Thomas collected his second NEC Rookie of the Week honor of the year after starting league play in impressive fashion last week. He came off the bench to average 15.5 points and 2.5 rebounds, while converting at a 71.4 percent clip from the floor and 80.0 percent from downtown. Thomas scored a game and career-high 18 points on 7-11 shooting in Thursday’s 65-57 loss at Merrimack. Two days later, he was a perfect 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from outside the arc and 5-5 from the stripe in a 13-point effort as SHU downed Wagner, 81-74, in Staten Island. Thomas made a number of plays down the stretch and hit the game’s key bucket, a three-pointer with 1:13 to play that extended SHU’s lead to five points. The Amity, CT native lifted his scoring average to 7.2 ppg.