Melvin Thompson (October 5, 1932 – February 5, 2009) was an American college basketball player and coach. He was the head coach at The Citadel from 1960 to 1967.
Born and raised in Richmond, Indiana, Thompson played college basketball for Everett Case at North Carolina State University. Following a semi-pro playing career, he was named an assistant coach at The Citadel in 1959,[1] then assumed head coaching duties when Norm Sloan left for the University of Florida coaching job. In his seven seasons as head coach of the Bulldogs, Thompson compiled a record of 67–96. He was fired after an 8-17 season that would become the subject of author Pat Conroy's 2002 memoir My Losing Season, in which Conroy described Thompson as a mentally and emotionally abusive coach.[2][3]
Thompson was named to the 1975 'Silver Anniversary Team' by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition of his basketball career.[4] He died on February 5, 2009.[5]
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
Referencesedit
^"Citadel hires Mel Thompson". Chula Vista Star News. June 7, 1959. p. 25. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^Gillespie, Bob (March 13, 2016). "Teammates revisit Pat Conroy's 'Losing Season' at The Citadel". The State. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
^McGrath, Charles (March 2, 2009). "Reconciliation at the Citadel, Through Basketball". New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
^. www.hoopshall.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
^Hartsell, Jeff (February 10, 2009). "Former Citadel Coach Dies". The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
External linksedit
Coaching record at basketball-reference.com
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thompson, basketball, melvin, thompson, october, 1932, february, 2009, american, college, basketball, player, coach, head, coach, citadel, from, 1960, 1967, thompsonbiographical, detailsborn, 1932, october, 1932richmond, indiana, diedfebruary, 2009, 2009, aged. Melvin Thompson October 5 1932 February 5 2009 was an American college basketball player and coach He was the head coach at The Citadel from 1960 to 1967 Mel ThompsonBiographical detailsBorn 1932 10 05 October 5 1932Richmond Indiana U S DiedFebruary 5 2009 2009 02 05 aged 76 Indianapolis Indiana U S Playing career1951 1954NC StatePosition s CenterCoaching career HC unless noted 1959 1960The Citadel assistant 1960 1967The CitadelAccomplishments and honorsAwardsFirst team All ACC 1954 Born and raised in Richmond Indiana Thompson played college basketball for Everett Case at North Carolina State University Following a semi pro playing career he was named an assistant coach at The Citadel in 1959 1 then assumed head coaching duties when Norm Sloan left for the University of Florida coaching job In his seven seasons as head coach of the Bulldogs Thompson compiled a record of 67 96 He was fired after an 8 17 season that would become the subject of author Pat Conroy s 2002 memoir My Losing Season in which Conroy described Thompson as a mentally and emotionally abusive coach 2 3 Thompson was named to the 1975 Silver Anniversary Team by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition of his basketball career 4 He died on February 5 2009 5 Head coaching record editStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason The Citadel Bulldogs Southern Conference 1960 1967 1960 61 The Citadel 17 8 10 4 3rd 1961 62 The Citadel 8 15 4 8 7th 1962 63 The Citadel 3 20 2 10 9th 1963 64 The Citadel 11 10 4 8 8th 1964 65 The Citadel 13 11 8 4 3rd 1965 66 The Citadel 7 16 4 9 8th 1966 67 The Citadel 8 17 6 7 5th The Citadel 67 98 406 38 50 432 Total 67 98 406 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament championReferences edit Citadel hires Mel Thompson Chula Vista Star News June 7 1959 p 25 Retrieved April 5 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp Gillespie Bob March 13 2016 Teammates revisit Pat Conroy s Losing Season at The Citadel The State Retrieved June 12 2018 McGrath Charles March 2 2009 Reconciliation at the Citadel Through Basketball New York Times Retrieved January 5 2016 Silver Anniversary Teams Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame www hoopshall com Archived from the original on 2011 09 30 Hartsell Jeff February 10 2009 Former Citadel Coach Dies The Post and Courier Retrieved January 5 2016 External links editCoaching record at basketball reference com nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mel Thompson basketball amp oldid 1218932758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
