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Aaron Thompson

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
Phone:
994-0339

Aaron Thompson joined GW as the Director of Player Development in August 2023 and was elevated to Assistant Coach ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.

Thompson moved into an assistant coach role in his second year with the program after serving as the Director of Player Development his first year year. Thompson added on-court coaching and recruiting responsibilities in his new role.

In his first year as assistant coach, Thompson helped lead the team to its first 20-win season in a decade, culminating in the program’s first postseason bid in eight seasons with a trip to the College Basketball Crown. GW posted 20 wins in the regular season for the first time since 2015-16 and finished with 21 triumphs on the year, its most in nine years.

Sophomore Trey Autry saw marked jumps in his production with the assistance of Thompson in 2024-25. Autry nearly doubled his scoring production to over 10.0 ppg and increased his percentages by at least 3% in field goal, 3-point and free throw shooting.

Thompson begins his coaching career following a standout five-year playing career at Butler where he became the Bulldogs’ all-time career assists leader with 566. The Glenn Dale, Md., native also finished his career ranked ninth all-time at Butler with 155 steals and was one of 10 semifinalists for the 2020 Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Thompson was a four-star recruit out of Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, where he was a part of 100 wins for the storied program, the most of any player in school history. He was a Washington Post All-Met First Team selection as a senior and showcased his versatility by becoming the first player ever at PVI to amass more than 800 points, 400 assists, 300 rebounds and 200 steals in his career.

At Butler, Thompson appeared in 139 games and started 136 with career averages of 6.8 ppg, 4.1 apg, 2.2 rpg and 1.1 spg. He appeared in an NCAA Tournament for the Bulldogs as a freshman and led the team in assists all five seasons.