Thompson enters his first season at Anderson with 40+ years of valuable coaching experience and mentorship.
Prior to Anderson, he was an assistant coach at Emory & Henry and SUNY Canton. Thompson assisted the Wasps to a Top 10 national finish in multiple categories including points, assists and rebounding margin. During his time at SUNY Canton, he assisted the Roos to their first-ever conference championship at the NCAA level in addition to the Inaugural American Collegiate Athletic Association Conference Championship and program's first ECAC post-season playoff win in school history.
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While at Canton, the program led the state of New York in attendance for Division III, posted the two highest GPAs in program history as well as a 200% graduation rate. The Roos also saw a record five Specialty Student Award Winners, two ACAA All-Academic Team members and received votes while being named Team to Watch in D-III News Top 25 National Poll for the first time in program history.
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Prior to his time at Canon, Thompson garnered three decades of coaching experience in Southwest Virginia that included a 1991 VHSL State Championship at Lebanon High School. He was named the NHSL Coach of the Year in addition to a NHSCA All-Star Game Coach while coaching a total of nin3 1,000-point scorers, including six at LHS. Most recently, Thompson served as the Head Boys' and Girls' Basketball Coach at St. Paul High School where he reached three VHSL Regional Tournaments, the first which came after a 20-year absence. He has also held coaching positions at Pocahontas and Honaker, as well as serving as the Athletics Director at Castlewood High School.
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Thompson continued his playing career at UVA Wise, formerly Clinch Valley College, where he lettered in basketball and tennis.
