Stephen Thompson Jr.

Stephen "Stevie" Thompson Jr. (born March 23, 1997) is an American–Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers. He declared for the 2017 NBA draft.[1][2][3]

Stevie Thompson
Thompson with the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team during the qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
No. 1 – Pallacanestro Reggiana
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1997-03-23) March 23, 1997
Harbor City, California
NationalityAmerican / Puerto Rican
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High schoolBishop Montgomery
(Torrance, California)
CollegeOregon State (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Wisconsin Herd
2020Erie BayHawks
2020–2021Stella Azzurra Roma
2021–presentReggio Emilia
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Wisconsin Herd (2019–2020)

On October 28, 2019, Thompson was named to the training camp roster of the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.

Erie Bayhawks (2020)

On February 4, 2020, Thompson was signed by the Erie BayHawks.[4] He was waived on February 14.[5]

Stella Azzurra Roma (2020–2021)

Thompson signed with Stella Azzurra Roma of the Serie B Basket on August 1, 2020.[6]

Reggio Emilia (2021–present)

On July 16, 2021, Thompson signed in the highest Italian competition, in the Serie A for Reggio Emilia a two years contract with exit option in 2022.[7]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Oregon State 32521.7.405.375.6911.9.81.2.310.6
2016–17 Oregon State 262636.2.397.341.6344.33.01.4.216.3
2017–18 Oregon State 323236.6.461.348.6573.13.31.7.315.8
2018–19 Oregon State 313136.6.428.308.7554.23.21.5.216.1
Career 1219432.6.425.340.6813.32.61.5.314.6

Personal life

He is the son of former NBA player Stephen Thompson and Amy Thompson.[8] His brother, Ethan, also played for the Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team.[8]

References
  1. "Sources: Oregon State sophomores Drew Eubanks, Stephen Thompson Jr. to declare for NBA draft". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  2. "Oregon State's Stephen Thompson exploring the NBA Draft waters". www.numberfire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. "Oregon State's Eubanks, Thompson Jr. to declare for NBA Draft". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. "Stephen Thompson: Scooped by BayHawks". CBS Sports. February 4, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. "Erie BayHawks trade for post player". Erie Times-News. February 14, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. "Stevie Thompson joins Stella Azzurra". Sportando. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. "UNAHOTELS, ingaggiato "Stevie" Thompson". pallacanestroreggiana.it. 16 July 2020.
  8. "Bishop Montgomery's Ethan Thompson is the 2017 boys basketball Player of the Year".
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