2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Benjamin R.Massey / Ragin Cajun Athletics
Savannah Downey / ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Savannah Downey / ULM Athletics
Southern Miss Athletics
Savannah Downey / ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

33 Meloney Thames

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Choctaw Central
  • Hometown Choctaw, Miss.

Biography

2024-25 (JUNIOR)

  • Made starts in all 29 games she appeared in, averaging 13.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists
  • Led the team with 56 triples across the season
  • Scored 17 points, three rebounds and two steals in ULM debut vs. Central Baptist
  • Dropped a career-high 27 points at Southern Illinois, shooting 10-13 with a trio of three-point FGs
  • Posted five rebounds and career-first block at Lamar
  • Led the team with 22 points vs. Georgia Southern, shooting 5-9 beyond the arc and logging a career-high two blocks
  • Recorded 24 points, five assists and four blocks vs. Southern Miss, shooting 10-10 from the free throw line
  • tallied career-high nine rebounds, along with 20 points and three assists at Southern Miss
  • Played a career-high 39 minutes at Arkansas State, scoring 17 points and hitting five triples
  • Shot 5-8 from beyond the arc to total 22 points vs. Troy
MISSISSIPPI STATE
  • Originally signed at Mississippi State for the 2023-24 season
JONES COLLEGE
  • A two-year starter at Jones College under coach Missy Bilderback
  • Two-time NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention and NJCAA All-Region 23 selection
  • Helped Jones to back-to-back Region 23 championships and back-to-back NJCAA Tournament appearances
  • Jones made its first-ever NJCAA Final Four in 2022
  • 2021-22 NJCAA All-Star selection and NJCAA All-Tournament Team selection
  • Averaged 16.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a freshman
  • Averaged 15.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a sophomore
  • Played in 27 games as a true freshman, earning the start in 26
  • Shot 82 percent from the free throw line and had eight 20-point games, including a season-high 28 vs. Georgia Highlands in the NJCAA Final Four
  • Hit the game-winning layup to beat Coahoma, 65-63, in the MACCC Championship game
  • First Team All-MACCC
CHOCTAW CENTRAL HS
  • Started all four years as a point guard
  • Won the 2017 3A State Championship
  • Named MVP and All-State First Team
  • Graduated with a 4.0 GPA
PERSONAL
  • Born Jan. 2, 2003 in Jackson, Miss.
  • Daughter of Sharon and Anthony Thames
  • Has two siblings: Emilee and Jerithan
  • Majoring in criminal justice
  • Enjoys spending time with family
  • Father, Anthony, played football at Mississippi State from 1987-92
  • Related to Marcus Thames, who spent nine years in the MLB, notably the Detroit Tigers and is currently the hitting coach with the Chicago White Sox
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27, at Southern Illinois (11/13/2024)
Rebounds: 9, at Southern Miss (1/16/2025)
Assists: 5, two times, last vs. Southern Miss (1/9/2025)
Steals: 4, vs. Southern Miss (1/9/2025)
Blocks: 2, four times, last at James Madison (2/28/2025)
Field Goals: 10, two times, last at Troy (2/12/2025)
3-Point Field Goals: 5, four times, last vs. Troy (2/20/2025)
Free Throws: 10, vs. Southern Miss (1/9/2025)
Minutes: 39, vs. Georgia Southern (3/5/2025)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    33
  • 33

    2024-25Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    33