Jim Thomas (basketball)
| Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born | October 19, 1960 Lakeland, Florida |
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| High school | Nova (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | |||||||||
| College | Indiana (1979–1983) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 1983 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–1994 | |||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||
| Number | 16, 21, 20 | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||
| 1985 | Evansville Thunder (CBA) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Kansas City Sizzlers (CBA) | |||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Calgary 88's (WBL) | |||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Rapid City Thrillers (CBA) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Omaha Racers (CBA) | |||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Baloncesto Murcia (Spain) | |||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) | |||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Indiana (assistant) | |||||||||
| 2013–present | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||
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James Edward "Jim" Thomas (born October 19, 1960) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'3", 190 lb (86 kg) guard, he played college basketball at Indiana University from 1979–1983, and played professionally in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, L.A. Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves from 1983–1990. While playing for coach Bobby Knight at Indiana he was the sixth man on the 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. Thomas played competitively at Nova High School in Davie, Florida.
He played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[1]
He has worked as an assistant coach or scout for several NBA teams. In 2013, he joined the Atlanta Hawks' coaching staff.[2]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jim Thomas draft profile @ thedraftreview.com
- 1960 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks assistant coaches
- Basketball players at the 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Florida
- CB Murcia players
- Continental Basketball Association coaches
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- Indiana Pacers players
- Kansas City Sizzlers players
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Nova High School alumni
- Omaha Racers players
- Rapid City Thrillers players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida
- Toronto Raptors assistant coaches
- United States men's national basketball team players
