Thomas, FIU starting over together
November 5, 2009
MIAMI (AP)—FIU hired Isiah Thomas to reinvent its basketball program. In turn,Thomas knows he can likely reinvent himself.
If ever a team needed revitalizing, it’s FIU, with nine straight losingseasons and a record over that span that doesn’t even rank among the top 300Division I programs.
So here to lead this colossal rebuilding challenge comes a Basketball Hallof Fame player, an icon in the game, whose last stop with the New York Knicksbegan with spectacular fanfare and ended amid a spectacular flameout.
It starts Monday at No. 6 North Carolina, and even Thomas isn’t shy aboutsaying this could be a lengthy project.