Billy Thomas (basketball)
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Billy Thomas (born December 23, 1975) is an American former professional
College career
In his college career, Thomas set a KU record making 269 3-point field goals (that record was later broken by Jeff Boschee). He also holds the school record for 3-point field goals made in a conference game, connecting on eight of them in a game against Texas on January 10, 1998.
Professional career
Thomas went
In 2001, Thomas averaged 27.6 points in 10 games for the Tanduay Rhum Masters under coach Derick Pumaren in the Philippine Basketball Association.
In 2002–03, Thomas won the
He began his
On March 3, 2006, he signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards. He played in 17 games and averaged 2.2 points per game.
Thomas began the 2007–2008 season with the
On December 24, 2007, Thomas was signed to a ten-day contract with the
On March 3, 2008, the Cavaliers signed Thomas to a second ten-day contract.[5] His contract expired on March 13, 2008, allowing him to become a free agent.
On March 20, 2008, Thomas returned to the Colorado 14ers.
On April 16, 2008, the Cavaliers signed Thomas for the remainder of the season and the 2008 playoffs.[6] He played in seven regular-season games for the Cavaliers scoring 12 total points (on four three-point field goals made) grabbed two rebounds and made one steal. Thomas logged eight minutes over three playoff games. He scored three points (on a three-point field goal) and had a rebound, an assist and a steal.
Thomas played for the Cavaliers' 2008 NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas. He started both games that he played and averaged five points, two rebounds, two assists, one steal and a half a block per game.[7]
Thomas has played in numerous other leagues during his professional basketball career: the
On September 2, 2009, Thomas was drafted by the
Coaching career
Thomas is the owner of the "Billy Thomas Hoops Academy", located in Kansas City, Missouri.[
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2004–05 | New Jersey
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25 | 0 | 14.2 | .362 | .304 | .778 | 1.4 | .7 | .6 | .0 | 3.7 |
2005–06 | Washington
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17 | 0 | 7.7 | .325 | .333 | 1.000 | .8 | .5 | .6 | .1 | 2.2 |
2007–08 | New Jersey
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4 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
2007–08 | Cleveland
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7 | 0 | 4.9 | .286 | .308 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.7 |
Career | 53 | 0 | 10.0 | .338 | .304 | .846 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 2.7 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2005
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New Jersey
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2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2006
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Washington
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3 | 0 | 4.7 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
2008
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Cleveland
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3 | 0 | 2.7 | .500 | .500 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
Career | 8 | 0 | 3.0 | .100 | .167 | .500 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .6 |
Notes
- ^ Billy Thomas Selected as 2002–03 NBDL Sportsmanship Award Winner Archived June 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Billy Thomas minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Cavs sign minor-leaguers.
- ^ Billy Thomas Profile. Archived December 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cavaliers Sign Dickens, Thomas To Second 10-Day Contracts.
- ^ Cavaliers Sign Billy Thomas.
- ^ Billy Thomas Summer League Statistics. Archived August 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former Jayhawk Billy Thomas accepts high school coaching position". KUsports.com. October 16, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "The Star's high school basketball final rankings". kansascity. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "Former KU guard Billy Thomas named basketball coach at Rockhurst High School". KThe Kansas City Star. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2024.