Jamel Thomas

Jamel Thomas
Personal information
Born	July 19, 1976 (age 48); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Abraham Lincoln; (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Providence (1995–1999)
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2009
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	5, 30
Career history
1999	Boston Celtics
1999–2000	Golden State Warriors
2000–2001	Quad City Thunder
2001	Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001	New Jersey Nets
2001–2002	Phoenix Eclipse
2002–2003	Lauretana Biella
2003–2004	Apollon Patras
2004–2005	Navigo.it Teramo
2005	Panellinios
2006	Montepaschi Siena
2006–2007	Beşiktaş
2007	Angelico Biella
2007–2008	Eldo Napoli
2008–2009	Olympia Larissa
Career highlights and awards
	CBA Rookie of the Year (2000); CBA All-Rookie Team (2000); CBA scoring champion (2001);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Jamel Thomas (born July 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) guard/forward.

Thomas was born in Brooklyn, New York. He played collegiately for Providence College. Upon his 1999 graduation, he appeared in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1999–2000 (three games for the Boston Celtics and four – for the Golden State Warriors) and 2000–01 (five games with the New Jersey Nets) seasons, holding career averages of 8.5 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. He was also signed for a brief period by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers (1999–2000) and Utah Jazz (2000–01), but never played for those teams in an NBA game.

He played two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected as the CBA Rookie of the Year in 2000.^[1] After a stint in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and his New Jersey spell, Thomas moved overseas, mostly playing for teams in Turkey and Italy. In 2006–07 he played for Beşiktaş^[2] and Angelico Biella.

Thomas is the older half-brother of Sebastian Telfair who also played in the NBA.^[3] Thomas wrote a book about his life titled The Beautiful Struggle, which was released by Xlibris in late September 2008. In the book, Thomas comments on his half-brother, as well as on cousin Stephon Marbury.^[4]^{[self-published source]}

References

^ "Jamel Thomas minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Turkish League profile
^ "Prospect Profile: Sebastian Telfair". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
^ Mark Lelinwalla. "Stephon Marbury's cousin Jamel Thomas writes about NBA star." New York Daily News, September 4, 2008. Retrieved on September 5, 2008.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

[1] "Jamel Thomas minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[2] Turkish League profile

[3] "Prospect Profile: Sebastian Telfair". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2007.

[4] Mark Lelinwalla. "Stephon Marbury's cousin Jamel Thomas writes about NBA star." New York Daily News, September 4, 2008. Retrieved on September 5, 2008.

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