player_team coach_years current_team birth_place player_years coach_team current_title sport birth_date article_title name
johnson county cc missouri-st . louis 1988 1992 -- 1995 1995 -- 1999 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 2000 -- 2001 2001 -- 2003 2003 -- 2008 2008 1989 -- 2012 1989 -- 1991 1991 -- 1992 detroit marshall , texas 1984 -- 1986 1986 -- 1988 missouri-st asst. -rrb- saint louis -lrb- asst. -rrb- christian brothers saint . louis -lrb- asst. -rrb- minnesota -lrb- asst. -rrb- illinois -lrb- louis asst. -rrb- atlanta hawks -lrb- scout -rrb- unlv -lrb- asst. -lrb- -rrb- western illinois detroit -lrb- asst. -rrb- asst. -rrb- missouri state -lrb- assistant coach basketball 6 september 1966 derek thomas -lrb- basketball -rrb-
 derek thomas
derek thomas -lrb- basketball -rrb-

derek thomas -lrb- born september 6 , 1966 -rrb- is a former head men 's basketball coach at western illinois university .
his final record in five years with western illinois university was 40-104 .
he is the son of hall of fame kansas city chiefs defensive back and current chiefs defensive backs coach emmitt thomas .
thomas has four children : bailey , samantha , jade and a son shane .
his mothers is dianne thomas who resides in marshall , texas , he has a sister named dedra thomas who also resides in marshall , texas .
derek was an assistant basketball coach at the university of detroit mercy until resigning in 2012 .
