Tom Hovasse

Tom Hovasse
Japan men's national basketball team
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	January 31, 1967 (age 55); Durango, Colorado
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
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
Career history
As player:
1989–1990
1990–1994	Toyota Pacers
1994	Atlanta Hawks
1995	Pittsburgh Piranhas
1995–2000	Toyota Pacers
2000–2001	Toshiba Brave Thunders
As coach:
2010–2011	JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant)
2011–2012	Japan women's national team (assistant)
2012–2013	Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
2014–2016	JX-Eneos Sunflowers (assistant)
2016–2017	JX-Eneos Sunflowers
2017–2021	Japan women's national team
2021–present	Japan men's national team
Career highlights and awards
	5× JBL Scoring Leader (1990–1993, 1995);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball coaching
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
FIBA Asia Cup
Asian Games

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 at Penn State.^[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.

He coached the Japan women's squad to the silver medal at the 2020 Olympics.^[2]

NBA career statistics[]

Legend
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

Regular season[]


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1994–95	Atlanta	2	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.5	.0	0.0

Head coaching record[]

Legend
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
JX	2016-17	27	27	0	1.000	1st	7	7	0	1.000	Champion

Hovasse was Japan's head coach at the 2020 basketball Olympics at the women's tournament.

References[]

^ "Tom Hovasse". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^ Walker, Teresa M. (August 5, 2021). "Not so crazy: Hovasse, Japan making women's hoops history". Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] "Tom Hovasse". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

[2] Walker, Teresa M. (August 5, 2021). "Not so crazy: Hovasse, Japan making women's hoops history". Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

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