Tom Hovasse

Tom Hovasse

Personal information
Born	(1967-01-31) January 31, 1967 (age 58) Durango, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Widefield (Security, Colorado)
College	Penn State (1985–1989)
NBA draft	1989: undrafted
Playing career	1989–2001
Position	Small forward
Number	17
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As a player:
1989–1990	Sporting Club of Portugal
1990–1994	Toyota Pacers
1994	Atlanta Hawks
1995	Pittsburgh Piranhas
1995–2000	Toyota Pacers
2000–2001	Toshiba Brave Thunders
As a coach:
2010–2011	JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant)
2012–2013	Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
2014–2016	JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant)
2016–2017	JX-Eneos Sunflowers
Career highlights and awards
5× JBL Scoring Leader (1990–1993, 1995)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Basketball coaching Representing   Japan Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team FIBA Asia Cup 2017 Bangalore Japan 2019 Bangalore Japan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Japan

Thomas Wayne Hovasse (born January 31, 1967) is an American basketball coach and former player. After growing up in Security, Colorado, he played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions. ^[1] After not being selected in the 1989 NBA draft, he played professional basketball from 1989 to 2001, including a brief stint with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association during the 1994–95 season and 10 seasons for teams in Japan.

He coached the Japan women's squad to the silver medal at the 2020 Olympics. ^[2] He is currently the coach of the Japan men's national basketball team. ^[3]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1994–95	Atlanta	2	0	2.0	.000	.000	–	.0	.0	.5	.0	0.0

Head coaching record

Legend

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
JX	2016–17	27	27	0	1.000	1st	7	7	0	1.000	Champion

Hovasse coached the Japan women's national basketball team at the 2020 Olympics.

References

1. "Tom Hovasse". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
2. Walker, Teresa M. (August 5, 2021). "Not so crazy: Hovasse, Japan making women's hoops history". Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
3. "Basketball: Hovasse replaces Lamas as Japan men's team head coach". Kyodo News. September 21, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com    and  Basketball Reference