Tom Thibodeau
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Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. (/ˈθɪbədoʊ/ THIB-ə-doh;[1][2] born January 17, 1958), nicknamed "Thibs" (/ˈtɪbz/ TIBZ), is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team from 2013 to 2016, and helped Team USA win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.[3]
New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1958-01-17) January 17, 1958 (age 66) New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | New Britain (New Britain, Connecticut) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College | Salem State (1977–1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1981–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2003 | New York Knicks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Houston Rockets (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Boston Celtics (Associate HC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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,[4] and he has helped his team finish in the league's Top 10 in team defense 15 times.[5] He has coached in 214 playoff games as an assistant coach, associate head coach, and head coach. Also, he was part of the 1999 NBA Finals as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks before joining the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Finals as well as helping guide them back to the 2010 NBA Finals, serving as a defensive coach. In 2011, he was named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Chicago Bulls to a 62-win season, and would win the award again in 2021 after leading the Knicks to their first playoff berth in eight seasons.