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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

20 Fred Thatch Jr.

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 215
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Sikeston, Mo.
  • High School Sikeston
  • Major Supply Chain Management
  • Degree(s) B.S. in Marketing (2021) & MBA (2022)

Biography

2022-23 • RS Senior
• Played in 13 games before being lost for the season after suffering a torn ACL Jan. 4 at UMass.
• Averaged 6.2 ppg and 4.0 rpg.
• Had a season-high five assists at Saint Joseph's.
• Scored eight points and was especially effective defensively against Drake.
• Scored a season-high 13 points in the win against Southern Illinois.
• Solid all-around against Murray State, going for seven points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.

2021-22 • RS Junior
• Academic All-Conference (Atlantic 10).
• Named to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team.
• Finished the year fourth on the team in scoring with 9.3 ppg and was second with 5.5 rpg.
• Those averages jumped to 11.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg in conference games only.
• Second on the Billikens in assists (56) and steals (37).
• Shot 46.9 percent (119-254) from the field.
• Had four double-doubles on the season.
• Reached 20 points in four games.
• Led the team in scoring in three games and scored in double figures on 14 occasions.
• Was the team’s leading rebounder in six games.
• Recorded a then-career-high 20 points on 8-9 shooting against Mercer at Chaifetz Arena.
• Matched the 20-point effort in the road game at UMass.
• Hit a career-high 21 points for the first time in the La Salle home game before matching it with 21 points against Rhode Island.
• Also tied a career-best with 13 rebounds for a double-double against the Rams.
• Had a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds in the game at St. Bonaventure.
• Recorded a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds in the A-10 Championships victory over La Salle.

2020-21 • RS Sophomore
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Appeared 20 games with three starts.
• Turned in 5.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg.
• Third on the Billikens with 17 steals.
• Averaged 6.9 ppg in A-10 games only, fourth on the squad.
• Shot 42.5 percent from the field and 82.4 percent from the line.
• Scored a season-high 13 points in the regular-season finale win against UMass.
• Turned in 12 points in both of the Billikens’ games against La Salle.
• Had 11 points and a season-high eight rebounds in the game at Minnesota.

2019-20 • Sophomore
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Appeared in just six games and received a medical hardship waiver.
• Scored 11 points in the season opener against Florida Gulf Coast.
• Had 11 points and tied a career high with seven rebounds against Eastern Washington.
 
2018-19 • Freshman
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Appeared in all 36 games, making two starts.
• Part of Billikens squad that won the A-10 Men's Basketball Championship and appeared in the NCAA Tournament.
• His 36 games played tied a school record for games played by a freshman.
• Averaged 4.3 ppg and was especially strong on the defensive end.
• Posted 28 steals on the season, including a career-high five in the win against Duquesne.
• In addition to his five steals against Duquesne, also scored eight points and brought down a career-high seven rebounds.
• Turned in 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from the arch in the win against Oregon State.
• Had seven points, including an emphatic dunk off of a steal, in the win over Butler.
• Scored 12 points in A-10 wins against Dayton and George Washington.
 
Prior to SLU
• Consensus three-star recruit.
• Helped Sikeston High School to the state tournament his senior year.
• Named the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year after averaging more than 25.0 ppg as a senior.
• Became the first Sikeston player in history to record more than 2,000 points, and he is also the school's all-time leader in rebounds, steals and assists.
• Played AAU for the St. Louis Eagles.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 215 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 215 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 215 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 215 lbs
    20