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Isiah Thomas

American basketball player, coach, executive

Person

Born: 1961-04-30

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Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Isiah Lord Thomas III, also known as "Zeke," is an American former professional basketball player and coach who is an analyst for NBA TV. The 12-time NBA All-Star was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History as well as the 75 Greatest Players, and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of the…

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Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory — Isiah Thomas2024
Bill Russell: Legend — Self - Basketball Hall of Fame2023
The Greatest Mixtape Ever — Self2022
They Call Me Magic — Self2022
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible — Self2021
Superfan: The Nav Bhatia Story — Self2021
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft2021
Game 6: The Movie — Self2020
The Last Dance — Self2020
Rodman: For Better or Worse — Self - Pistons Teammate 1986-932019

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Type: Person
Country: NO
Active from: 1980-07-04

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Listeners: 15
Total plays: 30

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method
· 2001 · cited 160,603x
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 76,905x
U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
· 2015 · cited 57,336x
STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,596x
UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 43,720x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1961-04-30 ) April 30, 1961 (age 65) , Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Listed height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
High school: St. Joseph ( Westchester, Illinois )
College: Indiana (1979–1981)
Nba draft: 1981 : 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by: Detroit Pistons
Playing career: 1981–1994
Position: Point guard
Coaching career: 2000–2012
1981 1994: Detroit Pistons
2000 2003: Indiana Pacers
2006 2008: New York Knicks

Key dates

Born: 30 April 1961

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Thomas
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chicago
Occupation: consultant
Native language: English language
Award: Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Participant in: 1979 Pan American Games
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Isiah Lord Thomas III (/aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ eye-ZAY-ə; born April 30, 1961), also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player who is a current analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, Thomas was a two-time NBA champion, an NBA Finals MVP recipient, a five-time All-NBA Team member, a 12-time NBA All-Star with two All-Star Game MVP awards and the 1985 NBA assist leader. He was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. 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.