Former Oklahoma State basketball player and assistant coach Brooks Thompson has died at the age of 45.
Sad news to report tonight. Former #OKState player Brooks Thompson dies at age 45. https://t.co/aCcNrZjOae pic.twitter.com/Z0NeQRq2hd
— Mark Cooper (@mark_cooperjr) June 10, 2016
Thompson transferred to Oklahoma State after starting his career at Texas A&M. He played two years for the Cowboys before being drafted in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft.
Once his playing days were over he enjoyed a long coaching career including assistant stints at Oklahoma State, Southeastern Lousiana and Arizona State before taking the head coaching job at UTSA.