Coach Thompson enters his second season on the staff with the Kohawks. Thompson spent the previous four years on staff at Minnesota-Morris. Before taking the position with Morris, he served as an assistant at Mayville State and Texas Lutheran.

Thompson played his college ball at Mayville State where he left as the fourth leading scorer in school history. He was a three-time All-American and was twice named an Academic All-American while leading Mayville State to three NDCAC Conference championships.

He was inducted into the Mayville State Athletics Hall of Fame October 13, 2006.