Alyssa Thomas And Past Mercury Players Represent Their College

Alyssa Thomas is one of the Phoenix Mercury's new stars, as they acquired her in a big deal. The Mercury also brought in Satou Sabally, and both of them helped the team go on a deep playoff run. Thomas averaged 15.4 points, 9.2 assists, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals this year. She was one of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) finalists, and her triple-doubles played a big role. She had eight of them, and at one point, she had three in a row. Phoenix's All-Star has had an excellent WNBA career, and before that, she was doing great things in college. She attended Maryland, and she was a three-time ACC Player of the Year at that time. Thomas is one of her school's best players, and she is not the only player representing it. The Mercury star is one of 31 WNBA players who attended Maryland, and the school's ties to the league dates back to 1997. Four Maryland players were a part of the league that year, and some of them were involved in the allocation round. Jasmina Perazic-Gipe and Vicky Bullett were allocated, and t