• Kurt Thomas
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
2.6
RPG
3.50
APG
0.6
EFF
+ 5.50
Born: Oct 4, 1972
Height: 6-9 /  2,06
Weight: 230  lbs. / 104,3  kg.
College: Texas Christian
Years Pro: 14

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Background

2007–08: For the season appeared in 70 games … averaged 6.3 points and 7.2 rebounds in 22.6 minutes … shot .492 (195-396) from the fi eld and .663 (53-80) from the line … ranked 35th in the NBA in rebounds … appeared in 42 games – with 39 starts – for the Sonics … averaged 7.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in 25.2 minutes … in 28 games with the Spurs averaged 4.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18.7 minutes … in nine starts with San Antonio averaged 6.1 points and 5.8 rebounds … made his Spurs debut vs. Atlanta on 2/25 … fi nished with 4 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in 13:19 minutes … for the season scored in double-fi gures 16 times … had a season-high 18 points (9-12 FG) – along with 8 rebounds and 3 blocks – in 28:58 minutes at Minnesota on 12/14 … grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 17 times … had a season-high 18 rebounds vs. Indiana on 11/30 … posted four double-doubles: had 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Sacramento on 1/27 … fi nished with 14 points and 12 boards at Phoenix on 1/3 … had 12 points and 10 rebounds on 12/9 at Charlotte … had 10 points and 13 boards vs. Utah on 2/13 … scored a Spurs season-high 13 points (6-8 FG, 1-4 FT) vs. Denver on 3/10 … grabbed a Spurs season-best 13 rebounds at Portland on 4/6 … in the 2008 Playoffs averaged 4.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 15.8 minutes … started eight of the team’s 17 postseason games … had 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 FT) and 7 rebounds in 20:38 minutes in Game 5 at Los Angeles … grabbed 10-or-more rebounds three times: had 10 boards vs. Phoenix on 4/19, grabbed 12 rebounds in Game 5 vs. Phoenix and fi nished with 10 boards (including 5 offensive) in Game 3 vs. New Orleans.

2006-07: In his fi rst season with Phoenix averaged 8.6 points and 7.5 rebounds in 53 games … earned 50 starts … shot .486 (190-391) from the fi eld and .815 (75-92) from the line … scored in double-fi gures 24 times … posted eight double-doubles … scored a season-high 18 points vs. Washington on December 23 … grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 13 times (including a season-high 19 boards vs. New Jersey on 11/25) … fi nished with 16 points and 16 rebounds vs. Denver on 12/2 … missed the fi nal 29 games of the season due to a stress fracture in his right foot … the injury caused him to miss a majority of the 2006 Playoffs … his lone postseason appearance was in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals when he had 1 point and 1 rebound in 6 minutes vs. Dallas on 5/30.

2004-05: One of nine players to average a double-double during the 2004-05 season … averaged 11.5 points and a career-best 10.4 rebounds in 35.9 minutes in 80 games … shot .471 (424-901) from the fi eld and .786 (66-84) from the line … ranked seventh in the NBA in rebounds … led the Knicks in rebounding for the fourth straight season … logged a single-season career-high 2,855 minutes … grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 46 times … posted 32 double-doubles (ranked 12th in the NBA) … scored in double-fi gures 51 times with 20-or-more four times … had a season-high 24 points – along with 14 rebounds – vs. Phoenix on 1/25 … grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds at Phoenix on 2/5 … missed two games due to left elbow bursitis … named a Knicks tri-captain (along with Allan Houston and Stephon Marbury) on 10/13.

2003-04: Averaged 11.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in 31.9 minutes … shot .473 (392-829) from the fi eld and a career-best .835 (106-127) from the line … started 75 of 80 games he played (72 at forward and three at center) … ranked 21st in rebounds and 27th in FG percentage … led the Knicks in scoring six times and in rebounds 35 times … grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 28 times and posted 23 double-doubles (leading the team in both categories) … twice scored a season-high 28 points: vs. Milwaukee on 1/10 and vs. the Clippers on 2/8 … suspended for one game (at New Orleans on 2/11) after an incident with Josh Howard at Dallas on 2/10 … did not play, due to a sore left knee, vs. Denver on 12/13 … in the 2004 Playoffs averaged 12.8 points and 11.5 rebounds in four games.

2002–03: Started all 81 games he played (at center) … averaged a career-best 14.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and career-high 1.20 blocks in 31.8 minutes … shot .483 (497-1,028) from the fi eld and .750 (138-184) from the line … ranked 19th in the NBA in rebounds, 19th in FG percentage and 25th in blocks … led the team in scoring 11 times, rebounds 31 times and assists six times … had a team-high 22 double-doubles … scored 20-or-more 16 times and had 30-plus two times … tied his career-high with 33 points (15-22 FG, 3-3 FT) at Indiana on 11/8 … fi nished with 32 points (15-27 FG, 2-2 FT), 8 rebounds and 4 assists at Golden State on 2/21 … did not play, due to a bruised right knee, vs. Orlando on 2/28 (snapping a string of 175 consecutive games played).

2001–02: Started all 82 games … averaged 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds in 33.8 minutes … shot .494 (463-938) from the fi eld and .815 (216-265) from the line … ranked 12th in the NBA in rebounds and 18th in FG percentage … led the team in scoring 12 times and rebounds 39 times … posted a team-high 31 double-doubles … had 29 points and 20 boards vs. Milwaukee on 3/5 … scored 20-or-more 14 times … scored a career-high 33 points (hitting 16-of-19 from the fi eld) – to go along with 15 rebounds – at Cleveland on 3/17 (in the game had 20 points in the fourth quarter, hitting 10-11 FG in the period) … named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week on 3/10 … in four games during the week averaged 21.0 points and 13.8 rebounds while shooting .607 (34-56) from the fi eld and .941 (16-17) from the line … started the fi rst 37 games at power forward and then became the Knicks starting center when Marcus Camby suffered a season-ending hip injury.

