Michael Thompson (basketball)

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Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson.jpg
Thompson with Rouen in 2015
No. 22–Al Ahly
Position Point guard
League Egyptian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1989-02-09) February 9, 1989 (age 34)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Lincoln Park (Chicago, Illinois)
College Northwestern (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Skyliners Frankfurt
2012–2013 ASVEL
2013–2014 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2014–2015 SPO Rouen
2015–2016Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2016–2017 Beşiktaş
2017–2018 İstanbul BB
2018–2019 Le Mans
2019–2020 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2020–2021 Astana
2021–2022;
2023–present		 Al Ahly
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Jovan "Juice" Thompson (born February 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Al Ahly of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. In the 2023 season, he won the BAL championship with Al Ahly.

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Professional career

In June 2013, Thompson signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. [1]

On July 24, 2014, he joined SPO Rouen. [2]

On August 12, 2015, Thompson returned to Élan béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. [3] On 31 October 2015, Thompson scored 41 points in a game against SLUC Nancy. [4] Thompson was named to the All-LNB Pro A Team of the 2015–16 season [5] and was the league's top scorer. [6]

On July 4, 2016, Thompson signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş. [7]

On July 9, 2017, Thompson joined İstanbul BB. [8]

On August 23, 2019, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. [9] He averaged 9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game. On August 10, 2020, Thompson signed with BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship and the VTB United League. [10]

On September 9, 2021, Thompson signed with Egyptian club Al Ahly. [11] After the 2021–22 season, he left the team; however, Thompson returned in April 2023 for the 2023 BAL season. [12] On May 27, 2023, Thompson won the 2023 BAL championship with Al Ahly. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Alexandre Lacoste (June 14, 2013). "Michael Thompson à Pau, Abdel Kader Sylla aussi". Catch and shoot. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Michael Thompson rejoint le SPO Rouen". bebasket.fr. July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Vincent Thiollière (August 12, 2015). "Michael Thompson de retour à l'Élan béarnais". bebasket.fr. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ Gabriel Pantel-Jouve (October 31, 2015). "L'Élan béarnais gagne avec 41 points de Thompson". bebasket.fr. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Les 5 de l'année connus". lnb.fr. April 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Michael Thompson, meilleur marqueur de ProA". lnb.fr.
  7. ↑ "Michael Thompson inks with Besiktas". Sportando.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Istanbul BSB land Michael Thompson". Sportando.com. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Juice Thompson officially joins Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando. August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Michael Thompson signs with Astana". Sportando. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ Ismail, Ali (September 9, 2021). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly sign Michael Thompson from PBC Astana". KingFut. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Al Ahly (EGYPT)". The BAL. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "AL AHLY ARE THE 2023 BAL CHAMPIONS". The BAL. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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