Thomas Wayne Hovasse (born January 31, 1967) is an American basketball coach and former player. After growing up in Security, Colorado, he played college basketball at Penn State.[1] After not being selected in the 1989 NBA draft, he played professional basketball from 1989 to 2001, including a brief stint with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association during the 1994–95 season and 10 seasons for teams in Japan.
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Born | Durango, Colorado, U.S. | January 31, 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Widefield (Security, Colorado) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College | Penn State (1985–1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1989: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1989–2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1989–1990 | Sporting Club of Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1994 | Toyota Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Pittsburgh Piranhas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2000 | Toyota Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Toshiba Brave Thunders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010–2011 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Japan women's national team (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Phoenix Mercury (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Japan women's national team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Japan men's national team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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He coached the Japan women's squad to the silver medal at the 2020 Olympics.[2] He is currently the coach of the Japan men's national basketball team.[3]
Career statistics edit
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 |
NBA edit
Regular season edit
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1994–95 | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 0.0 |
Head coaching record edit
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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JX | 2016–17 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | Champion |
Hovasse coached the Japan women's national basketball team at the 2020 Olympics.
References edit
- ^ "Tom Hovasse". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Teresa M. (August 5, 2021). "Not so crazy: Hovasse, Japan making women's hoops history". Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Basketball: Hovasse replaces Lamas as Japan men's team head coach". Kyodo News. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com