John Thomas (born September 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.

Thomas was selected by the New York Knicks with the 25th pick in the 1997 NBA draft, although he never played a game with them as he was traded, along with Dontae' Jones, Walter McCarty and Scott Brooks, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Chris Mills and two conditional second-round draft choices on October 22, 1997.

Four months later, he was again traded, this time to the Toronto Raptors, alongside Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown and Roy Rogers, for Kenny Anderson, Zan Tabak and Popeye Jones.

He signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves in October 2004, appearing in 44 games over the course of the entire season.

[4] As of 2014, Thomas was the National Coordinator for Ultimate Hoops, an adult basketball league.