On Sunday, Pittsburgh’s top sophomore talent earned yet another accomplishment on his basketball journey.
Meleek Thomas, a five-star guard in the class of 2025, earned an invitation to USA Basketball Mini Camp in October. The Lincoln Park star will compete alongside the best of the best prospects in the nation in Colorado Springs.
Thomas is ranked as the No. 6 player in the country by ESPN. He holds offers from Pitt, St. John’s, and Kansas State, and has recently taken visits to Penn State and Pitt. Thomas was also in attendance at the recent Backyard Brawl game at Pitt.
“When you see the five stars by it, it’s a great feeling,” Thomas told Pittsburgh Sports Now in an interview. “It makes you feel like you earned it. I feel like I earned that. But at the same time, I’ve got a lot more to earn. That ranking doesn’t mean anything to me. If I wasn’t ranked anything and I would go pro, that’s all I am worried about.”
Thomas and Alier Maluk of Imani Christian we’re both recently ranked as five-star prospects by Rivals in their initial 2025 rankings.
Pittsburgh Products Alier Maluk, Meleek Thomas Ranked as Five Stars by Rivals