Aki Thomas
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 14, 1979 New York City, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Colorado |
| 2001–2002 | Howard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2007 | Howard (asst.) |
| 2007–2012 | UMBC (asst.) |
| 2012–2016 | UMBC |
Aki Thomas (born May 14, 1979) is a college basketball coach. He is the former head coach of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers men's basketball team.[1] He replaced Randy Monroe, who resigned just two days before the start of the 2012–13 season.
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Biography
Playing career
Thomas played three seasons at the University of Colorado, where he was a part of two NIT squads for the Buffaloes. For his final season of eligibility, Thomas transferred to Howard University, where he was named to the MEAC Second Team All-Conference after averaging 12 points per game along with 8 rebounds a contest, helping the Bison to an 18–13 record.
After graduation, Thomas spent two years playing professionally in Venezuela.
Coaching career
After playing pro ball, Thomas joined the coaching staff at Howard in 2004 under Frankie Allen. In 2007, he joined the staff at UMBC, where he was a part of the Retrievers' 2008 America East Championship season and appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Just two days before the 2012–13 season, Thomas was named the acting head coach of UMBC after Randy Monroe was relieved of his duties.[2] Thomas led the Retrievers to a 7–22 record and 8th-place finish in the America East Conference. The seven wins were the most for the program since the 2008–09 season. On March 4, 2013, the interim title was removed and Thomas was named the permanent head coach.[3]
After four seasons and a 29–95 record, Thomas was fired by UMBC.[4]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC (America East Conference) (2012–2016) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | UMBC | 8–23 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2013–14 | UMBC | 9–21 | 5–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2014–15 | UMBC | 4–26 | 2–14 | T–8th | |||||
| 2015–16 | UMBC | 7–25 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| UMBC: | 28–95 (.228) | 15–51 (.227) | |||||||
| Total: | 28–95 (.228) | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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References
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- Pages with reference errors
- 1979 births
- Living people
- American basketball coaches
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- Basketball players from New York
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball players
- Howard Bison basketball coaches
- Howard Bison basketball players
- Sportspeople from New York City
- UMBC Retrievers men's basketball coaches
