&sq=&lang=&file=File:Saint_Mary%27s_coach_Paul_Thomas_in_2016.jpg) Thomas in 2016 at San Jose State | |
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | October 28, 1962 Creighton, Nebraska |
| Alma mater | Wayne State College |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1983 | Midland Lutheran |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1985 | Pender HS (asst.) |
| 1985–1988 | Wayne State (NE) (asst.) |
| 1988–1990 | Hamline |
| 1990–1994 | Cal Poly Pomona (asst.) |
| 1994–2006 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 2006–2023 | Saint Mary's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 536–375 (.588) |
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Paul Bernard Thomas (born October 28, 1962)[1] is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the women's basketball head coach at Saint Mary's College of California. He previously served as head coach at Hamline and Cal Poly Pomona.
Originally from Creighton, Nebraska, Thomas graduated from Wayne State College in Nebraska and began his coaching career in 1985 as an assistant coach at Wayne State College and a local high school. Thomas had his first head coaching position from 1988 to 1990 at Hamline, a largely unsuccessful stint with only one win in two seasons. He moved to California to be an assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona for four years before being promoted to head coach, a position he held from 1994 to 2006. Thomas was far more successful at Cal Poly Pomona, leading the Broncos to two NCAA Division II national titles in 2001 and 2002 and five California Collegiate Athletic Association titles.
From 2006 to 2022, Thomas was head coach at Saint Mary's, his first Division I coaching position. Thomas has over 250 wins at Saint Mary's in his first 14 seasons along with 10 consecutive appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament from 2010 to 2019.