Misty Thomas (born 1 July 1964) is a Canadian basketball player. ^[1] She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, ^[2] and became the first Canadian to compete at both the Olympics and the Paralympics. ^{[3] [4]}

Biography

Thomas was born in Santa Monica, California, before moving to Windsor when she was five years old. ^[5] Thomas took up basketball as a student at Vincent Massey High School, and also became a junior champion in volleyball and badminton. ^[5] At school, she was the leading points-scorer, and was part of the team that won the Ontario Basketball Championship in 1980. ^[5] Thomas then went to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV ), where she also became the top scorer for the basketball team. ^[5]

Thomas was part of the Canadian team at the 1983 Summer Universiade, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1987 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal at the latter. ^[6] However, in 1985, Thomas suffered an ACL tear, which would require multiple knee operations, and go on to end her career. ^[5] Thomas went on to work with the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association, ^[7] and played with the national wheelchair team. ^[6]

In 2008, Thomas represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, competing in the wheelchair basketball tournament. ^[8]

Thomas was inducted into the UNLV Hall of Fame in 1997, ^[5] and in 1998, became the youngest player to be inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame. ^[9]

References

External links

• Misty Thomas at FIBA
• Misty Thomas at Proballers
• Misty Thomas at Basketball-Reference.com
• Misty Thomas at Olympedia