Brooks Thompson

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Brooks Thompson
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team University of Texas at San Antonio
Biographical details
Born (1970-07-19) July 19, 1970 (age 42)
Dallas, Texas, United States
Playing career
1989–1991
1992–1994
1994–1996
1996
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998
Texas A&M
Oklahoma State
Orlando Magic
Utah Jazz
Denver Nuggets
Phoenix Suns
New York Knicks
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2004
2004–2006
2006–present
Oklahoma State (asst.)
Metro Christian Academy
SE Louisiana (asst.)
Oklahoma State (asst.)
Yavapai CC
Arizona State (asst.)
UTSA

Brooks James Thompson (born July 19, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) guard from Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University, Thompson played in four NBA seasons for five different teams. He played for the Magic, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks.

Thompson attended Littleton High School in Littleton, Colorado. Thompson was named the Colorado player of the year in 1989 and lead Littleton to 24-0 record and the state 4A title.

In his NBA career, Thompson played in 168 games and scored a total 760 points. On November 26, 1996, as a member of the Nuggets, he scored a career high 26 points against the Suns.

He also played for a few games in the Greek league for Iraklis Thessaloniki.

On April 19, 2006, Thompson was named head coach of the men's basketball team of the University of Texas at San Antonio.

On November 15, 2009, Thompson and UTSA defeated The University of Iowa. It was UTSA's first ever win versus a Big Ten Conference school.

On March 16, 2011, Thompson guided UTSA to the school's first ever NCAA Tournament win when the Roadrunners defeated Alabama State 70-61.

Head coaching record [edit]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Yavapai Community College (Arizona CC Athletic Conference) (2002–2004)
2002-2003 Yavapai CC 34-9 20-4 1st NJCAA Division I Championship
2003-2004 Yavapai CC 25-8 19-3 1st NJCAA Division I Championship
Yavapai CC: 59-17 39-7


UTSA (Southland Conference) (2006–2012)
2006–2007 UTSA 7–22 3–13 5th (West)
2007–2008 UTSA 13–17 7–9 3rd (West)
2008–2009 UTSA 17–12 8–8 4th (West)
2009-2010 UTSA 19-11 9-7 3rd (West)
2010-2011 UTSA 20-14 9-7 3rd (West) NCAA Second Round
2011-2012 UTSA 18-14 10-6 3rd (West)
UTSA (Western Athletic Conference) (2012–present)
2012-2013 UTSA 9-21 3-14 9th
UTSA: 103–111 49–64
Total: 162-128

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

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