 Thompson withBonn in 2016 | |
| Rowan Profs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-06-09)June 9, 1988 (age 36) Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lenape (Medford, New Jersey) |
| College | Rider (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–2020 |
| Coaching career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2010–2011 | Utah Flash |
| 2011–2012 | Basket Brescia Leonessa |
| 2012–2013 | Generali Okapi Aalstar |
| 2013–2014 | Telenet Oostende |
| 2014–2015 | Brose Baskets |
| 2015 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2016 | Trabzonspor |
| 2016–2017 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2017–2019 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Holon |
| As coach: | |
| 2021–present | Rowan (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Ryan Christopher Thompson (born June 9, 1988) is an Americancollege basketball assistant coach forRowan University of theNew Jersey Athletic Conference. He played college basketball forRider University before playing professionally in theNBA D-League, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Serbia, Turkey and Israel.
Thompson played four seasons ofcollege basketball at theRider University, with theRider Broncs, where he earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) honors three times, with selections to the All-MAAC First Team in his junior and senior seasons. He scored 1,879 career points to rank fourth on the school’s all-time list (through 2023–24) while he holds the program’s record with 188 career steals. Thompson is the only Rider player to be ranked in the school's top 10 in points, rebounds, and assists..[1]
Thompson went undrafted in the2010 NBA draft. For the 2010–11 season he played with theUtah Flash of theNBA Development League. On July 13, 2011, he signed withBasket Brescia Leonessa of the ItalianLegadue Basket for the 2011–12 season.[2]
In July 2012, he signed withGenerali Okapi Aalstar of Belgium for the 2012–13 season.[3] On July 15, 2013, he signed withTelenet Oostende.[4] With Oostende he won theBelgian League andBelgian Cup in the 2013–14 season.
On July 8, 2014, he signed withBrose Baskets of Germany for the 2014–15 season.[5][6] On August 25, 2015, he signed a one-year deal withCrvena zvezda.[7] On December 28, 2015, he parted ways with Crvena zvezda after appearing in seventeenABA league games and tenEuroleague games.[8] The same day he signed withTrabzonspor for the rest of the season.[9]
On July 13, 2016, he signed with German clubTelekom Baskets Bonn for the 2016–17 season.[10] On June 9, 2017, Thompson signed with German clubratiopharm Ulm.[11] On July 28, 2019, Thompson signed withHapoel Holon of theIsraeli Premier League for the 2019–20 season.[12]
Thompson joinedRowan University's men's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2021–22 season.[13]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 6 | 19.5 | .373 | .190 | .667 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 4.8 | 1.7 |
| Career | 10 | 6 | 19.5 | .373 | .190 | .667 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | |
Thompson is the younger brother of former NBA playerJason Thompson.[14]