Virginia Tech head coach Jim Thompson has known nothing but success during his coaching career. Thompson, entering his sixth year at Tech, led the Hokies to consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament in his first two years at the helm then guidedth 2002 squad back to the tournament. In his first season, Thompson's Hokies advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history and recorded a 22-7 record.

The 2003 season was Tech's third in the BIG EAST Conference and the Hokies battled their way through a rugged national schedule,placed third in the BIG EAST tournament and narrowly missed another NCAA bid. Thompson's success in his short tenure in Blacksburg includes a record of 89-47 and three NCAA appearances.

Thompson joined the Hokies after spending four years as the Director of Tennis and Head Coach for both the men's and women's programs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He guided the UTC Women's team to the Southern Conference Championship in 1997 and was named Coach of the Year. In 1998, he led the men's team to the conference championship.

During a four year stint as the head women's coach at Anderson College in South Carolina, Thompson built a nationally recognized program which climbed as high as third in the nation. He was named Region X Coach of the Year in 1991, 1993 and 1994.

Prior to Anderson, Thompson served as the Assistant Women's Coach at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Working under Karen Gaiser, Thompson gained his first experience with managing a nationally recognized tennis program.

Before entering coaching, Thompson competed successfully on the professional circuit throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and North Africa.

As a collegiate player, Thompson held the number one position on the Davidson College Men's tennis team from 1986-1988 and was captain in 1987 and 1988. In 1987, he won the Southern Conference Indoor Championships and was twice awarded the Southern Conference Sportsmanship award. During the summer of 1987, Thompson won the USTA National Championships in Augusta, Georgia in both singles and doubles and finished runner-up in the National Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Thompson's success as a player continued after college as he achieved a Southern Sectional ranking of #2 in 1993 in the 25 and over age division.

Thompson has been married for seven years to his wife B'easy and they have a six-year old daughter, Sophie and a son, Frank, born on Nov. 13, 2002.