Sonny Thoss

Joachim Gunther "Sonny" Thoss (born December 7, 1981) is a German-Filipino professional basketball player for the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Sonny Thoss
No. 7 – Alaska Aces
PositionCenter
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1981-12-07) December 7, 1981
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
CollegeJames Cook University
PBA draft2004 Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–presentAlaska Aces
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
2015 Changsha Team
William Jones Cup
2012 Taipei Team
2015 Taipei Team

Early life and education

Joachim Thoss was born on December 7, 1981 in Papua New Guinea[1] to a German father and to a Filipina mother. His father, Joachim Thoss Sr. was an East German patrol guard who patrolled the Berlin Wall before it fell and is a carpenter who is involved in construction projects in Papua New Guinea. The younger Thoss' mother, Jesusa Marticio, is from Cebu.[2]

He attended Port Moresby High School. Basketball competitions in Papua New Guinea are rare; Thoss only represented his high school in one-day tournaments. He moved to Australia in 1999 to attend James Cook University.[2]

Semi-professional career

After Thoss moved to Australia played for the Cairns Marlins of the Australian Basketball Association. He trained under Cairns Taipans assistant coach, Aaron Fearne. During his Marlins stint he was named as Most Improved Player in 2001 and was named as part of the league's under-23 squad.[2]

Professional career

He was the 5th overall pick in the 2004 PBA draft selected by the Alaska Aces and he is also the tallest rookie picked in that class.[2] In his early years, Sonny was the backup center for the Aces behind with the dominant bigman Ali Peek and E.J. Feihl in Alaska's Bigman rotation. But in his later years, Thoss eventually became Alaska's starting big man and has become one of the team's top players.

PBA 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

Correct as of September 23, 2016[3]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Alaska 6721.8.468.000.6595.61.0.3.46.3
2005–06 Alaska 4921.0.475.000.6615.4.8.2.65.7
2006–07 Alaska 5325.1.576.000.7096.21.2.3.610.1
2007–08 Alaska 4730.3.537.000.7328.31.8.2.79.6
2008–09 Alaska 4727.0.548.500.5956.51.0.41.08.6
2009–10 Alaska 5824.8.535.000.6585.61.1.2.78.3
2010–11 Alaska 4232.2.491.667.6349.72.2.21.211.6
2011–12 Alaska 3536.0.455.000.7278.32.1.41.212.5
2012–13 Alaska 5330.6.463.000.6196.31.9.4.710.0
2013–14 Alaska 4332.2.466.000.6507.62.4.4.811.1
2014–15 Alaska 5022.7.444.000.6334.61.3.3.57.4
2015–16 Alaska 6022.8.493.364.6875.01.6.4.68.3
Career 60426.6.494.219.6666.41.5.3.78.9
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References
  1. "THOSS, Joachim - PBA Profile". Philippine Basketball Association. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. Henson, Joaquin (January 24, 2004). "Tallest rookie learns PBA ropes". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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