Scott Thompson (basketball coach)
American basketball coach
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Scott Thompson (born May 27, 1954)[1] is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Rice University from 1987 to 1992, Wichita State University from 1992 to 1996 and Cornell University from 1996 to 2000.[2][3][4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1976 | Iowa |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977–1980 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1980–1983 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1983–1987 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 1987–1992 | Rice |
| 1992–1996 | Wichita State |
| 1996–2000 | Cornell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 150–209 (.418) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NIT) |
He served as Senior Vice President for Special Campaigns at the University of Florida Foundation. In 2017, he became the National Ambassador for Coaches vs. Cancer at the American Cancer Society.[5][verification needed]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Owls[4] (Southwest Conference) (1987–1992) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Rice | 6–21 | 3–13 | T–8th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Rice | 12–16 | 6–10 | 8th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Rice | 11–17 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Rice | 16–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Rice | 20–11 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| Rice: | 65–79 (.451) | 31–47 (.397) | |||||||
| Wichita State Shockers[4] (Missouri Valley Conference) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Wichita State | 10–17 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Wichita State | 9–18 | 6–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Wichita State | 13–14 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Wichita State | 8–21 | 4–14 | T–10th | |||||
| Wichita State: | 40–70 (.364) | 23–49 (.319) | |||||||
| Cornell Big Red[4] (Ivy League) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Cornell | 15–11 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Cornell | 9–17 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Cornell | 11–15 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Cornell | 10–17 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| Cornell: | 45–60 (.429) | 22–34 (.393) | |||||||
| Total: | 150–209 (.418) | ||||||||