Tom Thibodeau
Thibodeau as head coach of the Chicago Bulls in 2011
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| Minnesota Timberwolves | |
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| Position | Head coach / President of Basketball Operations |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 17, 1958 New Britain, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | New Britain (New Britain, Connecticut) |
| College | Salem State (1977–1981) |
| Coaching career | 1981–present |
| Career history | |
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| 1981–1984 | Salem State (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Salem State |
| 1985–1989 | Harvard (assistant) |
| 1989–1991 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 1992–1994 | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
| 1996–2004 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 2004–2007 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
| 2007–2010 | Boston Celtics (Associate HC) |
| 2010–2015 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2016–present | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. (pronounced THIB-a-doe; born January 17, 1958) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach and president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since June 2013, he's served as an assistant coach for the USA Basketball Men's National Team.
As a defensive coach, he helped the Houston Rockets rank among the Top 5 in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense from 2004 to 2007, and has helped his team finish in the league's Top 10 in team defense 15 times. He coached in 87 playoff games and was part of the 1999 NBA Finals as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks prior to joining the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Championship, serving as a defensive coach. In 2011 he was named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Bulls to a 62-win season. In 2012, he became the fastest coach in NBA history to earn 100 victories and finished as the runner-up for Coach of the Year.
Thibodeau played basketball at Salem State College, serving as captain during the 1980-81 season. During his time with the Vikings, the six-foot-two-inch Thibodeau helped Salem State to consecutive Division III national tournaments (1980–81). In 1980, Thibodeau helped Salem State to the league championship and the school's first NCAA Tournament bid. Upon graduating, he became an assistant coach at the school in 1981. In 1984, at the age of 25, he became head coach at Salem State after serving three years as an assistant. One season later he became an assistant coach at Harvard University, where he spent the next four seasons.
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