Brooks Thompson, 1st-round NBA pick, dies at 45 in Texas

Brooks Thompson, a first-round NBA draft pick and former Texas-San Antonio men's basketball coach, has died. He was 45. A UTSA statement announced Thompson died Thursday.

Orlando made Thompson the 27th pick of the 1994 draft. He also played for Utah, Denver, Phoenix and New York during four seasons in the NBA.

Thompson later spent 10 seasons as head coach at UTSA, going 133-178. His squad made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2011. The Roadrunners then defeated Alabama State in the First Four to claim the school’s first NCAA Tournament win in any sport. He was fired in March following a 5-27 season.