Men's Basketball
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Courtesy: University of North Texas Release: 06/14/2007 |
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North Texas 2008-09 North Texas’ second-highest scoring threat at 11.4 points per game … Had five 20-point games in 08-09, including career scoring efforts in three of four games in December, culminating in a 27-point outing at Louisiana-Lafayette … Was named the Sun Belt Player of the Week on Dec. 10 … Shot 45.1 percent from deep in Sun Belt play, which ranked fourth in the league … Recorded the first perfect night in North Texas history versus Sam Houston (6-of-6 field goal, 2-of-2 three-point, 6-of-6 free throw) … 79.1 free throw percentage ranked fourth on the squad and ninth in the Sun Belt … Made13 free throws against ULL, which are the second most by an SBC player … Started the season opener against Cameron and notched a team-high 13 points. 2007-08 Thompson averaged 6.4 points per game as a freshman, which will rank third among all returners … North Texas was 7-5 in games started by Thompson, including the season opener and the win over Oklahoma State … Reached double-figures seven times … Posted a season-best 18 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the win over Hartford … Tallied back-to-back double-digit outings against Florida International and Western Kentucky where he was a combined 11-of-11 from the free-throw line … Just missed his first double-double in the school-record 21-point comeback win at New Mexico State with nine points and eight rebounds … Was among the team leaders with a 79.7 percent mark from the free-throw stripe … Had 10 perfect games from the free-throw line as a freshman, as well as a 21-of-25 (84 percent) mark during the month of February … Ranks second among all returners with 14 steals and third with 21 assists. Brewster Academy (N.H.) Led Brewster Academy to the NEPSAC Championship game … Put up 13 games with at least 15 points in guiding the Bobcats to a No. 5 national ranking and a 29-6 record … Racked up 29, 21 and 18 point performances in three consecutive games … Thompson’s team-high 25 points in the NEPSAC Title game nearly gave Brewster the conference crown. Angleton High School Was ranked the 18th best player in the state out of Angleton High according to Hoopscoop.com … Earned District 24-4A MVP honors as a senior … Led Angleton to its first ever trip to the state tournament, and a 35-4 record … Averaged 26.7 points per game and boasted an 80 percent mark from the free throw line … Earned all-state and state tournament team appointments … A potent scorer, Thompson had a pair of 40-plus point performances in the Wildcats’ playoff run to go with a 37-point outing in the state semifinals. Personal Son of Kathy Goodwin and Steven Thompson … Born Sept. 18, 1988 … Has one brother, Tyrell, and one sister, Tiffany. |
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