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Keon Thompson
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| Born | October 9, 2003 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| Position | Point guard |
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Keon Thompson Jr. (born October 9, 2003) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.
High school career
[edit]Thompson played three years of high school basketball at Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Indiana. He averaged 21.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a sophomore.[1] Thompson averaged 31 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists per game as a junior and scored 1,353 points, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer. He did a postgraduate season at Hargrave Military Academy and played for the Tigers, earning second-team All-American honors.[2] He committed to play college basketball at UMass and was primarily recruited by assistant coach Will Bailey.[3]
College career
[edit]Thompson started nine games as a freshman at UMass and averaged 5.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. As a sophomore, he started 30 games and averaged 9.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. Thompson transferred to Stephen F. Austin after his sophomore season.[2] He averaged 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a junior. On February 14, 2026, Thompson scored a career-high 32 points in a win against UT Rio Grande Valley and earned his fifth consecutive Southland Player of the Week nod.[4] As a senior, Thompson averaged 18.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He was named Southland Player of the Year.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Countdown to boys basketball: Keon Thompson-led Merrillville ranked No. 6 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ^ a b Green, Jace (April 23, 2024). "Lumberjack Basketball Welcomes Keon Thompson to SFA". Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ^ Grabowski, Kyle (August 25, 2022). "Frank Martin unpacking his vision for UMass basketball program". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ^ "Five for Five: Thompson Garners Fifth SLC Player of the Week Honor". Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. February 16, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ^ "SFA's Thompson Earns Player of the Year Nod, Four Lumberjacks Win Superlative Honors as Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards Announced". Southland Conference. March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.