page_title: Tom Thibodeau
hierarchical_section_title: Tom Thibodeau
caption_attribution_description: Head coach Tom Thibodeau of the Chicago Bulls looks on from the sideline against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center in Washington on February 28, 2011 in Washington, DC.
context_page_description: Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. is an American basketball coach who is the Head Coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team from 2013-2016, and helped Team USA win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.
  As a defensive coach, he helped the Houston Rockets rank among the Top 5 in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense from 2004 to 2007, and he has helped his team finish in the league's Top 10 in team defense 15 times. He has coached in 214 playoff games as an assistant coach, associate head coach, and head coach. Also, he was part of the 1999 NBA Finals as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks before joining the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Finals as well as helping guide them back to the 2010 NBA Finals, serving as a defensive coach. In 2011, he was named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Chicago Bulls to a 62-win season.
context_section_description: Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. (/ˈθɪbədoʊ/ THIB-ə-doh; born January 17, 1958) is an American basketball coach who is the Head Coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team from 2013-2016, and helped Team USA win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. 
  As a defensive coach, he helped the Houston Rockets rank among the Top 5 in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense from 2004 to 2007, and he has helped his team finish in the league's Top 10 in team defense 15 times. He has coached in 214 playoff games as an assistant coach, associate head coach, and head coach. Also, he was part of the 1999 NBA Finals as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks before joining the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Finals as well as helping guide them back to the 2010 NBA Finals, serving as a defensive coach. In 2011, he was named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Chicago Bulls to a 62-win season.
caption: Thibodeau as head coach of the Chicago Bulls in 2011
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