Lou Henson. In his first season, Theus turned the Aggies from a 6–24 squad in 2004–05 to a 16–14 team in the 2005–06 season – matching the fifth best turn-around for a Division-I men's basketball team. In his second year as head coach, Theus led NMSU to their 17th NCAA tournament, their first tournament appearance since 1999, and coached NMSU to its 14th conference tournament title which earned them an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Theus was named the head coach of California State University Northridge in 2013. In his first season with the Matadors he led them to a 17-18 record, but managed to reach the Big West Conference Finals, where they lost to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. On March 6, 2018 Cal State Northridge parted ways with Theus after a 44-107 record. On July 7, 2021, Theus was named head men's basketball coach and athletic director at Bethune–Cookman. NBA On June 19, 2007, Theus was hired by the Maloof brothers and guaranteed three years as head coach of the Sacramento Kings. He noted his hiring as coach had brought his career to "full circle", as he once played in the NBA with the Kings. Marvin Menzies succeeded him as head coach at New Mexico State. On December 15, 2008, Theus was fired by the Kings and the team announced that their assistant coach Kenny Natt would lead the team in the interim period. Theus was an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves under head coach Kurt Rambis from 2009 to 2011. Theus became the head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League in October 2012. Honors 2 × NBA All-Star (, ) NBA All-Rookie First Team () In 1989 Theus was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame. No. 23 retired by UNLV in 1997. In 2014, his Number 23 jersey was retired by Inglewood Acting and broadcasting career Theus hosted various talk shows in Sacramento, Orlando and Atlanta. For several years Theus 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. Theus portrayed a high school basketball coach named Bill Fuller in the TNBC Saturday morning sitcom Hang Time from 1995 to 1997. Theus did in-game color commentary and was the pre-game co-host for "SlamBall" for the 2002 season. Theus provided the commentary