Thomas E. Thompson

Thomas Eugene Thompson was an American college basketball coach for the University of Illinois from 1910 to 1912. Thompson coached the Fighting Illini to a record of 14 wins and 14 losses with a Western Conference record of 10 wins and 13 losses. After playing for the Fighting Illini from 1906 to 1910, Thompson relieved his coach, Herb Juul as head coach. Thompson's teams included players from across the United States, some as far away as California, New Mexico and Nevada. In addition to his duties as basketball coach at Illinois in 1911–12, he also served as athletic director George Huff’s only assistant in the athletic department, doubling as the school's general manager of athletics and as ticket manager.