Reggie Theus

Reggie Theus
Player information
birthday	October 13, 1957
place of birth	Inglewood , United States
size	198 cm
position	Shooting Guard
college	UNLV
NBA draft	1978 , 9th pick, Chicago Bulls
league	NBA
Jersey number	24
Clubs as active
1978–1984 Chicago Bulls 1984–1988 Kansas City / Sacramento Kings 1988–1989 Atlanta Hawks 1989–1990 Orlando Magic 1990–1991 New Jersey Nets 1991–1992 Pallacanestro Varese 1992 Aris Thessaloniki 0 000
Clubs as coaches
2002 Las Vegas Slam 2005–2007 New Mexico State University 2007–2008 Sacramento Kings 2012–2013 Los Angeles D-Fenders Since 2013 California State University, Northridge0 000 0

Reggie Theus (born October 13, 1957 in Inglewood , California ) is a retired American basketball player and current basketball coach.

In college, Reggie Theus played for the UNLV for three years . He then signed up for the 1978 NBA draft and was selected there by the Chicago Bulls as the ninth player in the first round. In the first year he used his playing time of an average of 33.6 minutes for 16.3 points and was elected to the NBA All-Rookie Team . In his first five years for the Bulls, he played all 82 games. In 1981 and 1983 he was invited to the All-Star Game . The 23.8 points per game in the 1982/83 season remained the best value for Theus until the end of his career. The only playoff participation of Reggie Theus with the Bulls in the 1980/81 season ended with a 4-0 defeat by the Boston Celtics in the Conference semifinals. On February 15, 1984, he left the Bulls in exchange for Steve Johnson and three second-round draft picks and went to the Kansas City Kings .

Even in the 4½ years with the Kings, Theus was almost always on the starting line-up. Before the 1985/86 season , the franchise moved and was now called Sacramento Kings. In their first year in Sacramento, the team qualified for the playoffs with 45% games won. There they were eliminated in the first round without a win against the Houston Rockets . In the following years, the playoffs were clearly missed. Before the 1988/89 season , Theus was transferred to the Atlanta Hawks with a third round draft pick in exchange for Randy Wittman and a first round draft pick .

In Atlanta he was on the field again from the start in all 82 matches. With 52 wins, the Hawks qualified as the fourth best team in the east for the playoffs. There they lost to the fifth-placed Milwaukee Bucks with 2: 3. Theus only got 7.4 points per game when he last played in the Playoff. In the 1989/90 season , the NBA was expanded to include the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves franchises . Both teams could select players from the old franchises in the expansion draft . They had the opportunity to protect eight players who they did not want to lose. The Hawks did not protect Reggie Theus and he was selected third in the draft by the Orlando Magic.

In Orlando he was one of the top performers, but the newly formed team only had 18 wins. After the season he moved to the New Jersey Nets for two second round draft picks .

In his senior year in the NBA, he was the most successful shooter for the Nets, who were far from making the playoffs. Theus played 81 games and was always in the starting line-up. He made his last game on April 21, 1991 against his former team from Orlando.

In his career he played 1,026 games and scored 19,015 points. This makes him one of the 50 most successful points collectors in the history of the NBA to this day. With 6,453 assists , he is 23rd on the all-time best list.

Web links

• Reggie Theus - player profile on NBA.com
• Reggie Theus - player profile on basketball-reference.com