Derek Thomas (basketball)

Not to be confused with the late NFL Hall of Fame Kansas City Chiefs American Football player Derrick Thomas.

Derek Thomas
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Assistant Coach
Team	Detroit
Biographical details
Born	September 6, 1966 (1966-09-06) (age 45)
Place of birth	Marshall, Texas
Playing career
1984–1986 1986–1988	Johnson County CC Missouri-St. Louis
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989 1989–1991 1991–1992 1992–1995 1995–1999 1999–2000 2000 2000–2001 2001–2003 2003–2008 2008–Present	Missouri-St. Louis (asst.) Missouri State (asst.) Saint Louis (asst.) Christian Brothers Saint Louis (asst.) Minnesota (asst.) Illinois (asst.) Atlanta Hawks (scout) UNLV (asst.) Western Illinois Detroit

Derek Thomas (born September 6, 1966) is a former head men's basketball coach at Western Illinois University.^[1] His final record in five years with Western Illinois University was 40-104. He is the son of Hall of Fame Kansas City Chiefs defensive back and current Atlanta Falcons Assistant Head Coach Emmitt Thomas. Thomas has four children: Bailey, Samantha, Jade and a son Shane. His mothers is Dianne Thomas who resides in Marshall, Texas, he has a sister named Dedra Thomas who also resides in Marshall, Texas. Derek is now an Assistant Basketball coach at The University Of Detroit Mercy.^[2]

References

1. ^ Nevel, Jason (9 March 2007). "Down time with Derek Thomas". Western Courier. http://media.www.westerncourier.com/media/storage/paper650/news/2007/03/09/Sports/Down-Time.With.Derek.Thomas-2770235.shtml. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 
2. ^ "UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY basketball team". USBASKET. http://www.usbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=USA&Team=766. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Derek
Alternative names
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Date of birth	September 6, 1966
Place of birth	Marshall, Texas
Date of death
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