University of Cincinnati basketball received more good roster news this weekend with the announcement of the return of DaVeon “Day Day” Thomas to the Bearcats. Thomas announced his return via Instagram late Saturday.

Following a foot break sustained late in the Bearcats’ first-round victory against San Francisco, Thomas was sidelined for the final two NIT games for UC. He had a season-high eight assists at the end of that contest.

The 6-foot guard from Bishopsville, South Carolina came to UC from Kilgore Junior College in Texas and showed lightning speed moving the ball up the court.

He finished as UC’s third-leading scorer at 10.4 points per game behind Simas Lukošius and team leader Dan Skillings Jr. He also topped the team in steals (61) and assists (116). Thomas shot 39% from the field, 28% on 3s and 81% from the foul line.

Thomas scored in double figures 14 times during the season with a high of 29 against West Virginia in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City. In that game, he made a season-high 7-of-10 3-pointers.

Thomas started all 35 games he appeared in this season. He cheered on freshman teammate Jizzle James who started in his place at point guard in UC’s last two games of the 2023-24 campaign.