Position Power forward Name Deon Thompson Career start 2010 Listed weight 109 kg (240 lb) Weight 109 kg | Height 2.04 m Nationality American Role Basketball player Pro career 2010 | |
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Deon Thompson(디온 톰슨) Spain Liga Endesa Highlights
Deon Marshall Thompson (born September 16, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Standing at the 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in), he plays the power forward position.
Contents
- Deon Thompson Spain Liga Endesa Highlights
- Deon Thompson first interview as a Zalgiris player
- High school and college career
- Professional career
- Career statistics
- Personal life
- References
Deon Thompson first interview as a Zalgiris player
High school and college career
As a senior at Torrance High School in Torrance, California, Thompson scored 30 or more points five times and had 20 or more rebounds on six occasions, and led his team to the Division II-A finals in 2006 and quarterfinals in 2005. He averaged 21.5 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.6 blocked shots as a senior.
Thompson wore number 21 for North Carolina; when his college career ended in 2010, he had played in a total of 152 games, at that time the most in NCAA Division I men's history. (The record was broken the following season by David Lighty of Ohio State; Thompson is now tied for fourth on the overall list.)
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Thompson joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On August 1, 2010, he signed with Greek club Ikaros Kallitheas for the 2010–11 season.
On July 20, 2011, Thompson signed a two-year deal with Slovenian club Union Olimpija. With Olimpija he won the 2012 Slovenian Cup. On August 7, 2012, he parted ways with Olimpija.
On August 12, 2012, Thompson signed with German club Alba Berlin for the 2012–13 season. With Alba he won the 2013 German Cup. At the end of the season he was named to the All-BBL First Team.
On August 2, 2013, Thompson signed with Bayern Munich. With Bayern he won the 2013–14 Bundesliga, and was also named to the All-BBL Second Team. On August 14, 2014, he parted ways with Bayern.
On August 26, 2014, Thompson signed with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of China for the 2014–15 CBA season. On March 23, 2015, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League for the rest of the season.
On July 20, 2015, Thompson returned to Bayern Munich, signing a one-year deal.
On July 12, 2016, Thompson signed with Galatasaray for the 2016–17 season. On January 2, 2017, he left Galatasaray and signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda for the rest of the season.
On August 19, 2017, Thompson signed with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Personal life
On August 6, 2016, Deon married his girlfriend Amber Grissom, who was also an UNC cheerleader.