Damari Wheeler-Thomas

Boise State Men’s Basketball 2026 Jersey Headshots. Photo by Abigale Bibikov

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Elgin, Ill.
Position:
Guard
High School:
Larkin HS
Height:
6-0
Prev School:
North Dakota State
Weight:
190

NORTH DAKOTA STATE CAREER
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025-26): Returned to the court and started all 32 games played in his final season at North Dakota State…named All-Summit League Second Team…averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.5 minutes of action…shot 40.6 percent (144-355) from the field, 38.3 percent (72-188) from three and 76.9 percent (103-134) at the free throw line…scored in double figures in 27 of the 32 games…had 10+ points in 13-straight games from Nov. 26 to Jan. 14…ended the year by scoring in double figures in the final 10 games…had six 20-point performances…posted his first 20-point game of the season and had 22 points and career-high four 3-pointers against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 11)…made season-high nine field goals, tied career high with four 3-pointers and had 24 points and four assists versus Southern Illinois (Nov. 17)…knocked down four threes in five other games…scored season-high 28 points at Arkansas State (Nov. 28)…totaled 23 points, five assists and two steals at Montana (Dec. 3)…netted career high 11 free throws and had 21 points to go along with season-high three steals at Cal State Northridge (Dec. 11)…collected career high nine assists and tied season high with three steals at Drake (Dec. 13)…had season-high-tying three steals versus Minnesota Crookston (Dec. 15)…grabbed career-high eight rebounds and tied season high with three steals versus South Dakota State (Jan. 14)…registered 23 points, three rebounds and two assists at South Dakota State (Feb. 18)…led North Dakota State to an NCAA Tournament appearance after scoring 18, 15 and 19 points against Oral Roberts (March 5), Omaha (March 7) and North Dakota (March 8), respectively, in the 2026 Summit League Men’s Basketball Championship…named Summit League Men’s Basketball Tournament MVP and was placed on the All-Tournament Team…tallied 16 points, three rebounds and two assists in the Round of 64 against Michigan State (March 19).

JUNIOR (2024-25): Redshirted due to injury.

SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Started all 32 games and led the Bison in minutes played for the season…ranked third on the team with 10.7 points per game, and led the team with 2.5 assists per game…averaged just under 34 minutes per contest…shot 45 percent overall, 37 percent from three-point range, and 83 percent at the free throw line…scored a career-high 30 points at Omaha on Jan. 13, making four three-pointers and 12-of-17 shooting…posted six assists and six rebounds in the season-opening win at Western Michigan…scored 22 points in the win at Montana on Nov. 16.

FRESHMAN (2022-23): Played in 32 of 33 games and made 28 starts as a true freshman…averaged 7.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game…played 25.2 minutes per contest – the fourth-most on the team…scored a season-high 17 points in a game twice, including in the semifinal victory over South Dakota State in the Summit League Tournament…also posted a season-high seven assists vs. SDSU in the tournament…season-high six rebounds at Oral Roberts on Feb. 18…85 percent free throw shooter for the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led Larkin HS to an unbeaten conference title as a senior in 2021-22…named to the IBCA all-state second team in Class 4A…Chicago Sun-Times 4A all-state second team…captain of the 2022 Daily Herald All-Area Team…averaged over 19 points per game and totaled 674 points his senior season, leading Larkin to a record of 31-4…averaged 17.5 points and 5.0 assists per game as a junior, earning Upstate 8 all-conference honors…four-year varsity player.