Unique Thompson (born July 27, 1999) is an American professional basketball player.

Early life

Thompson grew up in

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, where she attended Faith Academy. She was the #74 overall recruit in her draft class and the #16 forward.

College career

Thompson played college basketball at

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a tota ...

. 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, All-SEC First Team in 2020, 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

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s, which is also a team record.

College statistics

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Professional career

Thompson was chosen in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the

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of the

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(WNBA). She became the ninth player in Auburn program history to be drafted and the first since

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. Thompson made her professional debut in the 2021–22 season with WBC Sparta&K of the

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. In 2022, Thompson helped the

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win the

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championship behind grand final MVP honors. She was named to the NBL1 East All-Star Five and the

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National Finals All-Star Five. Thompson played for

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in Russia in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. Thompson returned to the Bandits in 2024. On May 19, she had a

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with 30 points, 22 rebounds, 11 steals and three assists in an 86–73 win over the

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. Thompson returned to Nadezhda Orenburg for the 2024–25 season. Thompson joined the Mackay Meteorettes of the

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for the 2025 season. On July 17, 2025, Thompson signed with the

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of the

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(WNBL) for the 2025–26 season.

References

External links

NBL1 profileAuburn Tigers college bio
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