Kelvin Sampson’s Initial Thoughts on Point Guard Dedan Thomas Jr.

It’s now time to move to the next in line at point guard at Houston. Dedan Thomas Jr., the transfer point guard from LSU, committed to Houston and will be leading the offense for the Cougars in 2026-27.

Thomas Jr. will be a senior and will have just one year of eligibility available for Houston. This is a great opportunity for him to bounce back from his injury-filled junior season with LSU and cement his name as one of the top point guards in the country. The talent has been there as a former four-star recruit and the No. 1 point guard in Nevada.

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Houston needed a point guard after senior Milos Uzan will move on, likely to the NBA, and freshman Kingston Flemings has declared for the NBA Draft. Thomas Jr. is someone who is a good fit for a program that wants an experienced guard. His three years of starting experience will help a younger guard room.

Thomas Jr. initially visited Houston as a recruit in high school, and his father, Dedan Thomas Sr., has always wanted his son to play for coach Kelvin Sampson. That opportunity has come around. Sampson recently shared his first thoughts about his new point guard after Thomas Jr.’s signing was made official.

Sampson Describes His New Point Guard

“DJ is a young man that we recruited out of high school. Of course, the point guard position here has probably been the strength of our program, from Galen (Robinson) to Dejon (Jarreau) to Milos. We’ve never not had a great point guard all the way through Kingston,” Sampson said.

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Houston’s had a seamless transition at point guard during almost the entire Sampson tenure so far. Thomas Jr., also known as DJ, becomes the latest in that group. There will be high expectations for him, given the kind of players that have held the position down at Houston in the past.

“Now we slide right on over to Dedan Thomas Jr. I think we’ll just keep going,” Sampson said. “DJ is a point guard’s point guard. Can manage the game, understands the game at a freakishly high level. Very…

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