Colsten Thompson Joins Indiana Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff

Colsten Thompson takes over as recruiting coordinator for Indiana after serving on Alabama’s staff.

New Indiana assistant coach Colsten Thompson. | Alabama athletic

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana’s women’s basketball team has made a coaching staff change.

Indiana announced on Wednesday that Colsten Thompson joined the staff as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.

Thompson, less than a decade removed from his own playing career, is on the rise. He’s spent the last three seasons at Alabama as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.

During his time with the Crimson Tide, Alabama made the NCAA Tournament in all three seasons as Alabama averaged 22.7 wins during that period.

“I am very excited about Colsten joining the Indiana women’s basketball program, as he brings a wealth of knowledge in both recruiting and player development,” Moren said in a press release. “He will have an impact in a variety of areas in our program and am thrilled to welcome Colsten, his wife Mackenzie and daughter, Tanner to Bloomington.”

Thompson, a Hartselle, Ala. native, helped Alabama to sign recruiting classes in 2023 and 2025, which both ranked 12th nationally by ESPNw.

A recent Womens Basketball Coaches Association 30-under-30 honoree, Thompson assisted four Crimson Tide athletes to WNBA Draft picks – including three in the 2025 draft (Sarah Ashlee Barker, Zaay Green and Aalyiah Nye).

“I’m super excited to join the Indiana women’s basketball family,” Thompson said in a press release. “It’s an honor to be part of a program with such a strong tradition, competitive spirit and commitment to developing student-athletes on and off the court. I’m ready to get to work and can’t wait to grow alongside this amazing team and staff.”

Before his time at Alabama, Thompson was an assistant at Lipscomb (2021-22), Louisiana Tech (2020-21) and Alabama-Huntsville (2018-20).

He was a basketball student-athlete at Martin Methodist College and Wallace State Community College from 2014-16.

Thompson replaces Linda Sayavongchangh, who had been on Indiana’s staff since 2022.

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