Julius Thedford

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Cordova HS
Prev School:
Western Kentucky

Career Awards/Honors

- 2025-26 American Conf. Weekly Honorable Mention (Dec. 1)
- 2024-25 C-USA All-Freshman Team

2025-26 (Sophomore)

Ranked third on the team with 17 starts, appearing in 27 total contests ... Led the team with 5.0 rebounds per night and added 8.4 points ... Averaged 9.7 rebounds per 40 minutes, second-best in the American ... Second on the team in free throw attempts, getting to the line 3.1 times per game ... Posted shooting splits of .490 / .341 / .682 ... Grabbed nine boards to go with five points and three assists in season-opening win over San Francisco (11/8/25) ... Scored a season-high 16 points against UNLV (11/16/25) ... Came off the bench and produced 15 points, six rebounds and three steals to help Tigers to win over Southern Illinois (11/26/25) ... Bested or match three career-bests in dominant win over Charlotte (2/8/26), grabbing 11 rebounds and logging four assists and three steals ... Matched his season-high 16 points and added nine rebounds at East Carolina (3/1/26)

2024-25 (Freshman | Western Kentucky)

Appeared in 18 games with six starts and averaged 21.9 minutes per game before missing the remainder of the season with an injury on Jan. 18 ... Averaged 12.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest ... Posted the third-highest scoring average on the team and 16th best average in CUSA • Finished with a 42.8% shooting percentage from the field with a 36.6% clip from three-point range for the season, the fourth-highest mark from beyond the arc on the team ... Finished as the team's fifth-leader in blocks with six total for the season • Earned CUSA Freshman of the Week honors twice on the year, finishing with a career-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field and a 4-of-5 clip from range with three rebounds, one assist and a steal in a 90-82 win over Marshall on Nov. 30, followed by 18 points and a 7-of-10 free-throw mark on the road at No. 8 Kentucky on Nov. 26 to highlight a 2-0 week for the Tops ... Earned CUSA FOTW for a second time on Dec. 23 after helping WKU to another unbeaten 2-0 week with wins over Seattle on Dec. 17 and Kentucky Wesleyan on Dec. 21 ... Posted 17 points with six rebounds, two assists and a block in a 91-71 victory over KWC and 15 points on a 4-of-8 (.500%) shooting clip in a 86-73 win over Seattle ... Finished with back-to-back 18-point outings in the Tops' opening week of CUSA competition, helping lead WKU to a 71-70 victory over Liberty on Jan. 2

High School/Personal

Played at Cordova HS ... Ranked as the No. 62 shooting guard and No. 5 player in Tennessee in the Class of 2024 according to 247Sports ... Led his team to a 29-4 record in his senior season averaging 21 points and seven rebounds ... Averaged 23.8 points per contest as a junior at Whitehaven HS in Memphis ... Played AAU with MoKan Elite on the EYBL circuit

Single Game Highs
Points: 19 vs Marshall, 11/30/24
Rebounds: 11 vs Charlotte, 2/8/26
Assists: 4 vs Charlotte, 2/8/26
3-Pointers: 5 vs Campbellsville, 11/12/24
Steals: 3, three times
Blocks: 2 vs Wichita State, 11/4/24