Sonny Thoss

Sonny Thoss

No. 7 – Alaska Aces
Position	Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1981-12-07) December 7, 1981 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	James Cook University
PBA draft	2004: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–present	Alaska Aces
Career highlights and awards
3× PBA champion (2007 Fiesta, 2010 Fiesta, 2013 Commissioner's) PBA All Rookie Team (2005) 2× PBA Mythical First Team (2010, 2011) 2× PBA Mythical Second Team (2008, 2012) 10× PBA All-Star (2004–2013) 1× PBA Philippine Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player (2013 Commissioner's) 1× PBA Sportsmanship Award (2011)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Philippines FIBA Asia Championship 2015 Changsha Team William Jones Cup 2012 Taipei Team 2015 Taipei Team

Joachim Gunther "Sonny" Thoss (born December 7, 1981 in Papua New Guinea) is a German-Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Alaska Aces of the PBA.

Early life and education

Joachim Thoss was born in December 7, 1981 in Papua New Guinea to a German father and to a Filipina mother. His father, Joachim Thoss Sr. was a East German patrol guard who patrolled the Berlin Wall before it fell and is a carpenter who is involved in construction projects in Papua New Guinea. The younger Thoss' mother, Jesusa Marticio, is from Cebu.

He attended Port Moresby High School. Basketball competitions in Papua New Guinea is rare with Thoss only representing his high school in one-day tournaments. He moved to Australia in 1999 to attend James Cook University.

Semi-professional career

After Thoss moved to Australia played for the Cairns Marlins of the Australian Basketball Association. He trained under Cairns Taipans assistant coach, Aaron Fearne. During his Marlins stint he was named as Most Improved Player in 2001 and was named as part of the league's under-23 squad.

Professional career

He was the 5th overall pick in the 2004 PBA draft selected by the Alaska Aces and he is also the tallest rookie picked in that class. In his early years, Sonny was the backup center for the Aces behind with the dominant bigman Ali Peek and E.J. Feihl in Alaska's Bigman rotation. But in his later years, Thoss eventually became Alaska's starting big man and has become one of the team's top players.

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Correct as of November 10, 2015

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Alaska	67	21.8	.468	.000	.659	5.6	1.0	.3	.4	6.3
2005–06	Alaska	49	21.0	.475	.000	.661	5.4	.8	.2	.6	5.7
2006–07	Alaska	53	25.1	.576	.000	.709	6.2	1.2	.3	.6	10.1
2007–08	Alaska	47	30.3	.537	.000	.732	8.3	1.8	.2	.7	9.6
2008–09	Alaska	47	27.0	.548	.500	.595	6.5	1.0	.4	1.0	8.6
2009–10	Alaska	58	24.8	.535	.000	.658	5.6	1.1	.2	.7	8.3
2010–11	Alaska	42	32.2	.491	.667	.634	9.7	2.2	.2	1.2	11.6
2011–12	Alaska	35	36.3	.455	.000	.727	8.3	2.1	.4	1.2	12.5
2012–13	Alaska	53	30.6	.463	.000	.619	6.3	1.9	.4	.7	10.0
2013–14	Alaska	43	32.2	.466	.000	.650	7.6	2.4	.4	.8	11.1
2014–15	Alaska	50	22.7	.444	.000	.633	4.6	1.3	.3	.5	7.4
Career		544	27.0	.494	.143	.664	6.6	1.5	.3	.7	9.0

External links

• Thoss' Player Profile at PBA-Online!
• Profile at Eurobasket.com