Men's Basketball Staff

Entering his fifth season as the head coach for Spring Hill, Robert Thompson has guided the Badgers to a composite record of 63-63.  Now, as he continues to recruit the highest caliber student-athletes to Spring Hill, Thompson will continue to make his mark in Badger history.

Thompson became the 13th head coach in the history of the men’s basketball program on May 2, 2003.

A native of Tupelo, Miss., Thompson came to Spring Hill after four years as head coach at Arkansas Tech University, in Russellville, Ark.  He took over the coaching position at Arkansas Tech in 1999 and led the Wonder Boys to their first Gulf South Conference (GSC) tournament berth and a ranking of eighth in the NCAA Division II South Region in the 1999-2000 season.  Thompson was also named GSC Coach of the Year after his first season at Arkansas Tech.

Before Thompson became Arkansas Tech's 18th head coach, he served as Delta State University's assistant men's coach from '96-'99.  While in Cleveland, Miss., Thompson helped lead the Statesmen to the Gulf South Conference West Division Title in 1996-'97 and '97-'98, Gulf South Conference Tournament Champions in '96-'97 and '97-'98, NCAA Division II South Regional Champions in '97-'98, and the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in '97-'98.

Thompson was already familiar with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) when he arrived at Spring Hill, having served as assistant men's basketball coach and head cross-country coach at Belhaven College (Jackson, MS) from 1993-1996.  He was also a member of the Belhaven team from 1988-1992.

Thompson earned his Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Belhaven College in 1993.  He then received his Master's of Science in Education from Jackson State University in 1997.  He and his wife, Alfreda, have two children, Joshua Cordell (10) and Justin Lydell (5).