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Thomas Named to Virginia High School Hall of Fame Class of 2020

April 1, 2020 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Connecticut Sun News Release


Courtesy of Virginia High School League

The Virginia High School League is an alliance of Virginia's public and approved non‐boarding, non‐public high schools that promotes education, leadership, sportsmanship, character and citizenship for students by establishing and maintaining high standards for school activities and competitions.

Fourteen athletes, coaches, and contributors will be inducted to the HOF on Sunday, April 26

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The Virginia High School Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Virginia High School League (VHSL), welcomes its 14 newest members who have made outstanding contributions to high school athletic and activity programs. The 31st Annual Hall of Fame induction dinner is Sunday, April 26, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Charlottesville.

The Class of 2020 includes: eight athletes (Frank Beamer - Hillsville, Barney Cobb - John Marshall, Wheeler Hughes - Dunbar, Leroy Keyes - G. W. Carver, Cora Jackson‐Robinson - Essex, Jeff King - Pulaski County, Tara Sheets - Gate City, Jasmine Thomas - Oakton), three coaches(Gregg Conner - Powhatan, Darnell Dozier - Princess Anne, Jim Larkin - Chancellor), and three contributors (Charlie Cloe - Central Virginia Football Officials, Tom Dolan - Jamestown HS/VHSL, Valerie Kibler - Harrisonburg).

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased on‐line: https://gofan.co/app/events/81141.

The Hall is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in sports and activities within Virginia's public high schools. Athletes are eligible for consideration 10 years after completion of their high school careers and are judged primarily for their achievementsin interscholastic sports. Coaches are eligible after 15 years of experience or upon retirement and are judged on the merits of their achievements at the high school level. Contributors are professionals who have rendered significant services in some other capacity such as administration, academic activities, officiating, media or sports medicine.

Members of the Class of 2020 will bring total membership to 309.

Jasmine Thomas

Oakton HS-Basketball

Jasmine Thomas was a standout basketball player at Oakton High School from 2003‐2007. She averaged 23.2 points, and 8.1 rebounds per game as a four year starter; she shot 52% from the field and 31% from three‐point range; and she recorded 56 double‐doubles, and 5 triple‐doubles in her career. Her teams went 101‐11 over her four years; winning the District regular season all four years, the District tournament three years, two Region Championships, and made two state semi‐finals appearances. She set school records in points in a single game (36), season points (781), career points (2,598), game assists (12), career assists (504), game steals (11), career steals (519), game rebounds (17), and career rebounds (910). Jasmine is 2nd all‐time for career points in state history, 3rd in career assists, and 3rd in career steals. She was selected to many District, Conference and Region teams in her career; she was selected the AP State Player of the Year, and the D.C. All‐Met Player of the Year in 2006‐2007; she earned a spot on the EA Sports All‐America 1st team in 2005‐2006; and she was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia, Street and Smith pre‐season All‐America 1st team, and Parade All‐America in 2006‐2007.

After Oakton, Jasmine went to Duke University and was a four‐year player for the Blue Devils, where she achieved All‐America status her junior and senior years. She was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the 2011 WNBA draft. She continues to be an impactful player in the WNBA, a WNBA All‐Star, and is in the top 10 of numerous statistical categories in the League.

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