Minneapolis-St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx have announced the hiring of Minneapolis native and former University of Minnesota student-athlete and NBA veteran John Thomas to the newly-created position of Vice President of Community Engagement.
Thomas comes to the Timberwolves and Lynx after spending four years as the National Training Manager for Life Time Fitness. Among Thomas’ duties during his tenure at Life Time was leading the basketball training division for Ultimate Hoops, which included the oversight of all programming, financials, operations, marketing and strategic partnerships for the program. Thomas has also worked in conjunction with the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) to help former NBA, WNBA, ABA players and Harlem Globetrotters transition into life after the game.