Dave Thomas (basketball)

Dave Thomas
Position	Guard
Height	204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Nationality	Canada
Born	4 December 1976(1976-12-04) Brampton, Ontario, Canada
College/University	Michigan State University
Debut	2002
Previous Clubs	Canberra Cannons 2002-2003 Melbourne Tigers 2004-2008 Cairns Taipans 2008-2009 New Zealand Breakers 2009-2010
Championships	2005-06, 2007-08
Career Highlights	2000 NCAA Final Four winner with MSU 34 games for the Canada national men's basketball team 2006 & 2008 NBL championship with the Melbourne Tigers

Dave Thomas (born December 4, 1976 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional basketball player. He has played 34 times at the senior level for the Canadian men's national basketball team^[1]. Thomas was also a member of the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament winning Michigan State Spartans.

A bench player in the Spartans 2000 championship team, Thomas was a starter as a senior for the 2000-01 team, scoring in double digits just 5 times in 32 contests however. He had his best scoring game however, a career-high 19, in a Sweet 16 victory over the Temple Owls in the 2001 NCAA tournament, allowing Spartans to reach the Final Four for the third consecutive time.^[2]

Thomas has played most of his professionally career in Australia, playing there since 2002. He spent 2002 and 2003 playing for the Canberra Cannons. He then signed with the Melbourne Tigers in 2004 and played there until the end of the 2007-08 NBL season, helping the Tigers to the 2005-06 and 2007-08 NBL championships. After winning the 2008 championship he moved to the Cairns Taipans for the 2008-09 NBL season before signing with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2009-10 season.

Thomas is a 6'8" (204 cm) Forward. He outstanding play was rewarded when he was named to the All-NBL first team in 2007.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Dave Thomas". CBC News. 10 July 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/07/01/f-olympics-bio-basketball-thomas.html. 
2. ^ "Michigan State's Thomas shoots down Temple's zone". CBS Sports. http://www.cbssports.com/b/page/pressbox/0,1328,3701159,00.html. Retrieved 21 March 2009. 
3. ^ Howell, Stephen (10 March 2007). "Two Tigers in All-NBL team". Melbourne: The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/basketball/two-tigers-in-allnbl-team/2007/03/09/1173166986371.html. Retrieved 21 March 2009. 

Sources

• CBC News biography page
• Basketball Canada profile page
• Melbourne Tigers profile page
• theage.com.au news page

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Name	Thomas, Dave
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Date of birth	4 December 1976
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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