John Thomas (basketball)
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Personal information | |
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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
September 8, 1975
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Roosevelt (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
College | Minnesota (1993–1997) |
NBA draft | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1997–present |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Career history | |
1997–1998 | Boston Celtics |
1998–2000 | Toronto Raptors |
2001–2002 | Diablos de La Vega (Dominican Republic) |
2002 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China) |
2002–2003 | Dakota Wizards (CBA) |
2003–2004 | Casademont Girona (Spain) |
2004–2005 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2005 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2005–2006 | Atlanta Hawks |
2006 | New Jersey Nets |
2007–2008 | Colorado 14ers (NBA D-League) |
2009–2010 | Hapoel Holon (Israel) |
2011 | Aris (Greece) |
2011–2012 | Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) |
2012–2013 | Jeonju KCC Egis (South Korea) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
John Thomas (born September 8, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who has most recently played for Jeonju KCC Egis in South Korea.[1] He was the captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers team that advanced to the 1997 NCAA Semi-Final.
Selected by the New York Knicks with the 25th pick in the 1997 NBA Draft although he never played a game with them as he was traded, along with Dontae' Jones, Walter McCarty and Scott Brooks to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Chris Mills and two conditional second-round draft choices on October 22, 1997. Four months later, he was again traded, this time to the Toronto Raptors, alongside Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown and Roy Rogers, for Kenny Anderson, Zan Tabak and Popeye Jones. He signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 2004, appearing in 44 games over the course of the entire season. Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Hawks in November 2005 from the Memphis Grizzlies and subsequently placed on waivers again on January 5, 2006. To complete the season he appeared in two games with the New Jersey Nets. He signed with Hapoel Holon in 2009.[2] In January 2011, he signed with Aris B.C. in Greece,[3] but he was released in April 2011.[4]
As of 2014, Thomas was the National Coordinator for Ultimate Hoops, an adult basketball league.[5] As of 2015 he was their National Manager of Training.[6]
References
External links
- Articles with Greek-language external links
- 1975 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players at the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Minnesota
- Boston Celtics players
- Centers (basketball)
- Greek Basket League players
- Hapoel Holon players
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- Liga ACB players
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- New Jersey Nets players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
- Sportspeople from Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Toronto Raptors players