Bio

MARCUS THOMPSON just finished his second season as assistant coach for the men's basketball team. Earlier this month, Thompson was named Head Coach upon the departure of five-year head coach Chris Dial.

Thompson came to OLLU after the head-coaching position at Coastal Bend College in Beeville, Texas. He became the head coach at the junior college in 2019, and before that, he was the assistant coach there for one season. During Thompson’s time at Coastal Bend, he successful advanced to post-season play in all 3 years. During the 2019-2020 season, Thompson led the Cougars to Post-Season play and advanced to the second round of tournament, an accomplishment that had never been achieved before for the Cougars Men’s basketball program.  While at Coastal Bend, Thompson also was part of the faculty teaching business computer information systems, and he was an academic adviser. 

At OLLU from 2010-2014, Thompson led the men's basketball team to a 2011-2012 Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Regular Season Championship, runner up at the postseason tournament and a round of 16 finish at the NAIA National Tournament. In 2010-2011, the team was postseason semifinalists; in 2012-2013, the Saints were postseason quarterfinalists; and in 2013-2014, the men finished as postseason semifinalists. 

Thompson's accolades included National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court recipient, All-Conference, RRAC Defensive Player of the Year, three-time RRAC Scholar-Athlete. Thompson holds several records that still stand today: most games played (128), most assists (630), most steals (315), season-best assists average (7.1), season most steals (131) and season-best steals average (4.1). Thompson also owns the record for the most steals in a game at OLLU and throughout the NAIA, with 15 in a game against Paul Quinn College in 2014. 

Before his time at Coastal Bend, Thompson was the head coach for the UC Hoops – Adidas Gauntlet Program 16U and head coach at Great Hearts Monte Vista. Before that, he was an accountant at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. 

Thompson received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in May 2014 and his Master of Business Administration in Management in 2016 – both from OLLU. 

He is father to two boys, Marcus Jr. and Jace.