Dave Thomas

Who is Dave Thomas?

Dave Thomas was a Canadian professional basketball player. He has played 34 times at the senior level for the Canadian men's national basketball team. Thomas was also a member of the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament winning Michigan State Spartans.

Born in Brampton, Ontario, Thomas was a reserve in the Spartans 2000 championship team, Thomas was a starter as a senior for the 2000-01 team, scoring in double digits just 5 times in 32 contests however. He had his best scoring game however, a career-high 19, in an Elite Eight victory over the Temple Owls in the 2001 NCAA tournament, allowing Spartans to reach the Final Four for the third consecutive time.

Thomas has played most of his professionally career in Australia, playing there since 2002. He spent 2002 and 2003 playing for the Canberra Cannons. He then signed with the Melbourne Tigers in 2004 and played there until the end of the 2007-08 NBL season, helping the Tigers to the 2005-06 and 2007-08 NBL championships. After winning the 2008 championship he moved to the Cairns Taipans for the 2008-09 NBL season before signing with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2009-10 season.

Thomas is a 6'8" swingman. His outstanding play was rewarded when he was named to the All-NBL first team in 2007.