2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
›› 2020-21 (JUNIOR):
Saw action in 22 games and started in two ... Was selected to the All-MEAC Second Team ... Finished the season as the Bears' leading scorer averaging 17.1 ppg (MEAC ranked No. 1) and also averaged 5.7 rebounds (No. 7) ad 1.4 steals (T-No. 7) ... shot 42.7 percent from the field (No. 15) and 38.8 percent (54-139) from beyond the arc (No. 9) ... He shot 83.2 percent from the free throw line (No. 5) ... He scored scored 30 points (7-10 3FG) with 10 rebounds at Norfolk State (Jan. 10), exploded for a career- and league-high 36 points off the bench vs. Delaware State (Jan. 24) ... Had 29 points (10-17 FG) with 10 boards at DSU (March 5) ... In the MEAC Tournament he scored 80 points (26.7 avg) with 26 rebounds (8.7 rpg) and connected on 15-of-26 (.576 pct) from beyond the arc ... He was named the to MEAC All-Tournament Team ...
›› 2019-20 (SOPHOMORE):
Started one game and appeared in 32 as a sophomore… averaged 11.9 points per contest, checking in for more than 650 minutes off the bench… tallied a second-most 380 points by a Gamecock during the season… also finished with 124 rebounds and 124 defensive rebounds, ranking second in both categories on the team… led the Gamecocks with 78 free-throws made, hitting a team-best .772 of free-throw attempts… hit a team-high 58 3-pointers on 166 shots… made his first start Saturday, Feb. 15 at Belmont, scoring 25 points… recorded a career-high 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting and 7-for-11 from long range vs. Carver College on Dec. 28… grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds Dec. 16 vs. Evansville… was one of just two Gamecocks to record multiple double-doubles with two during the season… hit five-or-more 3-pointers in a single game on three occasions… transferred following the end of the season.
›› 2018-19 (FRESHMAN) AT JACKSONVILLE STATE:
Played in 23 games as a true freshman… averaged 5.3 points per game, totaling 122 points in 158 minutes of play… led the Gamecocks with a .373 3-point shooting average, hitting 25 of 67 shots from beyond the arc… shot the team’s second-best free-throw average at .826, sinking 19 of 23 from the charity stripe… twice scored a career-best 20 points in 2018-19… put up 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting and 6-for-11 shooting from 3-point point range Dec. 29 vs. Reinhardt at Pete Mathews Coliseum… tied his career-best scoring mark at Eastern Illinois Feb. 28 on 5-of-8 from the floor and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc… was also 6-for-6 from the free-throw line at EIU, helping the Gamecocks to an 89-84, double-OT victory over the Panthers… his 20-point performance at EIU saw the freshman bucket 12 points in the second half and five points in overtime.
›› HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years at Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, Ky., for head coaches Kyle Eades, Frankie Smith and Kerry Stovall…won a district and region championship with the Colonels … scored 2,314 career points, tops in Colonel program history ... was an all-district performer all four seasons with the CCHS…was named all-region in 2017 and 2018…averaged 32 points and nine rebounds per game his senior season…competed in the Kentucky vs. Indiana All-Star Game…named the most valuable player of the Henderson Tournament ... named to the All-Bluegrasspreps.com Team.
›› MISCELLANEOUS
Born July 12, 2000…son of Brenda Thompson…has one sister, Yasheika Thompson.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Junior
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6'4"
200 lbs
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2021-22Junior
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6'4"
200 lbs
