2013 Basketball National Champion Valentino Thompson Hired As Semi-Pro Head Coach
Lincroft, NJ - 2013 Alumni and member of Brookdale's first-ever NJCAA Division III National Championship basketball team, Valentino (Neil) Thompson had quite a stack of accomplishments upon leaving Lincroft. Eight years later Thompson followed his love of the game and has recently been named the Atlantic City Seagulls head coach.
Lincroft, NJ - 2013 Alumni and member of Brookdale's first-ever NJCAA Division III National Championship basketball team, Valentino (Neil) Thompson had quite a stack of accomplishments upon leaving Lincroft. Eight years later Thompson followed his love of the game and has recently been named the Atlantic City Seagulls head coach.
In Thompson's sophomore year at Brookdale Community College as a point guard, he helped his team to a 33-1 record as well as NJCAA National and Regional Championships. He received First Team NJCAA All-American honors, First Team All-National Tournament Team, First Team All-Region award, NJCAA Region 19 Player of the Year, NJCAA Division III National Player of the Year, First Team All-GSAC, GSAC Player of the Week, and was a member of the 2012 Dean's List.
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