HEAD COACH - BOB THOMASON
20th Season
Pacific (1971) |
Career Record: 374-267 (.584)
UOP Record: 322-240 (.573) |
- Enters his 20th season at Pacific and is the longest tenured coach at one school in Big West history.
- Ranks second among all-time Big West coaches in overall (322) and league wins (188).
- Took the Tigers to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments (2004-06) and four times overall (1997).
- Guided the TIgers to NCAA Tournament first round victories in 2004 (Providence) and 2005 (Pittsburgh).
- A five-time winner of the Big West Coach of the Year award (1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006).
- Coached four Big West Players of the Year - Miah Davis (2004), David Doubley (2005) and Christian Maraker (2006) - and the 1998 NBA No. 1 draft pick, Michael Olowokandi, who was the league’s top player in 1997.
Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Stagg High School, 1971-73...head coach, Escalon High School, 1973-76...head coach, Turlock High School, 1976-81...head coach, Columbia Junior College, 1981-85...head coach, Stanislaus State, 1985-88...head coach, Pacific, 1988-present.
| Thomason's Coaching Record |
| Year |
School |
W |
L |
Pct. |
| 1985-86 |
Stanislaus State |
15 |
10 |
.600 |
| 1986-87 |
Stanislaus State |
20 |
8 |
.714 |
| 1987-88 |
Stanislaus State |
17 |
9 |
.654 |
| 1988-89 |
Pacific |
7 |
21 |
.250 |
| 1989-90 |
Pacific |
15 |
14 |
.519 |
| 1990-91 |
Pacific |
14 |
15 |
.483 |
| 1991-92 |
Pacific |
14 |
16 |
.467 |
| 1992-93 |
Pacific |
16 |
11 |
.593 |
| 1993-94 |
Pacific |
17 |
14 |
.548 |
| 1994-95 |
Pacific |
14 |
13 |
.519 |
| 1995-96 |
Pacific |
15 |
12 |
.556 |
| 1996-97 |
Pacific |
24 |
6 |
.800 |
| 1997-98 |
Pacific |
23 |
10 |
.697 |
| 1998-99 |
Pacific |
14 |
13 |
.519 |
| 1999-00 |
Pacific |
11 |
18 |
.379 |
| 2000-01 |
Pacific |
18 |
12 |
.600 |
| 2001-02 |
Pacific |
20 |
10 |
.667 |
| 2002-03 |
Pacific |
12 |
16 |
.429 |
| 2003-04 |
Pacific |
25 |
8 |
.758 |
| 2004-05 |
Pacific |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
| 2005-06 |
Pacific |
24 |
8 |
.750 |
| 2006-07 |
Pacific |
12 |
19 |
.387 |
| Career Totals |
374 |
267 |
.584 |
