(1971-02-24) February 24, 1971 (age 53) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality
American / Israeli
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school
Simeon (Chicago, Illinois)
College
Illinois (1990–1994)
NBA draft
1994: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career
1994–2008
Position
Forward
Career history
1994–1995
Bàsquet Manresa
1995–1996
Girona
1996–1997
Unicaja Málaga
1997–1998
Caja San Fernando
1998–1999
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1999–2001
Gran Canaria
2001–2003
Cáceres
2003
Türk Telekom
2003–2005
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2005–2006
Gymnastikos S. Larissas
2006
CSKA Sofia
2006–2007
Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
2007–2008
Maccabi Haifa
Career highlights and awards
2× Euroleague champion (2004, 2005)
3× Israeli League champion (2003, 2004, 2005)
3× Israeli Cup champion (2003, 2004, 2005)
Andalucian Cup champion (1998)
Catalan League champion (1996)
McDonald's All-American (1989)
First-team Parade All-American (1989)
Illinois Mr. Basketball (1989)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Deon La velle Thomas (born February 24, 1971) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.[1] As a high school player, he led his team to the Chicago Public League title, and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball. As a college player at the University of Illinois, he finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in Fighting Illini history. Selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 28th selection of the 1994 NBA draft, he opted to play professional basketball in Europe and Israel.
^"Deon Thomas Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
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