Jacob Thomas, a 6-foot-4 senior at Columbia Heights High (located just north of Minneapolis in Minnesota), Sunday became the second player in the class of 2010 to announce that he plans to sign a national letter with the Long Beach State men's basketball program in November.
Thomas, who had high of 41 and 40 points while averaging 22.7 points per game as a junior, was a standout on the Nike-sponsored Howard Pulley Panthers traveling program that competed in tournaments in Virginia, Florida and South Carolina in the spring and summer.
A tremendous jump shooter who has draw comparisons to Davidson All-America (and Golden State Warriors' first-round draft selection) Stephen Curry, Thomas committed to the 49ers just before departing campus Sunday for LAX and his flight to Minneapolis.
"I really liked everything about the players, the coaches and the campus," Thomas said later Sunday night from his home. "I really got along well with all of the players and the coaching staff."
Thomas is rated the No. 25 shooting guard and the No. 89 overall prospect in the national class of 2010 by The Insiders/ESPN.com.
Thomas joins 6-5 Shelton Boykin of Poly High as current high school seniors committing to Dan Monson's 49ers' program.
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