Deon Thomas- All Time Leading Scorer U of Illinois/ Mr. Basketball/ Former Professional

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Deon talks openly about growing up on the west side of Chicago in
“The Village” and how his Mother and Grandparents shaped him to
who he is. We discuss who first recruited him to play basketball,
how winning the Chicago Public League Title is a huge ordeal,
along with what Coach Bob Hambric meant to him and how he
developed Deon. 


Who helped him make his college decision once he narrowed it to
five schools? After going thru the records, he currently holds in
U of Illinois Men’s Basketball History, we talk about the art of
shot blocking and why he choose to play professionally in Europe
over the NBA. 


We discuss going from a player to be a coach and how that all
came about at a Starbucks of all places, the time it takes away
from your family and how his life has come full circle. 


 


Links:


Article on Joining the I Team:
https://fightingillini.com/news/2019/7/24/general-all-time-leading-scorer-deon-thomas-joins-fighting-illini-development-team.aspx


Chicago Simeon Academy Wikipedia (Scroll to bottom for list of
players): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Career_Academy


Deon Thomas Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deon_Thomas


Deon on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deon-thomas-844377a/


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Deon talks about his 30 years records being broke one day


Having two of his freshman records broken


The buzz that Shaq was looking at attending the U of Illinois


His outlook on the future of The Fighting Illini under Coach
Underwood


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