The 6-foot-8, 210-pound Thomas averaged 2.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 4.2 minutes in 12 games last season as a Cardinals freshman. Head coach Chris Mack, hired in March to replace interim coach David Padgett, said in a release Tuesday that Thomas and his family believed a change was best for the Norcross, Georgia, native and wished him well.
Thomas' exit follows the departures of juniors Ray Spalding and Deng Adel to the NBA draft.