MBK: Thibeaux Named To WCC Hall of Honor
2/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Former Saint Mary's College men's basketball standout Peter Thibeaux is among seven former West Coast Conference student-athletes and one distinguished Director of Athletics who comprise the third WCC Hall of Honor class.
All eight members will be formally inducted at the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch on Saturday, March 5 at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas and will be honored during halftime of the first men's semifinal at the Zappos.com WCC Basketball Championships on March 6.
The Hall of Honor Brunch will be held Saturday morning at 9:00 AM at the Mardi Gras Ballroom in the Orleans Hotel. Tickets are available for $40 and may be purchased online using the ticket order form on WCCsports.com. Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, March 1.
"We look forward to honoring these eight exceptional inductees on the same stage at the Orleans Hotel in March," said WCC Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich. "They will join a group of distinguished WCC former student-athletes and administrators whom we have honored over the last three years. This latest group represents yet another testament to theWCC's commitment to athletic, academic, and civic excellence."
The 2011 WCC Hall of Honor class includes: Gonzaga University's Brian Ching (Men's Soccer), Loyola Marymount University's Sarah Noriega (Women's Volleyball), Pepperdine University's Wayne Wright (Athletic Director/Coach), University of Portland's Tiffeny Milbrett (Women's Soccer), Saint Mary's College's Peter Thibeaux (Men's Basketball), University of San Diego's John Wathan (Baseball), University of San Francisco's Steve Negoesco (Men's Soccer), and Santa Clara University's Dennis Awtrey (Men's Basketball).
A local player who was the first to sign a national letter of intent for first-year head coach Bill Oates in the spring of 1979, Thibeaux went on to have a record-setting career on the basketball court at Saint Mary's and remains one of the top performers in school history.
The Oakland native and Skyline High School grad lettered four years at Saint Mary's from 1980-83 and still lists among the school's best in several career statistical categories. The two-time first-team all-WCC selection scored 1,490 points in his career, which ranks sixth on the Gaels' all-time list. Thibeaux is also among the top 10 on the school's career charts for made and attempted field goals, field goal percentage, blocked shots and starts. He led the 1982 and 1983 Saint Mary's teams in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage and registered a career-high 39 points in a 1983 contest against Southern Utah.
After being drafted in the fourth round by the Golden State Warriors, Thibeaux spent the 1985 and 1986 seasons with the club, appearing in 93 games and averaging 5.0 points per game while shooting 45.3 percent from the floor.
In 1989, Thibeaux won a Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Championship with the Tulsa Fast Breakers under NBA and college coach Henry Bibby. He went on to play basketball in the European leagues, playing for Torino (Italy), Badajoz (Spain), Tours (France), and Denbosch (Holland). Thibeaux also played and coached for Kawasaki in the Japanese leagues. As Kawasaki's coach from 1993-94, the team won the Japanese championship.
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