LAHAT THIOUNE NEWS

Thioune leads South Dakota against North Dakota

South Dakota visits the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks after Lahat Thioune scored 31 points in the Coyotes' 88-68 victory over the North Dakota State Bison

MARCH 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thioune scores 18 as South Dakota downs St. Thomas 74-73 in OT

Led by Lahat Thioune's 18 points, the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the Saint Thomas Tommies 74-73 in overtime

JANUARY 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thioune leads South Dakota against UC Irvine after 23-point performance

South Dakota visits the UC Irvine Anteaters after Lahat Thioune scored 23 points in the Coyotes' 78-73 win against the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners

DECEMBER 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thioune helps South Dakota secure 78-73 victory over Cal State Bakersfield

Led by Lahat Thioune's 23 points, the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 78-73

DECEMBER 10, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thioune leads South Dakota against DePaul after 24-point game

South Dakota takes on the DePaul Blue Demons after Lahat Thioune scored 24 points in South Dakota's 100-79 win against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not part of starting lineup Thioune is not part of the Golden Knights' starting lineup Sunday versus Cincinnati, according to their Twitter account.

Impact Michael Durr will be the Golden Knights' starting center Sunday. Currently, Thioune is averaging 1.8 points and 2.3 rebounds as a Knights substitute.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

UCF's Lahat Thioune progresses in new role as starter entering week break Despite coming up short against Temple, UCF saw the emergence of Lahat Thioune on offense, which could bode well for the Knights.

JANUARY 29, 2023 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM

Part of starting lineup Saturday Thioune registered two points (1-4 FG), three rebounds and one steal over 19 minutes during Saturday's 85-72 loss to South Florida.

Impact Thioune was part of Central Florida's starting lineup despite junior backup Tyem Freeman logging 22 points and seven rebounds across his game started at Tulane on Jan. 14. The senior should be better. Otherwise, Thioune is expected to be Freeman's backup again sooner than later.

JANUARY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Moves to bench Thioune isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game versus Tulane.

Impact Thioune will be replaced by Tyem Freeman in the starting five Saturday. The senior guard has come off the bench in all but three games this season.

JANUARY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Plays 20 minutes Thioune ended Wednesday's 107-104 2OT victory over Memphis with two points (1-2 FG), two rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals in 20 minutes.

Impact Thioune could continue frequently logging at least 20 minutes. Michael Durr underwent surgery to mend his left hand, and Central Florida's head coach Johnny Dawkins prefers using a tall trio of frontcourt players.

JANUARY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets starting nod Thioune is in the starting five for Wednesday's game versus Memphis, Jason Beede of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Thioune will replace Darius Johnson (foot) in the starting lineup Wednesday. He is averaging 3.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 16.0 minutes across his last two starts.

JANUARY 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starting Wednesday Thioune is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Evansville.

Impact Thioune will make his first start of the 2022-23 campaign after coming off the bench for the first five games of the season. The forward is averaging 2.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per contest.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Utah transfer Lahat Thioune to follow footsteps of Mbacke Diong at UCF Utah transfer Lahat Thioune is calling UCF men's basketball his new home. That's thanks to his old friend and former Knights forward Cheikh...

MAY 4, 2022 • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Moves to bench, production declines Thioune provided two points (1-3 FG), four rebounds and one steal in 10 minutes during Saturday's 79-67 loss to USC.

Impact Thioune had started four consecutive games, serving as the initial replacement for Branden Carlson while he's sidelined due to appendicitis. The Utes went in a different direction Saturday, however, giving Dustin Marhorcic the starting nod. The 6-10 senior has already been seeing more minutes than Thioune, and in this particular effort, Marhoric put up nine points, five rebounds and two assists despite a pretty difficult frontcourt matchup. Don't be surprised if Thioune continues to lose minutes to Marhoric, at least until Carlson returns and both see their minutes decrease.

JANUARY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

In starting lineup Thioune will start Saturday's game against Washington State, Josh Furlong of KSL.com reports.

Impact Thioune's start comes with Branden Carlson (appendix) unavailable for the contest. He should see a boost in playing time as well, playing 24 minutes in his only other start this season.

JANUARY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Shifts back to bench Thione is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Oregon State.

Impact Thioune made his first start of the season last week against Fresno State after Branden Carlson was placed into health and safety protocols. The 6-10 junior has carved himself a nice role over the last month, as he's averaging eight points and seven rebounds in 18.4 minutes per game.

DECEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Utah grinds out 55-50 win over Fresno State

Marco Anthony scored 11 points and Lahat Thioune scored 10 and Utah beat Fresno State 55-50

DECEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Making first start Tuesday Thioune will start Tuesday's game against Fresno State.

Impact Thioune is coming off of a career-best 16 points and seven rebounds over 13 minutes versus Manhattan, so it makes sense that he is getting his first crack at a starting five spot in this one with Branden Carlson (COVID protocol) out.

DECEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Career-high 16 points Thioune amassed 16 points (4-5 FG, 8-8 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and one steal across 13 minutes during Saturday's 96-62 win over Manhattan.

Impact Thioune recorded half of his points from the charity stripe en route to a career-high 16 points with only one missed field goal. Despite playing just 13 minutes in the blowout victory, he also tied a team-high with seven rebounds. Thioune has seen increased playing time recently, averaging 17 minutes per game over the last four games and is shooting 81 percent on the season.

DECEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Thioune nets 16, Utah coasts past Manhattan 96-62

Lahat Thioune scored a career-high 16 points off the bench and Utah rolled to a 96-62 win over Manhattan

DECEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Strong 2nd half carries Utah past California, 66-58

Both Gach scored 19 points and Lazar Stefanovic came off the bench to knock down three second-half 3-pointers as Utah took control after intermission to beat California, 66-58

DECEMBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS