Gary Thompson (basketball coach)
# Gary Thompson (basketball coach)

Gary Thompson (c. 1932 – November 12, 2010) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Wichita State University from 1964 to 1971, compiling a record of 93–94. Thompson led the Wichita State Shockers to the Final Four of the 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament.

Thompson died on November 12, 2010.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wichita State Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1964–1971) ||||||
| 1964–65 | Wichita State | 21–9 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA University Division Fourth Place |
| 1965–66 | Wichita State | 17–10 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |
| 1966–67 | Wichita State | 14–12 | 9–5 | 3rd | |
| 1967–68 | Wichita State | 12–14 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1968–69 | Wichita State | 11–15 | 7–9 | T–6th | |
| 1969–70 | Wichita State | 8–18 | 3–13 | 8th | |
| 1970–71 | Wichita State | 10–16 | 3–11 | 8th | |
| Wichita State: | Wichita State: | 93–94 | 49–45 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 93–94 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
