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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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