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Staffer knows hard knocks of hardwood

Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 18, 2016

The new military legislative assistant for Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) has a resume steeped in Duke University's perennial basketball program.

While earning his bachelor's degree in public policy studies, Pat Thompson enrolled in the Army ROTC program and worked as the student manager for Duke's basketball team. Following his enrollment in a master's program at Duke, Thompson returned to the court as the team's director of basketball operations. In his new role, Thompson worked closely with team leadership and coach Mike Krzyzewski to schedule the team's practices and organize logistical details, including players' travel itineraries.

Following his graduation from Duke with an MA in Christian studies, Thompson stayed with the team for another year before joining the lobbying group Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior consultant.

With Wittman, Thompson will tap into his ROTC background to help the congressman on military and veterans issues.