Scott Thompson (basketball coach)

Scott Thompson

Biographical details
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1972–1976	Iowa
Position(s)	Shooting guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1980	Notre Dame (assistant)
1980–1983	Iowa (assistant)
1983–1987	Arizona (assistant)
1987–1992	Rice
1992–1996	Wichita State
1996–2000	Cornell
Head coaching record
Overall	150–209 (.418)
Tournaments	0–1 (NIT)

Scott Thompson (born May 27, 1954) ^[1] is an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Rice University from 1987 to 1992, Wichita State University from 1992 to 1996 and Cornell University from 1996 to 2000. ^{[2] [3]}

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference)(1987–1992)
1987–88	Rice	6–21	3–13	T–8th
1988–89	Rice	12–16	6–10	8th
1989–90	Rice	11–17	5–11	7th
1990–91	Rice	16–14	9–7	T–4th	NIT First Round
1991–92	Rice	20–11	8–6	4th
Rice:		65–79 (.451)	31–47 (.397)
Wichita State Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference)(1992–1996)
1992–93	Wichita State	10–17	7–11	T–7th
1993–94	Wichita State	9–18	6–12	T–7th
1994–95	Wichita State	13–14	6–12	8th
1995–96	Wichita State	8–21	4–14	T–10th
Wichita State:		40–70 (.364)	23–49 (.319)
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League)(1996–2000)
1996–97	Cornell	15–11	7–7	5th
1997–98	Cornell	9–17	6–8	T–4th
1998–99	Cornell	11–15	6–8	5th
1999–00	Cornell	10–17	3–11	8th
Cornell:		45–60 (.429)	22–34 (.393)
Total:		150–209 (.418)

References

1. "Scott Thompson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
2. "Thompson Leaves Rice to Take Wichita State Coaching Position". Articles.latimes.com. March 24, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
3. "Thompson Steps Down as Cagers' Coach". Cornellsun.com. August 23, 2000. Retrieved January 24, 2019.