Stephen Thompson (basketball)
| Oregon State Beavers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 2, 1968 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | Syracuse (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1990–1991 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1991–1992 | Oklahoma City Cavalry |
| 1992 | Orlando Magic |
| 1992 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1992–1993 | La Crosse Catbirds |
| 1993–1994 | Rochester Renegade |
| 1994–1995 | Grand Rapids Mackers |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2005 | Cal State Los Angeles (assistant) |
| 2005–2014 | Cal State Los Angeles |
| 2014–2022 | Oregon State (assistant) |
| 2022-present | Oregon State (assistant AD) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Stephen M. Thompson Sr. (born December 2, 1968) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach at Oregon State University.
Born in Los Angeles, Thompson attended Crenshaw High School and then Syracuse University, where he was named the Big East's Scholar Athlete of the Year. He played briefly in the NBA during the 1991-92 season for the Sacramento Kings (23 games) and Orlando Magic (one game).
He was selected to the Syracuse Men's Basketball All-Century Team in 2000.
Thompson was appointed head coach of the California State University, Los Angeles men's basketball team for the 2005–06 season after working as an assistant since 2002.[1]
He joined the coaching staff of the Oregon State University men's basketball program in 2014 as an assistant coach.[2]
In 2022, Thompson became the new assistant Athletic Director- Player Development,[3] before returning to his role as assistant coach in the 2023–24 season.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ CSULA Men's Basketball Head Coach Stephen Thompson to be Honored with Hanson Medal in Syracuse Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, posted Feb. 27, 2007
- ^ "Stephen Thompson". www.osubeavers.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Thompson". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
External links
[edit]- NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
- OrangeHoops Profile on Stephen Thompson
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