Jamel Thomas

Jamel Thomas
Personal information
Born (1976-07-19) July 19, 1976 (age 47)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolAbraham Lincoln
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeProvidence (1995–1999)
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2009
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number5, 30
Career history
1999Boston Celtics
1999–2000Golden State Warriors
2000–2001Quad City Thunder
2001Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001New Jersey Nets
2001–2002Phoenix Eclipse
2002–2003Lauretana Biella
2003–2004Apollon Patras
2004–2005Navigo.it Teramo
2005Panellinios
2006Montepaschi Siena
2006–2007Beşiktaş
2007Angelico Biella
2007–2008Eldo Napoli
2008–2009Olympia Larissa
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

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. 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 and Angelico Biella.

Thomas is the older half-brother of Sebastian Telfair who also played in the NBA. 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.[self-published source]


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