Oklahoma State University Athletics
Bedlam Game To Serve As Tribute To OSU Great Brooks Thompson
January 20, 2017 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State will host "Brooks Thompson Night" to honor the memory of the Cowboy great at the upcoming Feb. 18 Bedlam showdown against Oklahoma.
Thompson passed away on June 9 at the age of 45, and his family and former teammates are expected to be in attendance on Feb. 18 to help honor his memory.
Few Oklahoma State players performed better on the Bedlam stage than Thompson, whose 20.0 points per game average against OU is the third highest in school history. He also shot 59.6 percent from the floor, including a 50.0 percent clip from 3-point, against the Sooners.
One of the best all-around guards in school history, Thompson earned back-to-back All-Big Eight selections for the Cowboys in 1993 and 1994, as well as NABC and USBWA All-District honors as a senior.
Thompson's 5.4 career assists per game still rank fourth in school history, while his career scoring average of 15.8 points per game is 12th. He is one of just eight Cowboys to record a 500-point/100-assist season, and only Marcus Smart (2.9 steals per game) tallied more steals per game over his career than Thompson (2.7). He was a 43.1 percent shooter from 3-point over his career, which is second in OSU history only to Sean Sutton (44.4 percent).
A native of Littleton, Colorado, Thompson was taken with the 27th pick of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, and played a combined four seasons with Orlando, Utah, Denver, Phoenix and New York.
Following his NBA career, Thompson returned to Stillwater as an assistant coach on Eddie Sutton's staff from 1998-99 and once again in 2001-02. He later served two seasons on Rob Evans' staff at Arizona State, and spent the last 10 seasons as the head coach of UTSA, where he led the Roadrunners to the NCAA Tournament in 2011.
Any former players, staff or family members interested in returning for the game should contact Keegan Davis, Director of the O-Club, at oclub@osugiving.com or by calling 405-744-4201.
Thompson passed away on June 9 at the age of 45, and his family and former teammates are expected to be in attendance on Feb. 18 to help honor his memory.
Few Oklahoma State players performed better on the Bedlam stage than Thompson, whose 20.0 points per game average against OU is the third highest in school history. He also shot 59.6 percent from the floor, including a 50.0 percent clip from 3-point, against the Sooners.
One of the best all-around guards in school history, Thompson earned back-to-back All-Big Eight selections for the Cowboys in 1993 and 1994, as well as NABC and USBWA All-District honors as a senior.
Thompson's 5.4 career assists per game still rank fourth in school history, while his career scoring average of 15.8 points per game is 12th. He is one of just eight Cowboys to record a 500-point/100-assist season, and only Marcus Smart (2.9 steals per game) tallied more steals per game over his career than Thompson (2.7). He was a 43.1 percent shooter from 3-point over his career, which is second in OSU history only to Sean Sutton (44.4 percent).
A native of Littleton, Colorado, Thompson was taken with the 27th pick of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, and played a combined four seasons with Orlando, Utah, Denver, Phoenix and New York.
Following his NBA career, Thompson returned to Stillwater as an assistant coach on Eddie Sutton's staff from 1998-99 and once again in 2001-02. He later served two seasons on Rob Evans' staff at Arizona State, and spent the last 10 seasons as the head coach of UTSA, where he led the Roadrunners to the NCAA Tournament in 2011.
Any former players, staff or family members interested in returning for the game should contact Keegan Davis, Director of the O-Club, at oclub@osugiving.com or by calling 405-744-4201.
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