Acting and Broadcasting Career
Before signing as an assistant coach at Louisville, Theus pursued careers in both acting and broadcasting. He hosted various talk shows in Sacramento, Orlando, and Atlanta, and for several years he served as a studio analyst for Turner Sports and the Los Angeles Lakers. Theus was one of the original panelists on The Best Damn Sports Show Period. He played a high school basketball coach named Bill Fuller in the TNBC Saturday morning sitcom Hang Time for three seasons. Theus did in-game color commentary and was the pre-game co-host for "SlamBall" during the 2002 season. He also provided the commentary for the video game NBA Live 2000 and made cameos in the 2002 films Book of Love, Forget Paris, and Like Mike as a sideline reporter for the fictional NBA franchise, Los Angeles Knights. His daughter Raquel "Roqui" is one of the stars on BET's Baldwin Hills. Theus currently calls Pac-12 basketball with Barry Tompkins on some Fox Sports Net games.
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