Isiah Thomas
Awards And Accomplishments
1980 | Named to the Associated Press All-Big Ten team, the first college freshman to receive the honor |
1981 | Led Indiana Hoosiers to the NCAA basketball championship; named tournament MVP |
1982 | NBA All-Rookie team |
1982-93 | Played in All-Star Game every season but his last |
1984 | All-Star game MVP |
1984-85 | Became first player in NBA history to average more than 20 points per game and make more than 1,000 assists in the same season |
1984-85 | Set NBA record with 1,123 assists |
1985 | Named Michiganian of the Year |
1986 | All-Star game MVP |
1988 | Set NBA Finals record for most points in a quarter (25), and most field goals in one quarter (11) |
1989 | Led Pistons to the NBA championship |
1990 | Led Pistons to the NBA Championship |
1990 | Named NBA Finals MVP |
1996 | Named to the NBA Greatest 50 Players of All Time Team |
2000 | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; uniform No. 11 retired by Pistons |
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