Tom Hovasse
American basketball player and coach
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Thomas Wayne Hovasse (born January 31, 1967) is an American basketball coach and former player. After growing up in Security, Colorado, he played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.[1] After not being selected in the 1989 NBA draft, he played professional basketball from 1989 to 2001, including a brief stint with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association during the 1994–95 season and 10 seasons for teams in Japan.
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| Born | January 31, 1967 Durango, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Widefield (Security, Colorado) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Penn State (1985–1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1989: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1989–2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Sporting Club of Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Toyota Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Pittsburgh Piranhas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Toyota Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Toshiba Brave Thunders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Phoenix Mercury (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | JX-Eneos Sunflowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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He coached the Japan women's squad to the silver medal at the 2020 Olympics.[2] He was the coach of the Japan men's national basketball team from 2021 to 2026.[3]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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| JX | 2016–17 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | Champion |
Hovasse coached the Japan women's national basketball team at the 2020 Olympics.
