Isiah Ready for Coaching Debut With FIU

Isiah Thomas will make his college coaching debut with Florida International University on Monday night against defending NCAA champion North Carolina.

He’ll have a lot on his mind.

Mary Thomas, Isiah’s 86-year-old mother, suffered a heart attack Saturday night and was reportedly set to undergo heart surgery Monday morning.

“She told me to go to work,” Thomas told FOXSports.com.

Thomas spent much of Sunday with his mother in Chicago before flying to North Carolina Sunday night, according to FoxSports.com.

FIU is also due to play Monmouth on Friday night in West Long Branch, N.J.

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