Lincoln University Athletics

Cory Thames became the seventh player in Lincoln basketball history to score 1000 career points in 1996 and was the Lions' second all-time leading scorer with 1,157 points at the conclusion of his career.  His point total is currently sixth on the Lions' all-time list.  Thames was a member  of the 1992 ESAC regular season championship team along with the 1993, 1994 and 1996  ECAC Southern Division championship teams.  Thames was also named  the Most Valuable Player in the 1994 championship tournament.  Thames was a 1994 pre-season all-American selection and earned both the San Cozen Player of the Week and Senior Appreciation Awards which were given out by the Philadelphia Area Small College Basketball Association. 
 
Thames currently is the Regional Director of Camelot Education, a role he has served in for the past 12 years.  In his role as regional director, he currently has oversight of 1250 students and 110 staff within 2 schools in Houston and Spring, Texas.  He is a  member of the National Alternative Education Association and a recipient of the "Pillar of the Community" award in 2015 for community work in Houston, Texas.