Reggie Theus
Las Vegas Slam | |
2003–2005 | Louisville (assistant) |
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2005–2007 | New Mexico State |
2007–2008 | Sacramento Kings |
2009–2011 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
2012–2013 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
2013–2018 | Cal State Northridge |
2021–present | Bethune–Cookman |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 19,015 (18.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,349 (3.3 rpg) |
Assists | 6,453 (6.3 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Reginald Wayne Theus (born October 13, 1957) is an American
Early life
Theus was one of four children of Felix and Willie Mae Theus. His parents divorced when he was four. His father had a janitorial business and died before Reggie's senior year in high school. For a brief period, Reggie ran his father's business after his death.[3] Theus attended Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. Growing up, he also attended Monroe Middle School in Inglewood. As a senior at Inglewood, Theus averaged 28.6 points and 15.5 rebounds per game.[4]
College career
Theus played college basketball at
As a sophomore, Theus helped lead UNLV into the national spotlight as the Rebels went 29–3, advancing to the school's first Final Four in
As a junior, Reggie was named a second team All-American after averaging 18.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.[5]
In 1989, Theus was inducted into the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame and in 1997 he became one of only eight players in school history to have his jersey retired by the Rebels.[6]
Professional career
Chicago Bulls
After attending
A 6'7" guard, Theus averaged 16.3 points per game during his first season and was the runner-up for the 1979 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He was second on the team in scoring behind Artis Gilmore, a future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Paired in the backcourt with fellow UNLV alumnus Ricky Sobers, Theus followed his rookie campaign with a sophomore season in which he averaged 20.2 points and 6.3 assists for the 1979-1980 Bulls.[7]
He garnered the nickname "Rush Street Reggie" while playing in Chicago for owning an apartment on that street and having an active social life around that area, being frequently spotted at the city night spots.[8]
In
In 1982-1983, Theus averaged a career high 23.8 points per game as the Bulls leading scorer, but the Bulls finished 28–54.[7][11]
Newly hired Bulls coach
Theus averaged 18.8 points and 5.6 assists in 441 games in Chicago.[7]
Kansas City/Sacramento Kings
Theus continued his impressive play with the Kansas City Kings and Kansas City won 12 of their first 17 games after Theus joined the team.[15] He averaged 16.4 points and 8.0 assists in 30 games with the Kings, as the Kings qualified for the playoffs under Coach Phil Johnson, who had coached Theus in Chicago in 1982,.[16]
In the 1984–85 season, the Kings moved to Sacramento, California. In the 1985–86 season, Theus averaged 18.3 points and a career high 9.6 assists as the Kings made the playoffs again, losing to the Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson and the Houston Rockets 3–0 in the first round, as Theus averaged 15.0 points and 6.3 assists in the series.[17]
Over his four seasons with the Kings, Theus became a key scorer and distributor, averaging 18.8 points and 8.1 assists in 346 games with the Kings.[7]
Later career
On June 27, 1988, Theus was traded by the Kings to the Atlanta Hawks with a third round pick for Randy Wittman and a first round pick.[7] He averaged 15.8 points and 4.7 assists for the Hawks in 1988–89, playing in the backcourt with Doc Rivers and alongside Hall of Famers Dominique Wilkins and Moses Malone. Theus helped the Hawks go 52-30 and advance to the playoffs.[18]
On June 15, 1989, the expansion Orlando Magic, picked him from the Hawks in the expansion draft. The expansion Magic struggled, finishing 18–64. Theus averaged 18.9 points and 5.4 assists with the Magic.[19][18]
The
Theus had career totals of 19,015 points and 6,453 assists, averaging 18.5 and 6.3 in 1026 NBA games.
He played one season in
Theus is one of only two players in league history listed at 6 ft 6 or taller to tally more than 750 assists in an NBA season (788 in 1985–86), the other player is NBA legend Magic Johnson.[21]
Coaching career
College
In 2005, Theus was hired by the New Mexico State Aggies as the head coach of the men's basketball team after the retirement of head coach Lou Henson. In his first season, Theus turned the Aggies from a 6–24 squad in 2004–05 to a 16–14 team in the 2005–06 season – matching the fifth best turn-around for a Division-I men's basketball team. In his second year as head coach, Theus led NMSU to their 17th NCAA tournament, their first tournament appearance since 1999, and coached NMSU to its 14th conference tournament title which earned them an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
Theus was named the head coach of
On July 7, 2021, Theus was named head men's basketball coach and athletic director at Bethune–Cookman.[1]
NBA
On June 19, 2007, Theus was hired by the Maloof brothers and guaranteed three years as head coach of the Sacramento Kings. He noted his hiring as coach had brought his career to "full circle", as he once played in the NBA with the Kings. Marvin Menzies succeeded him as head coach at New Mexico State. On December 15, 2008, Theus was fired by the Kings and the team announced that their assistant coach Kenny Natt would lead the team in the interim period. Theus was an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves under head coach Kurt Rambis from 2009 to 2011.[23]
Theus became the head coach of the
Honors
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- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1979)
- In 1989 Theus was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame.[26]
- No. 23 retired by UNLV in 1997.
