Cat Thompson

John Ashworth "Cat" Thompson (February 10, 1906 – October 7, 1990) was an American basketball player.

Cat Thompson

Thompson from the 1930 Montanan
Personal information
Born	(1906-02-10)February 10, 1906 St. George, Utah
Died	October 7, 1990(1990-10-07) (aged 84) Idaho Falls, Idaho
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school	Dixie (St. George, Utah)
College	Montana State (1926–1930)
Position	Forward
Career highlights and awards
Helms National Player of the Year (1929) 4× All-American (1927–1930)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

He won the Utah state championship with Dixie High School team and finished second in the High School National Tournament in 1925. In college, he played for 3 seasons for Montana State, during which time his team had a record of 102-11. In 1929 he won the Helms Foundation Player of the Year award and his team won Helms National Championship . He averaged 15.4 points per game when the average team scored 40 points per game.

He was named All-America in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930. He scored 1,539 points in 100 career college games he played. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962.