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 college basketball at Indiana University, from 1979–1983. While playing for head 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.

Professional career

Thomas played professionally in the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers, L.A. Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves, from 1983–1990.

He also played with several teams in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) including the Omaha Racers when they won the 1993 CBA Championship and he was selected as Playoff/Finals Most Valuable Player.[1] He was named to the CBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1986.[1]

National team career

Thomas played with the US national team at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[2]

Coaching career

Thomas has worked as an assistant coach or scout for several NBA teams. In 2013, he joined the Atlanta Hawks' coaching staff.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jim Thomas minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "1982 USA Basketball". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "Hawks hire Jim Thomas as an assistant coach – NBA Blog – NBA Basketball Blog". August 2, 2013.
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