Bob Thomason
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For the mathematician, see Robert Wayne Thomason.
Robert Lesley "Bob" Thomason, Jr. (born March 26, 1949) is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached the University of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team for 25 seasons from 1988 to 2013.[2][3]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1949-03-26) March 26, 1949 (age 75) San Jose, California, U.S.[1] |
Playing career | |
1968–1971 | Pacific |
Position(s) | Shooting guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1971–1973 | Stagg HS (asst.) |
1973–1976 | Escalon HS |
1976–1981 | Turlock HS |
1981–1985 | Columbia CC |
1985–1988 | Cal State Stanislaus |
1988–2013 | Pacific |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 75–49 (junior college) 489–348 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Big West tournament (1997, 2004, 2006, 2013) 6 Big West regular season (1997, 1998, 2004–2006, 2010) | |
Awards | |
5× Big West Coach of the Year (1993, 1997, 2004–2006) Hugh Durham Award (2005) | |
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In 25 years at Pacific, Thomason has the most wins in school and Big West history with 437. He was named Big West Conference Coach of the Year five times (1992–93, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06).