Shevon Thompson

Shevon Thompson
İstanbul BB
Position Center
League Turkish Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1993-06-10) June 10, 1993
Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Nationality Jamaican
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Vere Technical (Clarendon, Jamaica)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Erie BayHawks
2017–2018 Raptors 905
2018–present İstanbul BB

Shevon Thompson (born June 10, 1993) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for the Istanbul BB of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for George Mason.

Early life

Thompson grew up playing soccer in Jamaica. He never played basketball until his junior year of high school, when a woman noticed his height and asked if he knew how to play. Thompson replied no, so the woman offered to teach him later. Thompson became more comfortable the more he played and began attracting attention in the United States.[1]

College career

Thompson began his college career at Midland College and played a season at Harcum College. He transferred to George Mason as a junior, selecting the Patriots over offers from Butler, Wichita State and Old Dominion partially because coach Paul Hewitt grew up in Jamaica. As a junior, he averaged 12.5 points and 10.9 rebounds per game.[1] As a senior at George Mason, Thompson averaged 9.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. He was selected to play in the Reese’s College All-Star Game.[2]

Professional career

Thompson was selected in the second round with the 33rd pick of the 2016 NBA Development League draft by the Erie BayHawks.[3] He averaged 12.1 points and 7.5 rebounds in 17 games in his rookie season. On November 17, 2017, he was traded to Raptors 905 in exchange for Scott Suggs.[4] On August 5, 2018, Thompson signed with Istanbul BB of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 O'Connor, John (January 8, 2015). "Thompson gives GMU interior oomph". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Alan. "Shevon Thompson Selected For Reese's College All-Star Game". George Mason Patriots. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Shevon Thompson Drafted to the Erie BayHawks". Giantkiller.co. October 31, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Shelton, Cole (November 17, 2017). "Raptors 905 acquire Shevon Thompson by trade, make other moves". Raptors HQ. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "IBB signs Shevon Thompson". Sportando. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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