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Tom Thibodeau

1958 - Today

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Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. ( THIB-ə-doh; born January 17, 1958), nicknamed "Thibs" ( TIBZ), is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national team from 2013 to 2016, and helped them win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. As a defensive coach, he helped the Houston Rockets rank among the top 5 in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense from 2004 to 2007, and he has helped his team finish in the league's top 10 in team defense 15 times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Thibodeau is the 334th most popular coach (down from 332nd in 2024), the 11,946th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,405th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Tom Thibodeau ranks 336 out of 471. Before him are Marco Pezzaiuoli, Élie Baup, Xavi Pascual, Ranko Popović, Beto Almeida, Stuart Pearce, Chelato Uclés, and Yuri Gavrilov. After him are Sergei Semak, Frédéric Antonetti, Fran Escribá, and Patrice Carteron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Tom Thibodeau ranks 537. Before him are Nobutoshi Kaneda, Olivier Weber, Pascale Trinquet, Philippe Desmet, Peter Watts, and Arto Bryggare. After him are Antonio Di Gennaro, Alan Hale, Wilfred Benítez, Hrant Bagratyan, Imre Garaba, and Luc Luycx.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Thibodeau ranks 11,951 out of 20,380. Before him are James Branch Cabell (1879), Han Ye-seul (1981), Sam Hanks (1914), Aarthi Agarwal (1984), Samuel Brannan (1819), Leilani Sarelle (1966), Capri Anderson (1988), Marshmello (1992), and Josephine Hutchinson (1903). After him are Richard Cushing (1895), Blair Underwood (1964), and Johnnie Ray (1927).

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Among COACHES In United States

Among coaches born in United States, Tom Thibodeau ranks 8. Before him are Richard Williams (1942), Gregg Popovich (1949), Michael Malone (1971), John Madden (1936), Bill Belichick (1952), and Bob Bradley (1958). After him are Bob Knight (1940), Steve Sampson (1957), Flip Saunders (1955), Fabian Hürzeler (1993), Billy Donovan (1965), and Quin Snyder (1966).

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