2000–01: Ranked fourth in the NBA in FG percentage … averaged 10.4 points and 6.7 rebounds in 27.6 minutes … shot .511 (314-614) from the fi eld and .814 (171-210) from the line … earned 29 starts in 77 games (11 at forward and 18 at center) … as a starter averaged 13.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in 32.3 minutes … led the team in scoring eight times and in rebounds 19 times … posted nine double-doubles … scored 20-or-more six times … had a season-high 23 points at Sacramento on 3/27 (in the game hit his second career-three pointer, with 6.4 seconds left, to tie it at 110-110 and force overtime) … missed three games due to a bruised right knee/sprained right ankle and missed two games following the death of his grandfather … in the 2001 Playoffs averaged 14.4 points and a team-best 11.2 rebounds in fi ve games (all starts) … posted three double-doubles … had a team-high 23 points and team-best 12 rebounds in a team-high 43 minutes in Game 2 vs. Toronto on 4/26.

1999–00: Averaged 8.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 24.6 minutes in 80 games … shot .505 (270-535) from the fi eld and .781 (100-128) from the line … had 10-or-more rebounds 14 times and posted seven double-doubles … in 21 starts averaged 9.5 points and 8.7 rebounds in 31.2 minutes … scored a season-high 20 points vs. Dallas on 11/29 … suspended for two games by the NBA after an altercation with Jalen Rose at Indiana on 12/25 … in the 2000 Playoffs averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 15.7 minutes in 16 games.

1998–99: Appeared in all 50 games … averaged 8.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in 23.6 minutes … shot .462 (170-368) from the fi eld and .611 (66-108) from the line … posted three double-doubles … scored a season-high 20 points in the season fi nale vs. Miami on 5/5 … in the 1999 Playoffs averaged 5.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 20 games … in fi ve games in the Finals against San Antonio averaged 5.6 points and 7.6 rebounds … had a playoffcareer- high 16 rebounds in Game 1 at San Antonio on 6/16.

1997–98: Hampered by a right ankle injury for the second straight season … appeared in a total of fi ve games … averaged 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes … placed on the injured list on 11/24 after tests showed that he’d re-fractured his right ankle (he originally had surgery on the ankle in May of 1997) … spent the remainder of the season on the injured list … on 12/4, after it was determined that he was going to miss the rest of the season, was named an assistant coach by Mavericks GM Don Nelson.

1996–97: Split the season between Miami and Dallas … due to a stress fracture in his right ankle appeared in just 18 games for the season … averaged 6.3 points and 5.9 rebounds in 20.8 minutes … started the fi rst nine games of the season … had 18 points and 14 rebounds vs. Dallas on 11/9 … on the injured list from 11/19-to- 12/13 after having surgery in which screws were inserted into his ankle … activated on 12/14 but continued to be bothered by the ankle … placed on the injured list on 1/26 after re-fracturing his ankle … traded to Dallas on 2/14 … did not appear in a game for the Mavericks … underwent bone graft surgery on his right ankle on 5/17. 1995–96: Averaged 9.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 22.4 minutes … shot .501 (274-547) from the fi eld and .663 (118-178) from the line … earned 42 starts in 74 games … as a starter averaged 11.2 points and 7.3 rebounds in 27.2 minutes … led the team in scoring six times … scored a season-high 29 points vs. Sacramento on 12/10 … suspended by the NBA for one game following an altercation with Pervis Ellison at Boston on 12/4 … scored 9 points as a starter in the 1996 Rookie Game (which was played in San Antonio in the Alamodome) … in the 1996 Playoffs averaged 4.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 20.0 minutes in three games.

COLLEGE NOTES: As a senior at TCU, during the 1994-95 season, led NCAA Division I in both scoring (28.9 ppg) and rebounding (14.6 rpg) … one of three players in NCAA history to accomplish the feat (along with Hank Gathers and Xavier McDaniel) … named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year … during his four-year career at TCU averaged 14.7 points and 7.6 rebounds in 103 games … averaged 20.7 points and 9.7 rebounds in 27 games as a junior … missed the entire 1992-93 season due to a broken left tibia … as a sophomore averaged 7.1 points and 5.4 rebounds in 21 games … during his freshman season averaged just 0.8 points in 1.5 minutes.


Personal

Has three daughters, Gabriella, Abigayl and Isabella, and a son, Kurt, Jr. … received his degree in psychology from TCU … an avid reader: lists Mind Game by Gary Mack as his favorite book … honored with the 2001 “Beyond the Game” Award from the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame (the organization annually selects a professional athlete who goes beyond the boundary of the court and into the community to lead by example and serve others) … in 2001, when in New York, created the Kurt Thomas Investment Challenge … the multi-layered program teaches high school students about the stock market as well as general fi nancial responsibility … individual winners receive college scholarships and paid internships with fi nancial institutions … has run the program in New York, Phoenix and Seattle and plans to bring it to Texas … serves as a spokesman for the National Neurofi bromatosis Foundation (an organization that exists to fi nd a cure for the genetic children’s disease that causes tumors to grow on the nerves) … while in New York published a pair of children’s coloring books that were donated to schools throughout the city.

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