Tom Thibodeau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tom Thibodeau

basketball coach from the United States

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1958

Place of Birth: New Britain, Connecticut, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr.
( THIB-?-doh; born January 17, 1958) is an American basketball coach who most recently was head coach and president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Since June 2013, he has served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team. As a defensive coach, he helped the Houston Rockets rank among the Top 5 in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense from 2004 to 2007, and he has helped his team finish in the league's Top 10 in team defense 15 times.
He coached in 87 playoff games and was part of the 1999 NBA Finals as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks before joining the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Finals as well as helping guide them back to the 2010 NBA Finals, serving as a defensive coach.
In 2011, he was named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Bulls to a 62-win season.