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2021-22 Men's Basketball

24 T.C. Thacker

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 210
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Madison Heights, Va.
  • Position Forward
  • Major Health and Physical Education

Biography

2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021 E.M. "Mose" Hole/Wooster Kiwanis Tournament All-Tournament Team
2021-22 D3Hoops.com Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
2021 First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021 D3hoops.com First-Team All-South Region
2021 VaSID First-Team All-State
2021 All-ODAC
2021 ODAC All-Tournament Team
2020 VaSID Second-Team All-State
2020 First-Team All-ODAC
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2019 MMI Tip-Off All-Tournament Team

2021-22 (Grad. student): Put finishing touches on one of the best Lynchburg men's basketball careers in program history ... led team with 11 rebounds per game and second on the team with 14.3 points per game ... led ODAC in rebounding ... his 15 double-doubles were the most in the conference and 19th-most in the country ... 83.2 free throw percentage was second-best in ODAC and 13th-best in program history ... his 231 rebounds are the 11th-most in a season for a Lynchburg player ... became 27th 1000-point scorer in program history against East. Mennonite on Jan. 22 ... finished with the 21st-most career points with 1,102 ... ended career with 822 rebounds which is the second-most all time at Lynchburg ... his 8.7 career-rebounding average is fifth-best and his 100 career blocked shots is also fifth best ... scored 20+ points in six games ... scored season-high 22 against Muskingum on Dec. 29 ... hauled in a season-high 16 rebounds on Jan. 28 against Va. Wesleyan. 

2020-21 (Senior): Enjoyed one of the finest seasons in program history despite the pandemic interruption and playing in only eight games ... Led NCAA Division III in rebounding average at 16.3 ... Also ranked second on the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game ... 12 blocked shots led the team ... Scored in double figures in seven contests and had double-doubles in those seven games ... Scored a season-high 23 points March 9 in an ODAC semifinal win over Ferrum ... Had 19 points and 11 rebounds in the ODAC championship loss to Randolph-Macon ... Set the ODAC tournament record with 58 rebounds.

2019-20 (Junior): Continued his development as one of the top players in the conference, playing in a career-high 25 games with 24 starts ... Led the team in scoring with 14.8 points per game and in rebounding with an average of 9.6 ... Also led the team with 35 blocked shots ... Scored in double figures in 18 contests with 10 double-doubles ... Dumped in a career-best 30 points in a Feb. 8 loss at No. 3 Randolph-Macon ... Averaged 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the ODAC tournament to help the Hornets reach the league semifinals for the first time in five seasons.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Emerged as a force in the post despite battling injury, playing in 22 games and starting 18 ... Ranked third on the team in rebounding average (6.1) and fourth in scoring average (8.0) ... Scored in double figures in eight games ... Went 9-for-10 from the field Feb. 21 vs. Roanoke in the ODAC quarterfinals, tying a his career-high with 18 points and snagging eight rebounds ... Had two double-doubles, including a 16-point, 13-rebound effort in a Jan. 12 win over Va. Wesleyan ... Had 18 points and nine boards Jan. 17 in a win over Washington and Lee.

2017-18 (Freshman): Shook off a preseason injury to appear in 18 games, starting in 11 ... Averaged 6.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Led the team in field goal efficiency (61.6 percent) and blocked shots (19) ... Scored in double figures six times, highlighted by an 18-point, 15-rebound performance Jan. 31 in a win at Randolph.

Before Lynchburg: Three-year starter for the Lancers under coach Segar Jordan ... Named a first-team All-Conference 23 player and played in the VHSL East-West All-Star Game after averaging 13.2 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.3 apg as a senior ... Also played baseball ... Honor roll student and member of National Honor Society.


Personal

Parents: Tommy and Anderia

Sisters: Samantha and Amanda (both played softball at Randolph College)

Campus Activities: Westover Honors Program

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'6" 170 lbs
    34
  • 24

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'6" 170 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 210 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 210 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'6" 210 lbs
    24