| Stephen Thompson | |
| Position: | Assistant coach |
| League: | West Coast Conference |
| Team: | Oregon State Beavers |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California) |
| College: | Syracuse (1986–1990) |
| Draft Year: | 1990 |
| Career Number: | 5 |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard |
| Coach Start: | 2002 |
| Years1: | 1990–1991 |
| Team1: | Rapid City Thrillers |
| Years2: | 1991–1992 |
| Team2: | Oklahoma City Cavalry |
| Team3: | Orlando Magic |
| Team4: | Sacramento Kings |
| Years5: | 1992–1993 |
| Team5: | La Crosse Catbirds |
| Years6: | 1993–1994 |
| Team6: | Rochester Renegade |
| Years7: | 1994–1995 |
| Team7: | Grand Rapids Mackers |
| Cyears1: | 2002–2005 |
| Cteam1: | Cal State Los Angeles (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 2005–2014 |
| Cteam2: | Cal State Los Angeles |
| Cyears3: | 2014–2022 |
| Cteam3: | Oregon State (assistant) |
| Cyears4: | 2022-present |
| Cteam4: | Oregon State (assistant AD) |
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Stephen M. Thompson Sr. (born December 2, 1968) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach at Oregon State University.
Born in Los Angeles, Thompson attended Crenshaw High School and then 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.[1]
He joined the coaching staff of the Oregon State University men's basketball program in 2014 as an assistant coach.[2]
In 2022, Thompson became the new assistant Athletic Director- Player Development,[3] before returning to his role as assistant coach in the 2023–24 season.https://osubeavers.com/news/2023/9/21/mens-basketball-nelson-returns-to-beavers