19 minutes vs. Syracuse in the BIG EAST Quarterfinal game (3/6)...scored seven points while adding three rebounds, two assists and two steals over a season-high 34 minutes at West Virginia (3/1)...scored nine points vs. Syracuse (2/19)...had 11 points, shooting 4-of-6, in 11 minutes vs. Pittsburgh (2/22)... notched nine points, with a 6-for-6 performance from the line, vs. Providence (2/5)...dished out five assists and scored four points vs. Villanova (1/15)...notched 10 points with three rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes vs. Notre Dame (1/12)...started third game of the season vs. St. John’s (1/2)...led the team against the Red Storm with 12 points while collecting six rebounds in 31 minutes...made first career start vs. George Mason (12/27)...posted a season-high eight assists while adding seven points and four rebounds vs. George Mason (12/27)...had three steals while adding seven points and three rebounds at Colorado State (12/23)....tallied six points, two rebounds a block and a steal at Arizona State (12/21)...dished out seven assists in win over Hartford (12/7)...scored seven points and dished out two assists in 18 minutes vs. Holy Cross (12/5)...tallied three points and three rebounds vs. South Florida (12/1)...scored seven points and registered two steals vs. Buffalo (11/19).

HIGH SCHOOL
Guided Cincinnati’s Mount Notre Dame High School to a perfect 28-0 record during senior season and a Division I Ohio State Championship...Mount Notre Dame H.S. finished ranked No. 2 nationally in USA Today’s Super 25 Girl’s Basketball Rankings...averaged 20.4 points as a senior...2004 McDonald’s All-America Team...2004 WBCA All-America Team...2004 Associated Press Ohio Co-Player of the Year...2004 Cincinnati Metro Player of the Year...averaged 20.4 points, 5.4 assists and 4.0 rebounds during senior prep campaign...was named to the USA Today 2004 All-USA High School Girls Basketball Third Team...was a three-time All-Ohio selection...selected to the 2004 Parade Magazine All-America Second Team...also a three-time All-City choice...ranked as the No. 21 high school senior by Blue Star and the No. 22 prep senior by All-Star Girls Report...averaged 18.3 points, 5.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds as a junior while leading Mount Notre Dame H.S. to a 23-3 mark and a regional finals appearance...2003 USA Today Super 25 choice...2003 Nike All-American...two-time Ohio Girls Basketball Magazine Dream Team selection...2002 Adidas Top Ten Camp Underclass All-Star...2002 & 2003 Street & Smith All-America Honorable Mention.

Personal
Full name is Melanie Eileen Thomas...parents are Jeff & Mary Thomas...born August 26, 1985...undecided on major.