Caleb Thomas joined the App State Women's Basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2024. 

“I am honored to work with Coach Sharp once again at App State,” Thomas said. “Her leadership, character, and competitive spirit are unmatched. App State is an incredible place with a winning standard from top to bottom. The vision of Coach Sharp, matched with the spirit of excellence in athletics, makes me excited to be a part of something special in the mountains.” 

Thomas worked with Sharp at Presbyterian during the Blue Hose’s historic 2023-24 season. The trio assisted in leading the Blue Hose to the program’s first Big South Tournament title and first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Under their guidance, Presbyterian notched the program’s first NCAA victory and appearance in the second round, as well as a Division I-era record of 21 wins. During the 2023-24 season, Presbyterian shattered 10 team single-season records, including marks connected to scoring, assists, total rebounding, defensive rebounding and field goal percentage.
 
Presbyterian also garnered a pair of Second-Team All-Big South selections in Bryanna Brady and Tilda Sjökvist under the staff’s direction. Brady and Sjökvist each ended the season averaging team-high totals of 12.2 points per game. Brady led the team in rebounds (4.6 per game), while Sjökvist led the team in assists (3.5 per game). Sjökvist also earned a spot on the conference’s all-academic team.  
 
Thomas joined Sharp’s staff at Presbyterian for the 2023-24 season. Before his time in Clinton, S.C, he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech, where he earned a master’s in health informatics. While with the Bulldogs, Thomas focused on film evaluation, scouting reports, and recruiting He also spent time as a player development assistant and helped prepare social media content for various accounts. Thomas helped guide the Bulldogs to a 2021-22 West Division Title in Conference USA and the most league wins in program history. 
 
Thomas attended Carroll University, where he was a member of the basketball team as a combo guard while studying healthcare administration. While at Carroll, he was an admissions ambassador, mentorship liaison and dean’s list scholar. He finished his undergraduate studies at Louisiana Tech and received a bachelor’s in health informatics. 
 
With his background in health informatics, Thomas piloted a state-licensed respite center in Monroe, La., during the COVID-19 pandemic. He led weekly business expos for students ages 7-12 to sell toys, apparel, and food created by students and facilitated weekly talent shows. In addition to teaching, Thomas also worked to sustain students’ school curriculum with remote learning centers and Chrome book distribution throughout schools.