Unique Thompson
No. 52 – Albury Wodonga Bandits | |
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Position | Forward |
League | NBL1 East |
Personal information | |
Born | (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 25) |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Faith Academy (Mobile, Alabama) |
College | Auburn (2017–2021) |
WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 19th overall pick |
Selected by the Indiana Fever | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–2022 | WBC Sparta&K |
2022 | Albury Wodonga Bandits |
2022–2024 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
2024–present | Albury Wodonga Bandits |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Unique Thompson (born July 27, 1999)[1] is an American professional basketball player.
Early life
Thompson grew up in Theodore, Alabama, where she attended Faith Academy.[2] She was the #74 overall recruit in her draft class and the #16 forward.[3]
College career
Thompson played college basketball at Auburn University. She averaged 14.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game in college on a 52.8% field goal percentage. Thompson was an All-American honorable mention in 2020 and 2021. She was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2018,[4] All-SEC First Team in 2020,[5] and All-SEC Second Team in 2021. She totaled 1,540 career points; 1,156 rebounds, making her Auburn's all-time leading rebounds; and 58 double-doubles, which is also a team record.[6][7]
College statistics
Source[8]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2017-18 | Auburn | 27 | 48.3% | - | 56.3% | 8.41 | 1.04 | 0.78 | 1.19 | 11.52 |
2018-19 | Auburn | 32 | 56.3% | - | 61.0% | 10.31 | 1.09 | 0.63 | 1.78 | 12.16 |
2019-20 | Auburn | 29 | 58.2% | - | 69.0% | 11.41 | 1.76 | 0.41 | 1.66 | 16.21 |
2020-21 | Auburn | 21 | 48.3% | 100.0% | 77.1% | 12.76 | 1.29 | 0.43 | 2.38 | 17.62 |
Career | 109 | 52.8% | 100.0% | 66.3% | 10.61 | 1.29 | 0.57 | 1.72 | 14.13 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2017-18 | Auburn | 27 | 131 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 87 | 227 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 311 |
2018-19 | Auburn | 32 | 153 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 136 | 330 | 35 | 20 | 57 | 389 |
2019-20 | Auburn | 29 | 177 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 168 | 331 | 51 | 12 | 48 | 470 |
2020-21 | Auburn | 21 | 144 | 298 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 105 | 268 | 27 | 9 | 50 | 370 |
Career | 109 | 605 | 1145 | 1 | 1 | 329 | 496 | 1156 | 141 | 62 | 187 | 1540 |
Professional career
Thompson was chosen in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[9][10][11][12][13] She became the ninth player in Auburn program history to be drafted and the first since 2009.[14][15][16][17]
Thompson made her professional debut in the 2021–22 season with WBC Sparta&K of the Russian Premier League.[18]
In 2022, Thompson helped the Albury Wodonga Bandits win the NBL1 East championship behind grand final MVP honors.[19]
Thompson played for Nadezhda Orenburg in Russia in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[18]
Thompson returned to the Bandits in 2024.[20] On May 19, she had a triple-double with 30 points, 22 rebounds, 11 steals and three assists in an 86–73 win over the BA Centre of Excellence.[21]
References
- ^ "Unique Thompson WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Unique Thompson - Women's Basketball". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "unique-thompson". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 86. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Unique Thompson". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Auburn women's basketball: Unique Thompson looks ahead to WNBA Draft". April 15, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ LEE, JUSTIN. "Fever coach excited to see Unique Thompson at training camp". OANow.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Mobile's Unique Thompson drafted into WNBA". April 16, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Mobile's Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". FOX10 News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". rocketcitynow.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". The Auburn Plainsman. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Thompson ends Auburn's WNBA Draft drought". AuburnUndercover & ITAT.
- ^ "Auburn star Unique Thompson to enter WNBA draft". March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Han, Giana (March 16, 2021). "Auburn's Unique Thompson declares for WNBA Draft". al. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Sutton, Hailey. "Auburn's Unique Thompson drafted to Indiana Fever". wsfa.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ a b "Unique Thompson". australiabasket.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "NBL1 East Recap | Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. August 28, 2022. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 East Finals MVP returns". NBL1.com.au. May 1, 2024. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
- ^ Pike, Chris (May 19, 2024). "Recap NBL1 East | Round 7 Sunday". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
External links
- NBL1 profile
- Auburn Tigers college bio
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