Seton Hall basketball adds Kareem Thomas, sharpshooter from Dartmouth

It’s been a while since Seton Hall basketball brought a proven collegiate sharpshooter into the program – four years, since Al-Amir Dawes came aboard from Clemson in 2022.

That changed Tuesday when Dartmouth transfer Kareem Thomas committed.

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Here are three things to know about the 6-foot-5 sophomore shooting guard.

Dec 29, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Dartmouth Big Green guard Kareem Thomas (2) drives to the basket past Florida Gators guard Urban Klavzar (7) during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

1. He shot the lights out this past season

Thomas averaged 15.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 44.7 percent from 3-point range (46 of 103) and 79.5 percent from the free-throw line (136 of 171). He hardly played as a freshman in 2024-25, making a big leap this past season as the Big Green finished 11-16 overall and 5-9 in the Ivy League. Thomas ranked second in the league in 3-point percentage.

In Dartmouth’s lone game against high-major competition, at Florida, Thomas scored 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting, including 1-of-3 from 3-point range and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. In two road games against Mountain West foes Wyoming and Colorado State, he averaged 19.5 points on 10-of-20 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range and 17-of-23 from the free-throw line.

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For context, Seton Hall’s only had three players ever to shoot better than .447 from deep for a full season (minimum of 40 makes): John Leahy in 1991-92 (.561 on 46-of-82), Terry Dehere in 1990-91 (.460 on 105-of-245) and Arturas Karnisovas in 1992-93 (.449 on 48 of 107). Yes, Big East defenses are harder to shoot against, but at the same time the 3-point line is two feet further out now than it was then. Since the line moved to its current distance of 22-1 in 2019, no Seton Hall player has shot 40 percent with at least 40 makes.

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