Black Hills State University Men's Basketball

Thompson enters his second season as the assistant coach for the Yellow Jackets. Thompson previously served with Trumbauer at Jamestown College where he helped the Jimmies compile a 41-20 overall record and an appearance in the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Thompson served as the head boy's basketball coach at Hazen High School in Renton, Washington, where he led HHS to a 34-11 record. The 34 wins were the most wins in a two-year span since the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. Thompson began his collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where he averaged 13 points per game and led the conference in assists during the 2005-06 season. He then transferred to Jamestown College where he won a Dakota Athletic Conference championship and ranked eighth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage at 47 percent and 13th with 168 assists.  Thompson is set to receive his Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction from American College of Education in November. Ryan and his wife, Kate, have one son Jay.