Staff Brooks Thompson ___________ 54-56 Dan O’Dowd ___________________ 57 Robert Guster _________________ 58 Jeff Renegar ___________________ 59 Kyle Wills _____________________ 60 Support Staff __________________ 61 Athletics Department Staff ___ 62-63 Lynn Hickey ___________________ 63 Coaching Staff Brooks Thompson Head Coach Third Season (Oklahoma State • 1994) Former NBA player and Oklahoma State star Brooks Thompson enters his third season as head coach of the UTSA The Brooks Thompson File men’s basketball program. Years at UTSA Introduced as UTSA’s fifth head coach on April 18, Third season 2006, Thompson has assembled a talented and hard-working coaching staff with more than 45 combined years of college Coaching Experience experience. Thompson and his staff have stressed academics, Career record: 75-53 (.586) 2006-present — head coach, UTSA discipline and fundamentals from day one. 2004-06 — assistant coach, Arizona State Last season, UTSA tied for third in the West Division of 2002-04 — head coach, Yavapai [Ariz.] College the Southland Conference and tied for sixth overall with a 2001-02 — director of basketball operations, 7-9 league record. Thompson led the Roadrunners to 13 wins Oklahoma State and back to the SLC Tournament for the first time since 2006 2000-01 — assistant coach, Southeastern La. despite suiting up as few as eight players in the final month of 1999-2000 — head coach, Metro Christian Academy [Tulsa, Okla.] 1998-99 — undergraduate assistant coach, Oklahoma State Playing Experience • Professional 1998 — New York Knicks (NBA) 1997-98 — Phoenix Suns (NBA) 1997 — Iraklis (Greece) 1996-97 — Denver Nuggets (NBA) 1996 — Utah Jazz (NBA) 1994-95 — Orlando Magic (NBA) • College 1992-94 — Oklahoma State 1989-91 — Texas A&M • High School Littleton [Colo.] High School Education • Earned bachelor of science degree in political science from Oklahoma State in 2001 • Graduated from Littleton High School in 1989 Personal Data Wife, Michelle, and daughters, Ryan Michelle, Brooke and Addison 54 2008-09 UTSA Roadrunners Basketball Coaching Staff the season due the postseason and one of his players — Ike Diogu — was to injuries. the Pac-10 Player of the Year, a second-team All-American Thompson and the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft (Golden tutored point State Warriors). The Sun Devils qualified for the National guard Devin Invitational Tournament (NIT) in 2005. Gibson to SLC Prior to his stint at Arizona State, Thompson was head F r e s h m a n coach at Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz., for two seasons of the Year, (2002-04) where he compiled a 55-14 record and a .797 second-team winning percentage, the highest in school history. He was all-conference, named NJCAA Region I Coach of the Year both seasons and CollegeInsider. Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) com Freshman Coach of the Year in 2002-03. Thompson led the RoughRiders Mid-Major All- to back-to-back ACCAC regular season titles — the first two America and conference titles in school history — and to two consecutive CollegeHoops. Region I Tournament Championships. net Mid-Major Thompson guided Yavapai to a 28-7 record in 2002- All-Freshman 03, qualifying for the NJCAA Tournament and finishing Team honors with a final national ranking of No. 11. In 2003-04, Yavapai in 2007-08. was ranked as high as No. 8 and finished the season with a Brooks Thompson has tutored nine players Gibson averaged 27-7 mark, a No. 17 ranking and a second straight NJCAA who have moved on to the NBA. 14.1 points, 4.1 Tournament berth — Yavapai had previously qualified just rebounds and 5.1 assists per game and he became just the once in 1980. The Roughriders scored 91.1 points per game third freshman in history to lead the NCAA in steals with (14th in the nation) and ranked 13th in the country in both 3.32 per contest. He ranked 51st in the country in assists. field goal percentage (55.0) and 3-point field goal percentage Last season, UTSA recorded 8.7 steals per game, which (38.0). was third in the conference and 25th in the nation, while Thompson began his coaching career as an undergraduate the Roadrunners’ turnover margin of +3.50 stood second in assistant at Oklahoma State in 1998-99 and served as head the league. A commitment to on-the-ball pressure defense coach at Metro Christian Academy in Tulsa, Okla., in 1999- helped produce an average of 19.5 turnovers per game by 2000. He then was an assistant coach for one season at UTSA opponents, including 15 games with 20 or more. S o u t h e a s t e r n In his inaugural campaign, Thompson’s Roadrunners Louisiana in set school records for fewest field goals allowed in a season 2000-01. (649), fewest field goals allowed in a game (13 by San Diego Thompson on Nov. 26, 2006) and lowest field goal percentage by an returned to opponent (24.5% by San Diego). UTSA also finished second his alma mater in the Southland Conference in scoring defense (66.3 points for one season allowed per game). as director Point guard Kurt Attaway led the league in steals (2.07 of basketball per game) and collected numerous postseason awards in operations in 2006-07. He earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic 2001-02, helping All-District VI and SLC All-Academic Team honors for the the Cowboys third time each and Division I-AAA Athletics Directors reach the NCAA Association All-Academic Team accolades, as well as being Tournament. named the SLC’s Steve McCarty Citizenship Award winner In all, and a Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup honorable mention Thompson has candidate. coached nine Thompson came to UTSA from Arizona State, where he players who served as an assistant coach for two seasons. He helped the have gone on Brooks Thompson was a first-round draft Sun Devils post eight wins against teams that qualified for to professional pick by the Orlando Magic in 1994. 2008-09 UTSA Roadrunners Basketball 55 Coaching Staff careers, including four current or former NBA players. That list includes Diogu and former Oklahoma State stars Maurice Baker, Desmond Mason and Melvin Sanders. Also a standout player, Thompson played two seasons at Texas A&M in 1989-91 where he earned second-team All- Southwest Conference honors in 1990-91. He then transferred to Oklahoma State where he was a second-team All-Big Eight selection in 1992-93 and a first-team all-conference player in 1993-94. He led the Cowboys in assists both seasons and averaged 16.9 points per game as a senior. The Orlando Magic selected Thompson in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft. He played in the NBA Finals in 1995 for the Magic and set the franchise record for most points in a quarter (21). He also played for the Utah Jazz in 1996, the Denver Nuggets in 1996-97, the Phoenix Suns in 1997-98 and the New York Knicks in 1998 and spent one year overseas with Iraklis in Greece (1997). Following his professional playing days, Thompson earned a bachelor of science degree in political science from Oklahoma State in 2001. He and his wife, Michelle, have three daughters, Ryan Michelle, Brooke and Addison. The Thompson family: Addison, Brooks, Brooke, Michelle and Ryan Michelle. What They’re Saying About Brooks Thompson “Brooks is one of the bright young guys in our profession. There is no doubt that he is one of the rising stars in the game of basketball. His ability to communicate with his players, administration, alumni, recruits and the media has played a major role in his success and will continue to pay dividends throughout his career. He is a tireless worker and a quality person.” Bill Self — head coach, 2008 National Champion Kansas “His work ethic, enthusiasm and knowledge of the game make him one of the best young coaches in our profession. I am completely sold on Brooks as a coach and a person. With his experience as both a head and assistant coach at the collegiate level, I have no doubt that Brooks is qualified and capable to not only lead a Division I program, but be highly successful in his effort.” Rob Evans — 14-year NCAA head coach and current Arkansas assistant coach “He got a great start in coaching under a guy like Eddie Sutton. He always played with intelligence and passion. If his players play with those same qualities and listen to what he tells them, they’ll improve more than they realize. It’s always nice to see a guy that you coached move on and do well in the profession. It looks like Brooks is doing that.” Jeff Van Gundy — 11-year NBA head coach and current ABC/ESPN analyst “In my years at Oklahoma State, Brooks Thompson was not only one of the best players we’ve had but one of the most competitive, as well. After a successful career in the NBA, he has brought that same competitiveness to coaching his team. During his time on my staff at OSU, I could see he had the organization, enthusiasm, work ethic and skill to be a very successful coach. What he accomplished at Yavapai in two short years is nothing short of amazing. He led that program to unprecedented success. He has proven himself as one of the top coaches and recruiters in the country. I have no doubt that Brooks will prove himself to be an outstanding head coach at the Division I level.” Eddie Sutton — legendary head coach at Arkansas, Creighton, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and San Francisco 56 2008-09 UTSA Roadrunners Basketball Coaching Staff Dan O’Dowd Assistant Coach Third Season (Bethany • 1986) 23-year coaching veteran, Dan O’Dowd enters his third season as the top assistant coach at UTSA, where he assists with recruiting, scheduling and practice coordination in The Dan O’Dowd File Aaddition to on-the-floor coaching duties.