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FROM BALL STATE
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| MUNCIE, Ind. --
Ronny Thompson, who completed his third season as an assistant
coach at Arkansas, has been named the 16th head men’s
basketball coach in Ball State University history, according to
BSU athletics director Tom Collins. |
| Thompson will be
formally introduced as the Cardinals’ head coach at a 2 p.m.
press conference today in the Alumni Lounge at Worthen Arena in
Muncie. |
| Thompson,
the son of legendary Hall of Fame and former Georgetown head
coach John Thompson, is also the brother of current Georgetown
head coach John Thompson III. Thompson, who played for his
father from 1989-92 and was the team’s captain as a senior,
earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1992. |
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a member of Stan Heath’s staff at Arkansas, Thompson’s
duties included coordinating recruiting, preparing scouting
reports and player development, in addition to on-floor coaching
and academics. The Razorbacks finished the 2005-06 season
with a 22-10 record, tied for second in the Southeastern
Conference’s Western Division with a 10-6 mark and earned an
NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in five years. |
| Prior
to Arkansas, Thompson coached for five seasons as an assistant
at Georgetown. In addition, he worked with Hall of Fame coach
Larry Brown, and general manager Billy King as a National
Basketball Association scout for the Philadelphia 76ers from
1996-98. While with the 76ers, Thompson was an integral part in
assisting Brown and King in preparing for games as well as
preparing for the NBA Draft. After working on Wall Street for
Prudential after graduation, Thompson began his coaching career
during the 1993-94 season as an assistant to Jerry Green at the
University of Oregon. From 1994-96, he was an assistant at
Loyola (Md.) before moving to the NBA. |
| Thompson
joined his father’s staff as an assistant coach after the 1998
NBA season and remained with the Hoyas through 2003.
Georgetown’s 2001 squad reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA
Tournament, while the 2003 team reached the finals of the
National Invitation Tournament. The Hoyas also advanced to
the NIT second round in 2000. |
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a player at Georgetown, Thompson helped the Hoyas to a combined
record of 94-35, including a trip to the 1989 NCAA Tournament
Elite Eight and a pair Sweet 16 appearances. |
| Thompson
and his wife Erica have a son, Dylan, and a daughter, Devin. |
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Press
Conference Video and Post Conference Interviews |
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| Ball
State Introduces Ronny Thompson |
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its 17th (18th if you count Virgil Schooler) |
| Head
Basketball Coach |
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Press
Conference Video |
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Ronny Thompson
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- 1989-92 Played at Georgetown for
his father, John Thompson. Played on the team with
Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo.
- After graduation from Georgetown
he worked on Wall Street for Prudential Securities.
- Returned to basketball as an
assistant coach at Oregon.
- 1994-96 - Assistant at Loyola of
Maryland.
- 1996-98 - Scout for the
Philadelphia 76ers
- 1998-2003 - Assistant on his
fathers staff at Georgetown.
- 2003-2006 - Assistant at Arkansas
- April 4, 2006 hired as Ball
State's head basketball coach.
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