Jobey Thomas

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Jobey Thomas
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Thomas with Pallacanestro Varese
Personal information
Born (1980-03-24) March 24, 1980 (age 44)
Charlotte, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school Independence
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College Charlotte (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–2015
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

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.

Contents

In his college basketball career, Thomas holds the Charlotte 49ers record for three-pointers made and games played. [1]

Career

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

Benfica

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jobey Thomas". NBA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Jobey Thomas - Men's Basketball - Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jobey Thomas Invited To ESPN's Three-Point Shooting Contest". Charllote 49ers. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "2002 NBA Pre-Draft Chicago Camp Rosters". Inside Hoops. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "THOMAS, JOBEY". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Levo grandes memórias" [I take great memories] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.


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