D.J. Thompson (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional

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player. He is 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ½ in) in height and he plays the

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position. He last played for Best Balıkesir of the

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Amateur career

Thompson played his high school basketball in Raleigh, North Carolina at

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and he played collegiality at

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, where he had career averages of 13.0 points per game, 4.1 assists per game and 2.8 rebounds per game. In his senior year of college, he averaged 15.6 points per game, 4.9 assists per game and 3.3 rebounds per game. He led the Mountaineers to a 25–8 record, to the

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North Division title, and to a

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(NIT) bid. During his senior year his team managed to get wins over

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, the

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and

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External links

D.J. Thompson's player page on club's official website (Polish)
1985 births Living people AEK B.C. players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball players Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players AZS Koszalin players Basketball players from Louisiana Basketball players from Raleigh, North Carolina Best Balıkesir B.K. players Büyükçekmece Basketbol players Greek Basket League players Leesville Road High School alumni Ilysiakos B.C. players KK Włocławek players People from Leesville, Louisiana Point guards STB Le Havre players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub