Unique Thompson

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Unique Thompson
No. 52–Albury Wodonga Bandits
Position Forward
League NBL1 East
Personal information
Born (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 25)
Listed height6 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 career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 WBC Sparta&K
2022 Albury Wodonga Bandits
2022–2024 Nadezhda Orenburg
2024–presentAlbury Wodonga Bandits
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Unique Thompson (born July 27, 1999) [1] is an American professional basketball player.

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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]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
2017-18Auburn2748.3%-56.3%8.411.040.781.1911.52
2018-19Auburn3256.3%-61.0%10.311.090.631.7812.16
2019-20Auburn2958.2%-69.0%11.411.760.411.6616.21
2020-21Auburn2148.3%100.0%77.1%12.761.290.432.3817.62
Career10952.8%100.0%66.3%10.611.290.571.7214.13
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
2017-18Auburn27131271004987227282132311
2018-19Auburn321532720083136330352057389
2019-20Auburn2917730400116168331511248470
2020-21Auburn21144298118110526827950370
Career1096051145113294961156141621871540

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

  1. ↑ "Unique Thompson WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Unique Thompson - Women's Basketball". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. ↑ "unique-thompson". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ↑ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 86. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Unique Thompson". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Mobile's Unique Thompson drafted into WNBA". April 16, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". rocketcitynow.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  13. ↑ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". The Auburn Plainsman. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  14. ↑ "Thompson ends Auburn's WNBA Draft drought". AuburnUndercover & ITAT.
  15. ↑ "Auburn star Unique Thompson to enter WNBA draft". March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Sutton, Hailey. "Auburn's Unique Thompson drafted to Indiana Fever". wsfa.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  18. 1 2 "Unique Thompson" . australiabasket.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "NBL1 East Finals MVP returns". NBL1.com.au. May 1, 2024. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
  21. ↑ Pike, Chris (May 19, 2024). "Recap NBL1 East | Round 7 Sunday". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
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