Jim Thomas (basketball)
| Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Baloncesto Murcia | ||||||||||||||
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| 1996–1999 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Indiana (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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James Edward Thomas (born October 19, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3", 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard.
High school
Thomas played competitively at Nova High School, in Davie, Florida.
College career
Thomas played
1981 national championship team, and also made the 1981 Final Four All Tournament Team, after grabbing nine rebounds off the bench, in place of foul-plagued starter Ted Kitchel, in the 63–50 title game win over North Carolina
.
Professional career
Thomas played professionally in the
, from 1983–1990.He also played with several teams in the CBA including the Omaha Racers when they won the 1993 CBA Championship.
National team career
Thomas played with the US national team at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[1]
Coaching career
Thomas has worked as an assistant
NBA teams. In 2013, he joined the Atlanta Hawks' coaching staff.[2]
References
- ^ "1982 USA Basketball". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007.
- ^ "Hawks hire Jim Thomas as an assistant coach – NBA Blog – NBA Basketball Blog". August 2, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Jim Thomas draft profile @ thedraftreview.com
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