Brooks Thompson

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 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

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

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com: Brooks Thompson
• UTSA Bio