Junior College: Played basketball for one season (2000-01) at Lassen College in Susanville, Calif...played both the forward and guard positions...a first team all-Golden Valley
Conference selection and a member of the all-freshman team after posting 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game...led the team to a Golden Valley championship including a perfect 10-0 conference record.
High School: A 2000 graduate of Carson High School in Nevada...played four years of
basketball and three seasons of volleyball...in basketball, was named first team all-conference all four years...named the 4A co-Player of the Year in 1998...broke the 16-year old career scoring record at Carson High by posting 1,716 points...as a senior, Thurman averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 0.8 blocked shots per game...recorded a .482 (170-353) field goal percentage and a .787 (48-61) free throw percentage during that same season. Was a 1999 USA TODAY Nevada honorable mention All-USA selection.
Personal: Born Oct. 8, 1981...parents are Nanell Mawbey and Skip Thurman...majoring
in elementary education.
**Information from the Sacramento State Media Guide.