Stephen Thompson Jr.
Thompson with the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team during the qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
No. 11 – Wisconsin Herd
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-03-23) March 23, 1997
Harbor City, California, U.S.
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High schoolBishop Montgomery
(Torrance, California)
CollegeOregon State (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Wisconsin Herd
2020Erie BayHawks
2020–2021Stella Azzurra Roma
2021–2022Reggio Emilia
2021–2022Vaqueros de Bayamón
2022–2023Bnei Herzliya
2023Vaqueros de Bayamón
2023–presentWisconsin Herd
Career highlights and awards

Stephen Mark Thompson Jr., (born March 23, 1997) nicknamed "Stevie",[1] is an American–Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, and declared for the 2017 NBA draft.

Early life and high school

He was born in Harbor City, California, to Stephen and Amy Thompson.[2]

He played basketball at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California (2015).[2] He was named CIF Southern Section Division IV High School Player of the Year by the John R. Wooden Award Committee.[2] He set school records for career points (2,246), season points (803), season scoring average (24.4), and career wins (114).[2] As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.6 steals.[2] As a junior he was named First Team All-State.[2] He was named First Team All-Del Rey League as a sophomore, junior and senior.[2] He graduated with a 4.33 GPA.[2]

College career

He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, and declared for the 2017 NBA draft.[3][4][5]

As a freshman he averaged 10.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.[2] As a sophomore he averaged 16.3 points (6th in the Pac-12), 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.4 steals (7th) per game.[2] He was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.[2]

As a junior he averaged 15.8 points (10th), 3.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals (3rd) per game.[2] He was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team, and the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.[2] As a senior he averaged 16.1 points (9th), 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.5 steals (5th) per game.[2] He was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team, the NABC All-District 20 Second Team, named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team and the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.[2] Finished his Oregon State career fourth all-time in scoring (1,767), first in 3-pointers made (230), and tied for eighth in steals (177).[2]

He earned his Oregon State bachelor’s degree in Digital Communication Arts in three years.[2] He then pursued a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Speech Communication and Sociology.[2]

Professional career

Wisconsin Herd (2019–2020)

On October 28, 2019, Thompson was named to the training camp roster of the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played in three games for the team.[6]

Erie Bayhawks (2020)

On February 4, 2020, Thompson was signed by the Erie BayHawks of the G League.[7] He played in one game for the team.[6] He was waived on February 14.[8]

Stella Azzurra Roma (2020–2021)

Thompson signed with Stella Azzurra Roma of the Serie B Basket on August 1, 2020.[9] In 2020–21 he averaged 21.4 points (3rd in the league), 5.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals (leading the league) per game.[6]

Reggio Emilia (2021–2022)

On July 16, 2021, Thompson signed in the highest Italian competition, in the Serie A for Reggio Emilia a two years contract with exit option in 2022.[10]

Bnei Herzelia (2022–2023)

On November 23, 2022, Thompson signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[6]

Return to Wisconsin (2023–present)

On November 10, 2023, Thompson was named to the opening night roster for the Wisconsin Herd.[11]

FIBA senior team competitions

Thompson played in the 2021 Americas World Cup Qualifier, and the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Oregon State 32521.7.405.375.6911.9.81.2.310.6
2016–17 Oregon State 262636.2.397.341.6344.33.01.4.216.3
2017–18 Oregon State 323236.6.461.348.6573.13.31.7.315.8
2018–19 Oregon State 313136.6.428.308.7554.23.21.5.216.1
Career 1219432.6.425.340.6813.32.61.5.314.6

Personal life

He is the son of former NBA player Stephen Thompson and Amy Thompson.[12] His brother, Ethan, also played for the Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Mark THOMPSON JR". FIBA Basketball World Cup. International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Stephen Thompson Jr. – Men's Basketball". Oregon State University Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Sources: Oregon State sophomores Drew Eubanks, Stephen Thompson Jr. to declare for NBA draft". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Oregon State's Stephen Thompson exploring the NBA Draft waters". www.numberfire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  5. ↑ "Oregon State's Eubanks, Thompson Jr. to declare for NBA Draft". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stevie Thompson Player Profile, Erie BayHawks (2019) – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  7. ↑ "Stephen Thompson: Scooped by BayHawks". CBS Sports. February 4, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Erie BayHawks trade for post player". Erie Times-News. February 14, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Stevie Thompson joins Stella Azzurra". Sportando. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ "UNAHOTELS, ingaggiato "Stevie" Thompson". pallacanestroreggiana.it. 16 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCE 2023-24 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER". gleague.nba.com. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Bishop Montgomery's Ethan Thompson is the 2017 boys basketball Player of the Year".
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