Head Coach Mike Thomas

The 2017-18 season was the first for Mike Thomas as head coach at Grand Blanc, and it proved to be a highly successful one. The Kensington Lakes Activities Association Champions went 19-4 under his leadership, winning the KLAA’s Gold Division in the regular season, and defeating state semifinalist Novi (for the third time in the season) in the league championship game.

A graduate of Saginaw High School, Thomas’s first varsity head coaching job was at Kalamazoo Central High School, beginning in 2008. Over the next four years, he led the Maroon Giants to two state championships as well as one state runner-up finish, compiling a record of 92-11. In 2010, both the Detroit Free Press and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan named him their Michigan High School Coach of the Year.

In 2012, Thomas returned to his alma mater, serving as an assistant coach at Albion for five seasons. While a player at Albion, Thomas was a four-year starter, helping the Britons achieve MIAA championships in 2003 and 2005 and a trip to the sectional title game in the 2005 NCAA Division III Championships. A three-time all-MIAA first team selection, Thomas is second on Albion’s all-time scoring ladder with 1,389 points. He is also third in school history for most 3-point field goals and free throws made in a career.

Coach Thomas and his wife Trish have three children, Makaiya, Michael Thomas lll, and Micah.