- In 2014, his Number 23 jersey was retired by Inglewood[27]
Acting and broadcasting career
Theus hosted various talk shows in Sacramento, Orlando and Atlanta.
For several years Theus served as a studio analyst for
Theus was one of the original panelists on The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
Theus portrayed a high school basketball coach named Bill Fuller in the TNBC Saturday morning sitcom Hang Time from 1995 to 1997.[28]
Theus did in-game color commentary and was the pre-game co-host for "
Theus provided the commentary for the video game
Theus made cameos in the films Book of Love, Forget Paris and Like Mike.[28]
Theus called
Personal life
Theus is married to Elaine. They have three children: Raquel (Roqui for short); Reginald Wayne Jr.; and Rhyan.[29] "[30]
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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1978–79 | Chicago | 82 | – | 33.6 | .480 | – | .761 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 16.3 |
1979–80 | Chicago | 82 | – | 36.9 | .483 | .267 | .838 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 20.2 |
1980–81 | Chicago | 82 | – | 34.4 | .495 | .200 | .809 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 18.9 |
1981–82 | Chicago | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | .469 | .250 | .808 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 18.4 |
1982–83 | Chicago | 82 | 81 | 34.8 | .478 | .231 | .801 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 23.8 |
1983–84 | Chicago | 31 | 5 | 19.4 | .388 | .200 | .778 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
1983–84 | Kansas City | 30 | 30 | 29.9 | .438 | .148 | .751 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 15.8 |
1984–85 | Kansas City | 82 | 80 | 31.0 | .487 | .132 | .863 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
1985–86 | Sacramento | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | .480 | .171 | .827 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 18.3 |
1986–87 | Sacramento | 79 | 76 | 36.4 | .472 | .218 | .867 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 20.3 |
1987–88 | Sacramento | 73 | 73 | 36.3 | .470 | .271 | .831 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 21.6 |
1988–89 | Atlanta | 82 | 82 | 30.7 | .466 | .293 | .851 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 15.8 |
1989–90 | Orlando | 76 | 71 | 30.9 | .439 | .248 | .853 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 18.9 |
1990–91 | New Jersey | 81 | 81 | 36.5 | .468 | .361 | .851 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 18.6 |
Career | 1,026 | 743 | 33.7 | .471 | .252 | .826 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 18.5 | |
All-Star | 2 | 1 | 13.5 | .333 | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1981
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Chicago
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6 | – | 38.7 | .444 | .222 | .860 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 19.8 |
1984
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Kansas City
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3 | – | 27.0 | .395 | .000 | .900 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
1986
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Sacramento
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3 | 3 | 34.0 | .391 | .000 | .750 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
1989
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Atlanta
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5 | 5 | 25.4 | .368 | .000 | .750 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.4 |
Career | 17 | 8 | 31.9 | .410 | .133 | .831 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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New Mexico State Aggies (Western Athletic Conference) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
2005–06 | New Mexico State | 16–14 | 10–6 | T–4th | |||||
2006–07 | New Mexico State | 25–9 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First round | ||||
New Mexico State: | 41–23 (.641) | 21–11 (.656) | |||||||
Cal State Northridge Matadors (Big West Conference) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
2013–14 | Cal State Northridge | 17–18 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
2014–15 | Cal State Northridge | 9–24 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
2015–16 | Cal State Northridge | 10–20 | 5–11 | T–6th | |||||
2016–17 | Cal State Northridge | 11–19 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
2017–18 | Cal State Northridge | 6–24 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
Cal State Northridge: | 53–105 (.335) | 26–54 (.325) | |||||||
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (SWAC) (2021–present) | |||||||||
2021–22 | Bethune–Cookman | 9–21 | 7–11 | 10th | |||||
2022–23 | Bethune–Cookman | 12–20 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
2023–24 | Bethune–Cookman | 17–17 | 11–7 | T–5th | CBI First Round | ||||
Bethune-Cookman: | 38–58 (.396) | 26–28 (.481) | |||||||
Total: | 132–186 (.415) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NBA
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Sacramento | 2007–08 | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 4th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
Sacramento | 2008–09 | 24 | 6 | 18 | .250 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 106 | 44 | 62 | .415 | — | — | — | — |
D-League
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Los Angeles
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2012–13
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50 | 21 | 29 | .420 | 3rd in West | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
Career | 50 | 21 | 29 | .420 | — | — | — | — |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders
References
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