Brooks Thompson

Brooks Thompson

Personal information
Born	(1970-07-19)July 19, 1970 Dallas, Texas
Died	June 9, 2016(2016-06-09) (aged 45) San Antonio, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	400 lb (181 kg)
Career information
High school	Littleton (Littleton, Colorado)
College	Yale Texas A&M (1989–1991) Oklahoma State (1992–1994)
NBA draft	1994: 1st round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Position	Point guard
Number	22, 6, 4, 7
Career history
As player:
1994–1996	Orlando Magic
1996	Utah Jazz
1996–1997	Denver Nuggets
1997	Iraklis Thessaloniki
1997–1998	Phoenix Suns
1998	New York Knicks
As coach:
1998–1999	Oklahoma State (asst.)
1999–2000	Metro Christian Academy
2000–2001	Southeastern Louisiana (asst.)
2001–2002	Oklahoma State (asst.)
2002–2004	Yavapai CC
2004–2006	Arizona State (asst.)
2006–2016	UTSA
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Eight (1994)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Brooks James Thompson (July 19, 1970 – June 9, 2016) was an American basketball coach and retired player who played for the Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) guard from Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University, he was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round (27th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft.

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.

On March 10, 2016, Thompson was fired by UTSA following a 5-27 record.

In April, Thompson was diagnosed with double organ failure. His condition improved from critical to stable. He had to be rushed to the emergency room with sepsis just days later.

On June 9, 2016, Thompson died at age 45.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Yavapai Community College (Arizona CC Athletic Conference) (2002–2004)
2002–03	Yavapai CC	34–9	20–4	1st	NJCAA Division I Championship
2003–04	Yavapai CC	25–8	19–3	1st	NJCAA Division I Championship
Yavapai CC:		59–17	39–7
UTSA (Southland Conference) (2006–2012)
2006–07	UTSA	7–22	3–13	5th (West)
2007–08	UTSA	13–17	7–9	3rd (West)
2008–09	UTSA	17–12	8–8	4th (West)
2009–10	UTSA	19–11	9–7	3rd (West)
2010–11	UTSA	20–14	9–7	3rd (West)	NCAA Second Round
2011–12	UTSA	18–14	10–6	3rd (West)
UTSA (Western Athletic Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–13	UTSA	9–21	3–14	9th
UTSA (Conference USA) (2013–present)
2013–14	UTSA	8–22	4–12	14th
2014–15	UTSA	14–16	8–10	T–7th
2015–16	UTSA	5–27	3–15	14th
UTSA:		130–176	64–101
Total:		189–193
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com: Brooks Thompson
• UTSA Bio
• Former UTSA Basketball Coach Brooks Thompson Dead at 45