Reggie Theus
Encyclopedia : R : RE : REG : Reggie Theus
Reggie Wayne Theus (born October 13, 1957 in Inglewood, California) is a former NBA player who currently works as head coach for the New Mexico State University's men's basketball team. He was also previously an assistant coach under for the University of Louisville under Rick Pitino.
After attending UNLV and having a successful college career, Theus was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 9th pick of the 1978 NBA Draft. A 6'7" guard, Theus averaged 16.3 points per game during his first season and was the runner-up for the 1979 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He followed his stellar rookie campaign with a strong sophomore season, in which he averaged 20.2 points and 6.3 assists for the Bulls. In 1981, Theus appeared in his first All-Star Game; he appeared again in 1983, during a season in which he averaged a career high 23.8 points per game. Inexplicably, however, newly-hired Bulls coach Kevin Loughery decided to bench Theus for the first half of the 1983-1984 season, and Theus was soon traded to the Kansas City Kings for Steve Johnson and three draft picks. Theus continued his impressive play during his tenure with the Kings, averaging at least 18 points per game in each full season he played for them. He ended his NBA career with productive one-year stints for the Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, and New Jersey Nets, leaving the league in 1991 with career totals of 19,015 points and 6,453 assists. He played one season in Italy before retiring from basketball altogether in 1992.
Before signing as an assistant coach at Louisville, Theus pursued careers in both acting and broadcating. He hosted various talk shows in Sacramento, Orlando, and Atlanta, and for several years he served as a studio analyst for Turner Sports and the Los Angeles Lakers. He also provided the commentary for video game NBA Live 2000 and appeared in the Saturday morning television show "Hang Time" and in 2002 film Like Mike.
External links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.