Reggie Theus
Theus in 2008.
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| Cal State Northridge Matadors | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | Big West Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 13, 1957 Inglewood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Inglewood (Inglewood, California) |
| College | UNLV (1975–1978) |
| NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1978–1993 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| Number | 24 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1978–1984 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1984–1988 | Kansas City / Sacramento Kings |
| 1988–1989 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1989–1990 | Orlando Magic |
| 1990–1991 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1991–1992 | Ranger Varese |
| 1993 | Aris |
| As coach: | |
| 2002 | Las Vegas Slam |
| 2003–2005 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | New Mexico State |
| 2007–2008 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2009–2011 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2013–present | Cal State Northridge |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 19,015 (18.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,349 (3.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 6,453 (6.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Reginald Wayne Theus (born October 13, 1957) is an American retired basketball player and the current head coach of Cal State Northridge. He formerly served as head coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and New Mexico State University's men's basketball team. He was also an assistant coach for the University of Louisville under Rick Pitino.
Theus played his college basketball at UNLV for head coach Jerry Tarkanian from 1976 to 1978. In three seasons with the Runnin' Rebels, Theus averaged 12.9 points, 4.4 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. Theus, who became one of the best players to ever don a UNLV uniform, shot 81 percent from the free-throw line for his career while amassing 1,177 career points (21st on all-time scoring list), 401 career assists and 389 career rebounds in just 91 collegiate games.
As a sophomore, Theus helped lead UNLV into the national spotlight as the Rebels went 29–3, advancing to the school's first Final Four in Atlanta. Despite losing by a single point to University of North Carolina in the semifinals, UNLV defeated UNC-Charlotte in the third-place game and set NCAA single-season records for most points in a season (3,426), most 100-point games (23) and most consecutive 100-point games (12). He averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 81.8 percent from the charity stripe and 49.7 percent from the field as a sophomore.
As a junior, Reggie was named a second team All-American after averaging 18.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
In 1989, Theus was inducted into the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame and in 1997 he became one of only eight players in school history to have his jersey retired by the Rebels.
After attending UNLV and having a successful college career, Theus was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 9th pick of the 1978 NBA draft. A 6'7" guard, Theus averaged 16.3 points per game during his first season and was the runner-up for the 1979 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He garnered the nickname "Rush Street Reggie" while playing in Chicago for owning an apartment on that street and having an active social life around that area, being frequently spotted at the city night spots. He followed his stellar rookie campaign with a strong sophomore season, in which he averaged 20.2 points and 6.3 assists for the Bulls. In 1981, Theus appeared in his first All-Star Game; he appeared again in 1983, during a season in which he averaged a career high 23.8 points per game.
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