The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Thomas, Katelynn

Jersey Number 13
Katelynn Thomas
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Shades Valley
Bio
2018-19 (Junior)
- One of four players to start all 33 games
- Shot a blistering 62.0 percent (183-295) from the field, the seventh best mark in the NCAA, led Conference USA and was third highest in a single season in UAB history
- Named to the Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.5 points per game, including netting 22 in the Blazers’ victory over Oklahoma
- Was the only Blazer to finish in double figure points in two WNIT games
- Netted a career-best 25 points on two occasions with the first coming at Louisiana Tech (March 7) and against Troy (March 21) in the first round of the WNIT
- Ranked third on the team in rebounds per game (5.1)
- Paced the Blazers on the boards seven times with five games with 20 or more points
- Recorded a double-double against McNeese State (Dec. 8) (14 pts/11 rbs)
- Registered 20 games with at least five made field goals
- Finished the season with career bests in field goals (183), free throws (57), rebounds (167), rebounds per game (5.1), blocks (29), points (423) and points per game (12.8)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in all 34 games, making six starts
- Helped guide the team to 27 total wins and 13 wins in C-USA play, both program records
- Helped win the program’s first-ever C-USA Regular Season Championship
- Member of the first UAB squad to play in the postseason since 2010-11
- Helped the Blazers to a 60-50 win over Chattanooga in the first round of the WNIT, the team’s first postseason victory since winning the WBI title game, 68-60, over Cal
State Bakersfield on March 27, 2011 and its first win in the WNIT since an 81-77 decision
over Davidson on March 15, 2007
- Led the team in field goal percentage at 59.7 percent (129-for-216), the third-best percentage in program history
- Scored 22 points in the season opener against Mississippi Valley State (11/11/17)
- Also went for 22 points against North Texas (01/20/18), where she finished the game a perfect 11-for-11 from the field, the best since Maureen Newton went 10-for-10 (1.000) against Mercer on Feb. 9, 1993
- Was the Blazers’ most dominant threat off the bench, averaging 8.1 points
and 3.3 rebounds per game
- Finished the year averaging 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game
- Hauled in a career-best 12 rebounds against Middle Tennessee (02/22/18)
- Closed out the year with 21 blocks, the third-most on the team, which helped the Blazers finish the year with the fourth-most blocks in a single season in school history (125)
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 22 games all coming off the bench
- Played in 16 league games averaging 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in eight minutes of action
- Netted a career-high 13 points at Southern Miss (1/28)
- Reeled in seven rebounds at LA Tech, a career-best (1/26)
- Shot a team-best 61.5 percent (32-of-52) from the floor
- Earned the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- The No. 7 ranked player in Alabama
- Led her team to a 6A Championship
- National Honors Society and Spanish Honors Society member
- During the 2014-15 season, she averaged 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per contest
Personal
-Daughter of Tyeshia and Jason Miles
-Born June 29, 1998
-Has one brother Jacobi Miles and one sister, Sara Miles
-Plans to major in Kinesiology.
- One of four players to start all 33 games
- Shot a blistering 62.0 percent (183-295) from the field, the seventh best mark in the NCAA, led Conference USA and was third highest in a single season in UAB history
- Named to the Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.5 points per game, including netting 22 in the Blazers’ victory over Oklahoma
- Was the only Blazer to finish in double figure points in two WNIT games
- Netted a career-best 25 points on two occasions with the first coming at Louisiana Tech (March 7) and against Troy (March 21) in the first round of the WNIT
- Ranked third on the team in rebounds per game (5.1)
- Paced the Blazers on the boards seven times with five games with 20 or more points
- Recorded a double-double against McNeese State (Dec. 8) (14 pts/11 rbs)
- Registered 20 games with at least five made field goals
- Finished the season with career bests in field goals (183), free throws (57), rebounds (167), rebounds per game (5.1), blocks (29), points (423) and points per game (12.8)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in all 34 games, making six starts
- Helped guide the team to 27 total wins and 13 wins in C-USA play, both program records
- Helped win the program’s first-ever C-USA Regular Season Championship
- Member of the first UAB squad to play in the postseason since 2010-11
- Helped the Blazers to a 60-50 win over Chattanooga in the first round of the WNIT, the team’s first postseason victory since winning the WBI title game, 68-60, over Cal
State Bakersfield on March 27, 2011 and its first win in the WNIT since an 81-77 decision
over Davidson on March 15, 2007
- Led the team in field goal percentage at 59.7 percent (129-for-216), the third-best percentage in program history
- Scored 22 points in the season opener against Mississippi Valley State (11/11/17)
- Also went for 22 points against North Texas (01/20/18), where she finished the game a perfect 11-for-11 from the field, the best since Maureen Newton went 10-for-10 (1.000) against Mercer on Feb. 9, 1993
- Was the Blazers’ most dominant threat off the bench, averaging 8.1 points
and 3.3 rebounds per game
- Finished the year averaging 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game
- Hauled in a career-best 12 rebounds against Middle Tennessee (02/22/18)
- Closed out the year with 21 blocks, the third-most on the team, which helped the Blazers finish the year with the fourth-most blocks in a single season in school history (125)
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 22 games all coming off the bench
- Played in 16 league games averaging 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in eight minutes of action
- Netted a career-high 13 points at Southern Miss (1/28)
- Reeled in seven rebounds at LA Tech, a career-best (1/26)
- Shot a team-best 61.5 percent (32-of-52) from the floor
- Earned the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- The No. 7 ranked player in Alabama
- Led her team to a 6A Championship
- National Honors Society and Spanish Honors Society member
- During the 2014-15 season, she averaged 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per contest
Personal
-Daughter of Tyeshia and Jason Miles
-Born June 29, 1998
-Has one brother Jacobi Miles and one sister, Sara Miles
-Plans to major in Kinesiology.
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