Cornelius Allen "Corny" Thompson (born February 5, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player.

He was a 6’8” (203 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) power forward who occasionally also played the center position.

Thomson was a member of the Joventut Badalona team that reached a EuroLeague final in 1992, and lifted the trophy in 1994.

[2] North Carolina, Wesleyan, Virginia, Princeton and UConn were the schools Corny narrowed his decision down to.

Corny worked hard to get healthy and played basketball in Italy for Pallacanestro Varese in the Italian league for six years.