John Thomas (basketball)

John Thomas (born September 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the captain of the 1996-97 Minnesota Golden Gophers team that advanced to the 1997 NCAA Semi-Final.

John Thomas

Personal information
Born	(1975-09-08) September 8, 1975 (age 48) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1997–2013
Position	Power forward / center
Number	55, 12, 25, 41
Career history
1997–1998	Boston Celtics
1998–2000	Toronto Raptors
2001–2002	Diablos de La Vega
2002	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2002–2003	Dakota Wizards
2003–2004	Casademont Girona
2004–2005	Minnesota Timberwolves
2005	Memphis Grizzlies
2005–2006	Atlanta Hawks
2006	New Jersey Nets
2007–2008	Colorado 14ers
2009–2010	Hapoel Holon
2011	Aris
2011–2012	Hapoel Jerusalem
2012–2013	Jeonju KCC Egis
Career highlights and awards
Israeli League Rebounding Leader (2010)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas was 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 in 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.^[1] In 2009–10, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

In January 2011, he signed with Aris B.C. in Greece,^[2] but he was released in April 2011.^[3] He signed with Jeonju KCC Egis in South Korea the following season.^[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

1. "אופס! תקלה". basket.co.il.
2. "Salonikabasket: Καλώς όρισες, Τζον Τόμας..." January 16, 2011.
3. . Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.
4. John Thomas. Asia-Basket.
5. "What the Hell Happened to...John Thomas?". 2 September 2014.
6. . Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2015-07-31.

External links

• NBA.com Profile - John Thomas
• Career Stats