Isiah Thomas

Isiah Thomas
	Thomas in 2007
Personal information
Born	April 30, 1961; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Joseph (Westchester, Illinois)
College	Indiana (1979–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1981–1994
Position	Point guard
Number	11
Coaching career	2000–2012
Career history
As player:
1981–1994	Detroit Pistons
As coach:
2000–2003	Indiana Pacers
2006–2008	New York Knicks
2009–2012	FIU
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 2× NBA champion (1989, 1990); NBA Finals MVP (1990); 12× NBA All-Star (1982–1993); 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1984, 1986); 3× All-NBA First Team (1984–1986); 2× All-NBA Second Team (1983, 1987); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1982); NBA assists leader (1985); J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1987); NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th); No. 11 retired by Detroit Pistons; NCAA champion (1981); NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1981); Consensus first-team All-American (1981); USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1980); McDonald's All-American (1979); As coach: NBA All-Star Game head coach (2003);
Career NBA playing statistics
Points	18,822 (19.2 ppg)
Assists	9,061 (9.3 apg)
Steals	1,861 (1.9 spg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
NBA	187–223 (.456)
College	26–65 (.286)
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Pan American Games

Isiah Lord Thomas III (/aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ eye-ZAY-ə; born April 30, 1961), also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player, philanthropist, and coach who is an analyst for NBA TV. Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, the 12-time NBA All-Star was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). From 2000 to 2012 he coached the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and FIU.

Thomas played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, leading them to the 1981 NCAA championship as a sophomore and declaring for the NBA draft. He was taken as the second overall pick by the Pistons in the 1981 NBA draft, and played for them his entire career, while leading the "Bad Boys" to the 1988–89 and 1989–90 NBA championships.

Following his playing career, Thomas was an executive with the Toronto Raptors, a television commentator, an executive with the Continental Basketball Association, the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, and an executive and head coach for the New York Knicks. He later served as men's basketball coach for the Florida International University (FIU) Golden Panthers for three seasons from 2009 to 2012. Thomas was a president and part owner of the Knicks' WNBA sister team, the New York Liberty, from 2015 to 2019.

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