Stephen Thompson (basketball)
American basketball player-coach

Stephen Thompson (basketball)

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American basketball player-coach
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Male
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2 December 1968(Los Angeles)
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Biography

Stephen M. Thompson (born December 2, 1968) is an American former professional and college basketball player, now an assistant at Oregon State University.
Born in Los Angeles, Thompson attended Syracuse University, where he was named the Big East's Scholar Athlete of the Year. He played briefly in the NBA during the 1991-92 season for the Sacramento Kings (23 games) and Orlando Magic (one game).
He was selected to the Syracuse Men's Basketball All-Century Team in 2000.
Thompson was appointed head coach of the California State University, Los Angeles men's basketball team for the 2005-06 season after working as an assistant since 2002.