Former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has accepted an offer making him the new head coach of the Florida International basketball team.

“I’m committed to growing something here, and strongly believe that over time, we’ll put a team on the floor that everyone at FIU can be proud of,” Thomas said.

Thomas has yet to do anything good as a basketball coach but FIU athletic director Pete Garcia thinks the hire will help sell a lot of tickets.

“I know he is a good person,” Garcia said. “Isiah is going to give our fans and alumni a lot of reasons to be excited.”

Thomas should be for one heck of a recruiter but he’ll still be a horrible coach.