Ben Thompson is entering his fourth season as Head Men's Basketball Coach at Emory & Henry College. During his first season in 2019-20, Thompson guided the Wasps to a berth in the ODAC Tournament and won the most league games of any first-year head coach in program history. Prior to his arrival at Emory, Thompson spent three seasons as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at SUNY Canton. He left as the all-time winningest Division III Coach in program history, as well as the fourth-winningest coach in program history.
In the summer of 2018, Thompson led the USA Division III Men's Basketball National Team on a tour of Brazil.
Before SUNY Canton, Thompson helped guide NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University to the National Championship game in 2015-16. That year, the Railsplitters went 34-3, had an undefeated South Atlantic Conference record and won the SAC Tournament and NCAA Division II Southeast Region. Thompson also coached at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, where he helped the Hokies reach the NCAA Tournament and multiple NIT appearances. He has previous coaching stints at Virginia Military Institute, where he was named one of the Top Five Assistant Coaches in the Southern Conference, as well as stops at UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, and Saint Leo University.
Be sure to jot down some notes as you listen to this episode with Ben Thompson, Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia.
Website - https://www.gowasps.com/sports/mbkb/index
Email - bthompson@ehc.edu
Twitter - @CoachBPThompson
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