Former Butler PG Aaron Thompson leaving position on Ronald Nored's staff
Less than one month after becoming Butler's Director of Player Development under coach Ronald Nored, former Butler PG Aaron Thompson is leaving.
In a surprising change of course, former Butler point guard Aaron Thompson is leaving his newly appointed role as Director of Player Development under first-year coach Ronald Nored to return to George Washington as an assistant coach, first reported by Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 and confirmed to the IndyStar. Thompson's role at Butler was announced on April 13. Less than one month later, Thompson, a Maryland native, is returning to Washington, D.
C. , where he began his coaching career as Director of Player Development with the Revolutionaries in 2023. Thompson was elevated to assistant coach at GW in 2024, and he's returning to that role under coach Chris Caputo.
Thompson was set to join Nored's staff, featuring holdovers from former coach Thad Matta's staff general manager/assistant coach Tony Bollier and assistant coach Jon Diebler, along with newly hired assistant coaches Kotie Kimble (Furman), Jalen Courtney-Williams (LSU) and former Butler player and assistant coach Emerson Kampen. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Butler Basketball: Aaron Thompson surprisingly returning to George Washington