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Deon Thomas

Deon Thomas
Personal information
Born (1971-02-24) February 24, 1971 (age 46)
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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 28th overall
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

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. 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 a star basketball player at Chicago's Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, graduating in 1989. 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 2129 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 2000 career points. Thomas was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.


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