Gunma Crane Thunders | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | B.League |
Personal information | |
Born | April 4, 1949 |
Nationality | Australian / American |
Career information | |
High school | Christian Brothers (Quincy, Illinois) |
College | |
Coaching career | 1976–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1976–1978 | Crystal Palace |
1980–1982 | Solent Stars |
1988–1989 | Isuzu Motors (assistant) |
1991–1996 | Newcastle Falcons |
1996–1997 | Wonju Naray Blue Bird (assistant) |
1997–2004 | Isuzu Motors / Yokohama Giga Cats (assistant) |
2005–2007 | Jomo Sunflowers (assistant) |
2008–2010, 2014–2017 | Link Tochigi Brex |
2018–2020 | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
2021–present | Gunma Crane Thunders |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas Wisman (born April 4, 1949) is an Australian-American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League. He was head coach of the national teams of England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan and Qatar. [1] [2]
Wisman attended Christian Brothers High School (now Quincy Notre Dame High School) in Quincy, Illinois, and graduated in 1967. [3] He played two seasons at Rockhurst College before he transferred to Quincy College in 1970 where he played until 1972. [3]
He won the 1995 NBL Coach of the Year Award while coaching Newcastle Falcons of the National Basketball League in Australia.
He won the championship of the 2009-10 Japanese Basketball League as head coach of Link Tochigi Brex. [4]
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Link Tochigi Brex | 2008-09 | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 5th | - | - | - | – | - |
Link Tochigi Brex | 2009-10 | 42 | 27 | 15 | .643 | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | JBL Champions |
Link Tochigi Brex | 2014-15 | 54 | 43 | 11 | .796 | 2nd in Eastern | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3rd |
Link Tochigi Brex | 2015-16 | 54 | 43 | 11 | .796 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3rd |
Link Tochigi Brex | 2016-17 | 60 | 46 | 14 | .767 | 1st in Eastern | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | Champions |
Yokohama B-Corsairs | 2018-19 | 60 | 14 | 46 | .233 | 6th in Central | - | - | - | – | - |
Yokohama B-Corsairs | 2019-20 | 32 | 8 | 24 | .250 | Fired | - | - | - | – | - |
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