Former St. Aloysius and Alcorn coach Delvin Thompson moves to Jefferson County

Jefferson County School District has hired former St. Aloysius basketball coach Delvin Thompson as its new athletic director and head basketball coach.

Thompson was a star basketball player at Jefferson County High School from 1999 to 2002 where he led his team to a South State Championship. He went on to play basketball at Utah Valley University before transferring to Alcorn State a year later.

While playing at Alcorn, Thompson scored 1,345 points in three seasons for the Braves. Thompson ranks as third all-time scorer in the school’s history among three-year players. Additionally, Thompson earned SWAC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2004-05 and was a two-time All-Conference selection. He averaged 15.8 points in his career.

He is excited about his new position and is ready to coach the team on the court where he once played.

“It feels really great coming back home to Jefferson County High School because it has provided stability for me on and off the court,” Thompson said. “I received my diploma here, so now this my opportunity to give back to the school as a whole, but more importantly, to give back to the basketball program that I was once a part of.”

Thompson began his coaching career in 2011 at St. Aloysius High School as head boys and girls basketball coach. He was then hired as assistant coach at Alcorn in 2016.

The Braves won 29 games in two seasons with Thompson on staff including an 18-14 mark in the 2016-17 season that culminated in a second-place regular season finish and a run to the finals of the SWAC Championship.

Jefferson County High School had a tough 1-18 season this past year but with Thompson’s leadership they will be back to being a great team in no time.

Thompson is married to Samantha Thompson, and they have four children, Noah, 8, Millie Ruth, 3, Delvin jr., and Haley.