Tim Thomas Hometown: Wheeling, W.Va. Position: Assistant Coach Alma Mater: Wheeling Jesuit, 1993

Tim Thomas, who is in his second season as an assistant coach at UCF, joined head coach Donnie Jones in Orlando in April 2010. Thomas came to UCF after spending three years at the director of operations at Marshall, where he worked under Jones. The Knights have enjoyed great success during Thomas' two years in Orlando. The team has posted back-to-back 20-victory seasons.

During Thomas' first campaign at UCF, the Knights went 21-12 overall to post just the sixth 20-victory campaign at UCF since the school joined the Division I level in the 1980s. After winning just 15 games the previous season, UCF went 13-0 in non-league play and won its first 14 contests to begin the year. The Knights recorded impressive non-league victories over 16th-ranked Florida, Miami, USF, UMass and Princeton. After knocking off Miami in late December, UCF entered the national rankings for the first time in program history. The Knights spent four total weeks in the rankings, including three weeks with a spot in both national polls. In Conference USA play, UCF recorded key victories over UTEP and Southern Miss when both teams were atop the league standings. In March, UCF was invited to participate in the College Basketball Invitational, marking the program's first at-large appearance in the postseason.

Thomas helped a pair of Knights - Marcus Jordan and Keith Clanton - earn All-C-USA honors. Jordan was named to the all-conference second team, while Clanton received third team recognition. Off the court, Isaac Sosa was one of five conference players selected to the C-USA Men's Basketball All-Academic Team.

UCF followed that campaign with a 22-11 season in 2011-12 that was highlighted by the program's debut in the postseason National Invitation Tournament. The NIT appearance was the final of many firsts achieved by the program during the season. UCF advanced to the C-USA Championship semifinals for the first time, recorded its first wins over league foes Memphis and UAB and defeated a top-5 team - No. 4 UConn - for the first time. Thomas helped mentor Clanton, who was named to the All-C-USA First Team and the NABC All-District 11 Team. A.J. Rompza was honored for his work in the classroom with a spot on the C-USA All-Academic Team.

During Thomas' time in Marshall, the Thundering Herd showed great improvement each season, highlighted by a 24-10 campaign in 2009-10. The Thundering Herd went 11-5 in Conference USA play and participated in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Thomas originally came to UCF as the program's director of basketball operations, but was promoted to an assistant coach in May 2010.

Thomas brings extensive coaching experience on both the college and prep levels to UCF. From 2005-07, he served as the athletics director and associate head coach for the postgraduate team at The Patterson School in North Carolina. In Thomas' two campaigns as the associate head coach, the school went 69-7. He was also the varsity head coach in 2005-06, leading his squad to a 25-4 mark.

Before moving to The Patterson School, Thomas was the athletics director and associate head coach at the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina. During his tenure, the school produced 30 Division I signees and in 2004-05 finished the year 40-0 after averaging 101.6 points per contest. During Thomas' two years at Laurinburg, the team went 71-6.

A native of Wheeling, W.Va., he worked at West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 1994-03, serving in a number of different roles, including women's basketball head coach from 2001-03. He was an assistant men's basketball coach from 1994-01.

Thomas graduated from Wheeling Jesuit College in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He is married to the former Melissa Edwards of Pratt, W.Va., and the couple has three daughters - Taylor, Grace and Abigail. Thomas also has a daughter, Kaylin.

(updated 3/20/12)