Jobey Thomas
Jobey Wayne Thomas (born March 24, 1980) is an American retired basketball player who competed for a number of professional clubs, mostly in Italy, with a short but successful spell in Portuguese basketball.
Thomas with Pallacanestro Varese | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1980 Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Independence (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| College | Charlotte (1998–2002) |
| NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–2015 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2002−2003 | Queluz |
| 2003–2004 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 2004–2006 | Basket Club Ferrara |
| 2006–2008 | Sutor Basket |
| 2008–2009 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2009–2011 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 2011–2012 | Treviso Basket |
| 2012–2013 | Pallacanestro Trieste |
| 2013 | Basket Barcellona |
| 2013–2015 | Benfica |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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In his college basketball career, Thomas holds the Charlotte 49ers record for three-pointers made and games played.[1]
Career edit
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Thomas played basketball at Independence High School. He helped lead Independence to the 1997 North Carolina 4A state championship as a junior and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]
One of the nations top guard recruits, he signed to play college basketball for the Charlotte 49ers in Division I NCAA, under Bobby Lutz. He ended his college career for Charlotte with then records for three-pointers made, games, consecutive games (130) and starts and single-season record for three-pointers (110), plus Conference USA records for career three-pointers made, single-season three-pointers made and single-season three-pointers in league games (60), while averaging 13.4 points per game.[1] He took part in ESPN's Three-Point Shooting Contest on 24 March 2002,[3] and on the 2002 NBA Pre-Draft summer camp in Chicago.[4]
After not being drafted, he moved to Europe and joined Queluz in the Portuguese Basketball League, playing only 18 games with an average of 24 points per game.[5]
He soon joined the Serie A in Italy, and in a five-year period, Thomas average more than 17 points per game in 163 games, representing three different teams.[5] After arriving at Olimpia Milano in 2008, he made his debut in European competitions, playing the 2008–09 Euroleague, averaging 12.1 points per game, helping Milano reach the Top 16 stage.[5]
He continued his globetrotter career and moved clubs again, first at Pallacanestro Varese and then at Treviso Basket, where he returned to European basket, playing the 2011-12 Eurocup and reaching the Top 16 with the Venetian team.[5]
After two more short stints in more Italy, Thomas returned to Portugal in August 2013,[6] to play for Benfica, adding nine titles in two seasons, and competing in the 2014–15 EuroChallenge. On 1 June 2015, the 35-year-old announced his retirement from basketball.[7]
Honors edit
- Benfica
- Portuguese League: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- League Cup / Hugo dos Santos Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese Supercup: 2013, 2014
- António Pratas Trophy: 2014
References edit
- ^ a b "Jobey Thomas". NBA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Jobey Thomas - Men's Basketball - Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Jobey Thomas Invited To ESPN's Three-Point Shooting Contest". Charllote 49ers. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "2002 NBA Pre-Draft Chicago Camp Rosters". Inside Hoops. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "THOMAS, JOBEY". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Norte-americano Jobey Thomas reforça basquetebol do Benfica" [American Jobey Thoms signs with Benfica Basketball]. Diário de Noticias (in Portuguese). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Levo grandes memórias" [I take great memories] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links edit
- Eurobasket profile