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| Born | (1967-01-31)January 31, 1967 (age 58) Durango, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Widefield (Security, Colorado) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Penn State (1985–1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1989:undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1989–2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Sporting Club of Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Toyota Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Pittsburgh Piranhas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Toyota Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Toshiba Brave Thunders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Phoenix Mercury (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Wayne Hovasse (born January 31, 1967) is an American basketball coach and former player. After growing up inSecurity, Colorado, he playedcollege basketball for thePenn State Nittany Lions.[1] After not being selected in the1989 NBA draft, he played professional basketball from 1989 to 2001, including a brief stint with theAtlanta Hawks of theNational Basketball Association during the 1994–95 season and 10 seasons for teams in Japan.
He coached the Japan women's squad to the silver medal at the2020 Olympics.[2] He is currently the coach of theJapan men's national basketball team.[3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 0.0 |
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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| JX | 2016–17 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | Champion |
Hovasse coached the Japan women's national basketball team at the2020 Olympics.
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