# Irving Thomas

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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Irving Thomas
| image           = 
| width           = 
| caption         = 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 8
| weight_lb       = 225
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1966|01|02}}
| birth_place     = [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), U.S.
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| high_school     = [Miami Carol City](/source/Miami_Carol_City_Senior_High_School) ([Miami, Florida](/source/Miami%2C_Florida))
| college         = 
*[Kentucky](/source/Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball) (1986–1988)
*[Florida State](/source/Florida_State_Seminoles_men's_basketball) (1988–1990)
| draft_year      = 1990
| career_start    = 1990
| career_end      = 1999
| career_position = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward)
| career_number   = 30
| years1          = 1990
| team1           = [PAOK](/source/PAOK_B.C.)
| years2          = {{nbay|1990|full=y}}
| team2           = [Los Angeles Lakers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lakers)
| years3          = 1991–1992
| team3           = [Rapid City Thrillers](/source/Rapid_City_Thrillers)
| years4          = 1992
| team4           = [Birmingham Bandits](/source/Birmingham_Bandits)
| years5          = 1992
| team5           = [Tampa Bay Sunblasters](/source/Tampa_Bay_Sunblasters)
| years6          = 1992–1993
| team6           = [Fort Wayne Fury](/source/Fort_Wayne_Fury)
| years7          = 1993
| team7           = [Argal Huesca](/source/CB_Pe%C3%B1as_Huesca)
| years8          = 1993–1994
| team8           = [Dinamo Sassari](/source/Dinamo_Sassari)
| years9          = 1994–1995
| team9           = [Basket CRO Lyon](/source/Basket_CRO_Lyon)
| years10         = 1995
| team10          = [Florida Sharks](/source/Florida_Sharks)
| years11         = 1995–1996
| team11          = [Olimpia Basket Pistoia](/source/Olimpia_Basket_Pistoia)
| years12         = 1996
| team12          = [Virtus Roma](/source/Virtus_Roma)
| years13         = 1996–1997
| team13          = Olimpia Basket Pistoia
| years14         = 1997–1998
| team14          = [Lineltex Trieste](/source/Pallacanestro_Trieste)
| years15         = 1998–1999
| team15          = [Basket Livorno](/source/Basket_Livorno)
| years16         = 1999
| team16          = [CB Gran Canaria](/source/CB_Gran_Canaria)
| highlights      =
* [McDonald's All-American](/source/McDonald's_All-American_Game) ([1985](/source/1985_McDonald's_All-American_Boys_Game))
* First-team [''Parade'' All-American](/source/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team) (1985)
}}
'''Irving Thomas''' (born January 2, 1966) is a retired American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), formerly of the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) (NBA). He spent most of his career playing in Europe in several countries.

A 6'8" [power forward](/source/power_forward) from the [University of Kentucky](/source/University_of_Kentucky) and [Florida State University](/source/Florida_State_University) played with the [Los Angeles Lakers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lakers) during the [1990-91 NBA season](/source/1990-91_NBA_season), appearing in 26 games, averaging 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Since 2001,<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20010829/ai_n10713122 Jamison sticks with Warriors], the ''[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel](/source/Milwaukee_Journal_Sentinel)'', published August 29, 2001</ref> he has been a scout for the Lakers.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/marty_mickey_minnie.html Nba.Com Marty...Hello Mickey! Hello Minnie!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nba.com/media/lakers/Lakers%20Community%20Relations%20Partnership%20Menu%20-%20Print.pdf |title= Los Angeles Lakers Community Relations Partnership Menu |website= [NBA.com](/source/NBA.com) |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120917024304/http://www.nba.com/media/lakers/Lakers%20Community%20Relations%20Partnership%20Menu%20-%20Print.pdf |archivedate= September 17, 2012 }}&nbsp;{{small|(3.18&nbsp;[MiB](/source/Mebibyte))}}; retrieved May 21, 2007</ref>

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070617015600/http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THOMAIR01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
*[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=THO-IRV-66 Irving Thomas stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209031725/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=THO-IRV-66 |date=February 9, 2012 }} [@ Lega Basket Serie A](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A)

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Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Brooklyn
Category:Basket CRO Lyon players
Category:Basket Livorno players
Category:Birmingham Bandits players
Category:CB Gran Canaria players
Category:CB Peñas Huesca players
Category:Dinamo Sassari players
Category:Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players
Category:Fort Wayne Fury players
Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
Category:Lega Basket Serie A players
Category:Liga ACB players
Category:Los Angeles Lakers players
Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans
Category:Olimpia Basket Pistoia players
Category:Pallacanestro Trieste players
Category:P.A.O.K. BC players
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Category:Power forwards
Category:Rapid City Thrillers players
Category:Undrafted NBA players
Category:Virtus Roma players

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