Ronny Thompson

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Ronny Thompson
Title	Head coach
College	Ball State
Sport	Basketball
Team Record	9-22
Career Highlights
Overall	9-22
School as a player
1989-1992	Georgetown
Coaching positions
1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1998 1998-2003 2003-2006 2006-present	Oregon (asst.) Loyola (MD) (asst.) Philadelphia 76ers (scout) Georgetown (asst.) Arkansas (asst.) Ball State

Ronny Thompson is currently the head coach of the men's basketball team at Ball State University. Thompson, the son of John Thompson, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who ran the Georgetown team from 1972-1999, attended Georgetown University, playing basketball for his father from 1989-1992. Before joining Ball State's men's basketball program on April 4, 2006, Thompson was an assistant coach of the men's basketball team at University of Arkansas under head coach Stan Heath. He also worked as an assistant coach at the University of Oregon under Jerry Green from 1993-1994. From 1994-1996 he worked at Loyola (Maryland) under Brian Ellerbe. Ronny worked with Larry Brown and General Manager Billy King of the Philadelphia 76ers from 1996-1998 as the director of scouting before returning to Georgetown, where he assisted Craig Esherick for five seasons.

[edit] First Season Recap

Thompson's first season at the ball State helm was profoundly disappointing, as Ball State ended the 2006-07 season struggling to a 5-11 in Mid-American Conference mark and 9-22 overall record. Replacing previous head coach Tim Buckley after a 10-18 season that ranked as the Cardinals' worst record in nearly two decades, expectations for Thompson were exceedingly high. Thompson's hire, although greatly lauded by boosters and fans alike, has now been questioned as criticism of Athletic Director Tom Collins' administration and decision mounts.

Preceded by Tim Buckley

Ball State University Men’s Basketball Coaches 2006-

Succeeded by current