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 Reggie
Theus, a 13-year NBA veteran and
two-time NBA All-Star, is in his
first season on University of
Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino's
men's basketball staff as an
assistant coach. "After interviewing
Reggie on a few occasions, I
realized he would be the perfect fit
for the University of Louisville,"
said Pitino. "His playing background
and strong hunger to enter the
coaching profession will not only
help us in recruiting, but will give
our players a positive role
model."...Book
Reggie Theus for Your Event
A
volunteer assistant coach for the
past year at Cal State Los Angeles,
Theus spent 13 years in the NBA with
the Chicago Bulls, Kansas
City/Sacramento Kings, Atlanta
Hawks, Orlando Magic and New Jersey
Nets. Following the 1978-79 season,
he finished as runner-up in the NBA
Rookie of the Year voting to Kansas
City’s Phil Ford and later was a
two-time All-Star with the Chicago
Bulls in 1981 and 1983.
Theus has also gained coaching
experience as the head coach of the
Las Vegas Slam (ABA) in the spring
of 2002, head coach of the Southern
California All-Stars (17 and under
AAU team), and as a summer league
coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and
Denver Nuggets.
He
is one of only five players in NBA
history to produce at least 19,000
points and 6,000 assists, joining
John Havlicek, Oscar Robertson, John
Stockton and Jerry West with that
distinction. He scored 19,015 points
(No. 36 in NBA history) and handed
out 6,453 career assists (19th
all-time), averaging 18.5 points,
6.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds per
game in his 13 NBA seasons. Theus
also played one year in Italy
(1991-92) before retiring from
professional basketball.
Theus has served as an NBA
television analyst for Turner
Sports, ESPN and Fox Sports Net; a
co-star on Fox Sports Net’s "The
Best Damn Sports Show Period;" a
sports radio talk show host, and his
extensive acting credits include
playing Coach Bill Fuller for three
years on NBC's Saturday morning
television show "Hang Time."
A
Los Angeles native and Inglewood
High product, Theus played college
basketball at UNLV (1976-78),
scoring 1,177 points in his three
seasons there. He helped the Runnin’
Rebels reach the 1977 Final Four his
junior season, where they lost to
North Carolina before defeating
Charlotte in the third place game.
Theus averaged 18.9 points, 6.8
rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as
a junior in 1977-78 and his jersey
number 23 is retired by the Rebels.
He played against U of L once during
his collegiate career, producing 13
points, five rebounds and four
assists as 10th-ranked UNLV beat
Louisville 99-96 in Las Vegas his
junior year (Feb. 12, 1977).
He
has been active in many charitable
causes, including such programs as
the National Committee to Prevent
Child Abuse, the NBA's Stay in
School program, "Rap with Reggie,"
and Reggie Theus' Trikes for Kids.
Theus and his wife Elaine have three
children: Raquel, Reggie and Ryan
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