Kenny Thomas (basketball)

Kenny Thomas
Personal information
Born	July 25, 1977; Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Austin (El Paso, Texas); Albuquerque (Albuquerque, New Mexico);
College	New Mexico (1995–1999)
NBA draft	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
	Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1999–2010
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	21, 9
Career history
1999–2002	Houston Rockets
2002–2005	Philadelphia 76ers
2005–2010	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – SN (1998); Third-team All-American – NABC (1998); 3× First-team All-WAC (1996, 1998, 1999); Third-team Parade All-American (1995);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Summer Universiade

Kenneth Cornelius Thomas (born July 25, 1977) is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

High school career

He attended Austin High School, in El Paso, Texas, for three seasons before moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico to play for Albuquerque High School during his senior season. Averaging 25.2 points and 16.9 rebounds each game, Thomas helped Albuquerque to a 22-3 record and Class 4A state title. Parade named him a boys' basketball All-American in 1995.[1]

College career

Thomas attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, one of the highest-profile recruits to ever attend the school. He is second on the Lobos' all-time scoring list (1,931 points), career blocks list (239), and career dunks list (114), and leads the school's lists in career rebounds (1,032), freshman scoring (484) and rebounding (256), and personal fouls for a season (118) and career (383). Thomas is one of eight Lobos to be selected as an All-American (1998).[1] Kenny led the Lobos to four consecutive NCAA Tournament first round wins. UNM was an amazing 71-3 in The PIT in Kenny's four years with the Lobos including 41 consecutive wins.

NBA career

The Houston Rockets selected Thomas as the 22nd pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. He led his team in rebounds for the 1999–2000 season, making him one of only two rookies to do so. Thomas was consistently among the team leaders in rebounds and blocked shots before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2002–03 season.

Thomas was one of only eleven players to average a double-double for the 2003–04 season, and the shortest one at 6-foot, 7-inches.

On February 23, 2005, Thomas was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a deal that sent Chris Webber to Philadelphia. On February 18, 2010, the Kings released Thomas after the trade deadline.[2]

Thomas was invited to the Memphis Grizzlies 2010 pre-season camp, but was waived on October 11.[3]

After basketball

After basketball Kenny Thomas created Kenny Thomas Enterprises. The organization is operated as a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) and is in good standing in the State of New Mexico and California. Kenny Thomas Enterprises (KTE) is already operational and currently does business in several states. Kenny is the CEO of KTE with a diverse board of supporters and constituents. Kenny has been operating as CEO since 2012 and is also under mentorship of basketball great, Earvin ‘Magic” Johnson. KTE is presently home to Infinity O2 Oxygenated bottled water, KT Athletic Wear, and El Rey On K, which opened in Sacramento in October 2016.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	Houston	72	29	25.0	.399	.262	.660	6.1	1.6	.8	.3	8.3
2000–01	Houston	74	21	24.6	.443	.272	.722	5.6	1.0	.5	.6	7.1
2001–02	Houston	72	71	34.5	.478	.000	.664	7.2	1.9	1.2	.9	14.1
2002–03	Houston	20	14	29.3	.432	.000	.733	6.9	2.0	.8	.3	9.9
2002–03	Philadelphia	46	28	30.3	.482	.000	.750	8.5	1.6	1.0	.5	10.2
2003–04	Philadelphia	74	72	36.5	.469	.200	.752	10.1	1.5	1.1	.4	13.6
2004–05	Philadelphia	47	43	28.6	.456	.250	.798	6.6	1.6	.9	.1	11.3
2004–05	Sacramento	26	15	31.7	.492	.000	.722	8.7	2.9	1.0	.4	14.5
2005–06	Sacramento	82	55	28.0	.505	.000	.676	7.5	2.0	.9	.5	9.1
2006–07	Sacramento	62	53	22.8	.482	.000	.513	6.1	1.2	.7	.3	5.3
2007–08	Sacramento	23	3	12.2	.421	.000	.000	2.7	.6	.3	.0	1.4
2008–09	Sacramento	8	0	7.8	.375	.000	.000	1.9	.1	.8	.1	.8
2009-10	Sacramento	26	2	12.0	.486	.000	.583	3.3	.6	.4	.4	1.6
Career		632	406	27.4	.465	.244	.699	6.9	1.5	.8	.4	9.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003	Philadelphia	12	12	32.4	.535	.000	.655	9.3	.9	.7	.4	10.6
2005	Sacramento	5	5	30.6	.511	.000	.700	8.8	2.4	.8	.4	12.0
2006	Sacramento	6	6	24.7	.542	.000	.692	4.5	1.3	.8	.0	5.8
Career		23	23	30.0	.529	.000	.677	8.0	1.3	.7	.3	9.7

References

"Kenny Thomas Career Biography". New Mexico Lobos. September 8, 1999. Archived from the original on January 10, 2001. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
Wojnarowski, Adrian (February 18, 2010). "Kings cut Thomas after trade deadline". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Transactions: 2010-11 Season". NBA. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

External links

Official website

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
New Mexico Lobos bio (archived)

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[Lobos_bio-1] "Kenny Thomas Career Biography". New Mexico Lobos. September 8, 1999. Archived from the original on January 10, 2001. Retrieved November 20, 2016.

[2] Wojnarowski, Adrian (February 18, 2010). "Kings cut Thomas after trade deadline". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[3] "Transactions: 2010-11 Season". NBA. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.