Bio

Moberly Area Community College Athletics announced Chevis Thompson as Head Coach of Women's Basketball in May 2024.

Thompson comes to Moberly from Southeastern Community College, in West Burlington, IA, where he coached for 1 season. During his first season at the helm, the women's basketball program achieved an 8 game improvement from the previous season.

Prior to Southeastern Community College, Thompson was Head Coach at Shawnee Community College in Ullin IL, where he coached for 5 seasons. At Shawnee, Thompson inherited a 2-28 team and transformed them into a consistently winning program, finishing with a 17-9 record during his last season. Thompson’s teams have also been focused on academics, as all teams have recorded an average of a 3.0 GPA or higher in the classroom.  

In total, Thompson holds 16 years of coaching experience, holding positions coaching men’s and women’s programs at the University of the Southwest, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Jarvis Christian and assistant men’s coach at Frank Phillips College. 

Thompson would like to thank President Lashley, AD Pat Smith, and the Search Committee for this great opportunity to join Moberly Area Community College staff as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach. He brings great leadership skills on and off the basketball court and is confident they will translate into many successes. He is eager to begin this new journey of building a successful program to Moberly Area Community College.

Thompson received a bachelor's degree in psychology from The University of Tennessee Southern and a master’s degree in sports management from Missouri Baptist University. Thompson competed collegiately at Iowa Lakes Community College and The University of Tennesse Southern.