Age, Biography and Wiki
Deon Thomas was born on 24 February, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American-Israeli basketball player. Discover Deon Thomas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
24 February, 1971 |
| Birthday |
24 February |
| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality |
American
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He is a member of famous player with the age 53 years old group.
Deon Thomas Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Deon Thomas height is 2.06 m .
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2.06 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Deon Thomas Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Deon Thomas worth at the age of 53 years old? Deon Thomas’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from American. We have estimated Deon Thomas's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
player |
Deon Thomas Social Network
Timeline
Deon La velle Thomas (born February 24, 1971) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.
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.
As a junior in 1988, he led the Wolverines to the Chicago Public League title.
As a senior, he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and played in the McDonald's All-American Game, which also featured future NBA star Shaquille O'Neal.
Thomas played college basketball at the University of Illinois.
Thomas finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in Fighting Illini history, with 2,129 career points scored and an 18.0 points per game scoring average.
Thomas is the only men's basketball player in Illinois history to score at least 2,000 career points.
Thomas was a star basketball player at Chicago's Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, graduating in 1989.
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 28th selection of the 1994 NBA draft, he opted to play professional basketball in Europe and Israel.
Thomas was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 28th selection of the 1994 NBA draft.
Thomas attended mini camp but never played in the NBA, having opted to play professional basketball in Europe and Israel.
Thomas played two years in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning the Israeli championship, the Israeli cup, and the Euroleague championship twice.
Thomas was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.
Thomas didn't play in the 2005 Final Four due to a broken leg.
This injury forced him to leave Maccabi Tel Aviv.
He then joined the Greek team Gymnastikos S. Larissas, the Bulgarian team CSKA Sofia, and then returned to Israel where he played for Givat Shmuel.
He then played for Maccabi Haifa, also in Israel.
He is one of the most successful American pros of all time in the European leagues.
Thomas has passed on several opportunities to play in the NBA.
On 13 November 2006, in an interview for Bulgarian newspaper Tema Sport and Bulgarian television "Channel 3", Deon Thomas denied any wrongdoing and swore that he didn't receive anything from University of Illinois, as Bruce Pearl had claimed.
He said the decision to play for Illinois was made by his grandmother.
In 2009, Thomas became the men's basketball head coach at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois.
In April 2014, Thomas was named as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
In 2016, he was hired by Fighting Illini Sports Network to call men's basketball games with Doug Altenberger.
Thomas is now an Israeli citizen, and is married to an Israeli.
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