Episode 174 - Being from Ontario before a lot of D1 coaches were looking, the power of relationships, winning a national title and having a son who’s a top recruit in Michgan, with David Thomas

About this episode

David Thomas shares his journey from high school basketball to winning a national title and raising a top recruit.

I lied on this one! Our SECOND National Champion to join us on the show (Shoutout to@kylewiltjer) we have one of the best to do it in the late 90’s, a smooth guard from Brampton Mr. David Thomas! David has a great story from time in high school to figuring out what College to attend. In the end he chose Michigan State University, home of legends like Magic Johnson and many others. What came to fruition was a moment in history for MSU, the 2000 National Championship defeating the Florida Gators in the final! Being around so many great teammates like Mateen Cleaves and Mo Pete, David elevated his game and although his stats weren’t high he put his name into the NBA draft. After a month long stint in Miami David didn’t crack a roster and took his talents to Australia where he had lots of success. It was a trip with the Canadian National Team where David knew the time had come, and he had to walk from the game. Since retiring, David spent multiple seasons with the Michigan State Team but took time away to be closer to family. David now finds himself working multiple jobs, balancing life and kids who are great athletes themselves! His son is a top recruit in the State! Episode 174 is…

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Mitchell

Guest: David Thomas

Topics covered

• basketball
• college sports
• national championship
• athlete development
• family and sports

Keywords

• David Thomas
• Michigan State
• national championship
• basketball career
• top recruit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan State University, Canadian National Team, Florida Gators

Places: Brampton, Michigan

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