Virginia State re-assigns men's basketball coach

Virginia State re-assigns men's basketball coach; names Gene Thompson interim coach

January 20, 2011

Virginia State University has re-assigned men's basketball coach George White and has named Gene Thompson as interim coach for the remainder of the 2011 season. The changes are effective immediately.

In announcing the changes, VSU Athletic Director Peggy Davis said, "it is in the best interests of the VSU men's basketball program, the student-athletes on the team and the University to take the program in a new direction."

The men's team is currently 1-13, having lost 13 consecutive games after an opening season victory.

Thompson is currently men's tennis coach at VSU.  A native of Newport News, Virginia, Thompson graduated from Carver High School and attended Compton College and graduate from Elizabeth City State University, BS. He received his Masters degree from Virginia State University.

He had a long career coaching boy's basketball at Wilmington (DE) High School, where he won nearly 500 games. He also assisted at the Five Star Basketball Camps for over 30 years, where he coached many college and NBA players, including Christian Laettner, Vince Carter and Grant Hill. He is a member of the Delaware High School Basketball Hall of Fame.

The VSU Trojans' next game is at home on Saturday, January 22 against St. Paul's College.