Thomas Thibodeau - Biography
Last Modified: Oct 22, 2022
| Profession: | Basketball coach |
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| Best Known For: | Minnesota Timberwolves (basketball team) |
| Salary: | $4.3 million |
| Net Worth: | $12 million |
Personal Details
| Born on : | January 17, 1958 (age 64) |
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| Birth Name / Full Name: |
Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. |
| Birth Place: | New Britain, Connecticut, USA |
| Horoscope: | Capricorn |
| Father's Name: | Thomas J. Thibodeau Sr. |
| Mother's Name: | Ann M. Thibodeau |
| Siblings: |
4 Dennis Thibodeau (brother) |
| High School: | New Britain High School |
| University: | Salem State University |
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
| Nationality: | American |
Body Measurements
| Height: | 1.87 meter (6 feet 2 inch) |
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| Weight: | N/A |
| Hair Color: | Light Brown |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Shoe Size: | N/A |
| Bicep Size: | N/A |
| Chest Size: | N/A |
| Waist Size: | N/A |
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Who is Thomas Thibodeau?
Thomas Thibodeau is a basketball coach by profession and American by nationality. He was the head coach, president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team.
Thomas Thibodeau (Image: Daily Knicks)
Thomas Thibodeau – Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings
Thomas Thibodeau’s birth took place on January 17, 1958, in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He was born Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. to his father Thomas J. Thibodeau Sr. and his mother Ann M. Thibodeau.
He is not the only child of her parents and has four siblings – brothers Dennis Thibodeau, and David Thibodeau, and sisters Nancy Thibodeau, and Janet Thibodeau.
Education, Ethnicity
For education he attended Salem State University from 1977 to 1981, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science in counseling. He had studied at New Britain High School.
His ethnicity is Caucasian.
Thomas Thibodeau – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce
Thomas Thibodeau is unmarried and sans wife, and children. However while a student at the university he was engaged to his longtime girlfriend Debbie. But the couple broke up just a month or two before the wedding.
Currently, he is single.
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Thomas Thibodeau – Career
While at Salem State University he served as captain during the 1980-81 season. After graduation, Thomas Thibodeau worked as an assistant coach at Salem State from 1981 to 1984 and as head coach from 1984 to 1985.
Thomas Thibodeau then served as an assistant coach at Harvard from 1985 to 1989. He entered NBA in 1989 as an assistant coach for Minnesota Timberwolves. Since then he has worked as an assistant coach for San Antonio Spurs (1992 – 1994), Philadelphia 76ers (1994 – 1996), New York Knicks (1996 – 2004), Houston Rockets (2004–2007), and as an associate head coach for Boston Celtics (2007 – 2010).
In 2010 Thomas Thibodeau was selected as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and worked for the team until 2015. He returned to Minnesota Timberwolves as head coach in 2016, working with the team until 2019.
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Thomas Thibodeau – Awards, Nominations
As head coach he was named NBA Coach of the Year (2011), NBA All-Star Game head coach (2012), and as assistant coach Thomas Thibodeau was named 2008’s NBA champion.
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Thomas Thibodeau (MPR News)
Thomas Thibodeau – Net Worth, Salary
His net worth is estimated to be over $12 million while his annual salary is known to be over $4.3 million.
Thomas Thibodeau – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
On social media including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Thomas Thibodeau is absent.
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