Unique Thompson

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Unique Thompson
Personal information
Born (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 22)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolFaith Academy
CollegeAuburn Tigers women's basketball (2017–21)
NBA draft2021 / Round: 2nd / Pick: 19th
Selected by the Indiana Fever
PositionForward


Unique Thompson (born July 27, 1999)[1] is an American professional basketball player. She was chosen in the second round of the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.[2][3][4][5][6]

Thompson grew up in Theodore, Alabama, where she attended Faith Academy.[7] She was the #74 overall recruit in her draft class and the #16 forward.[8]

Thompson played college basketball at Auburn University. She averaged 14.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game in college on a 52.8% field goal percentage. Thompson was an All-American honorable mention in 2020 and 2021. She was named to the All-SEC First Team in 2020 and the Second Team in 2021. She totaled 1,540 career points; 1,156 rebounds, making her Auburn's all-time leading rebounds; and 58 double-doubles, which is also a team record.[9][10]

Thompson declared for the WNBA Draft in spring 2021. She is the ninth player in Auburn program history to be drafted and the first since 2009.[11][12][13][14]

Auburn statistics[]

Source[15]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2017-18 Auburn 27 48.3% - 56.3% 8.41 1.04 0.78 1.19 11.52
2018-19 Auburn 32 56.3% - 61.0% 10.31 1.09 0.63 1.78 12.16
2019-20 Auburn 29 58.2% - 69.0% 11.41 1.76 0.41 1.66 16.21
2020-21 Auburn 21 48.3% 100.0% 77.1% 12.76 1.29 0.43 2.38 17.62
Career 109 52.8% 100.0% 66.3% 10.61 1.29 0.57 1.72 14.13
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2017-18 Auburn 27 131 271 0 0 49 87 227 28 21 32 311
2018-19 Auburn 32 153 272 0 0 83 136 330 35 20 57 389
2019-20 Auburn 29 177 304 0 0 116 168 331 51 12 48 470
2020-21 Auburn 21 144 298 1 1 81 105 268 27 9 50 370
Career 109 605 1145 1 1 329 496 1156 141 62 187 1540

Awards and honors[]

  • 2018 SEC All Freshman team[16]
  • 2020 All-SEC First team[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Unique Thompson WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. ^ jlee@oanow.com, JUSTIN LEE. "Fever coach excited to see Unique Thompson at training camp". OANow.com.
  3. ^ "Mobile's Unique Thompson drafted into WNBA". April 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Mobile's Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". FOX10 News.
  5. ^ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". rocketcitynow.com.
  6. ^ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". The Auburn Plainsman.
  7. ^ "Unique Thompson - Women's Basketball". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  8. ^ "unique-thompson". ESPN.com.
  9. ^ "Unique Thompson". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
  10. ^ "Auburn women's basketball: Unique Thompson looks ahead to WNBA Draft". April 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Thompson ends Auburn's WNBA Draft drought". AuburnUndercover & ITAT.
  12. ^ "Auburn star Unique Thompson to enter WNBA draft". March 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Han, Giana (March 16, 2021). "Auburn's Unique Thompson declares for WNBA Draft". al.
  14. ^ Sutton, Hailey. "Auburn's Unique Thompson drafted to Indiana Fever". wsfa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  15. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  16. ^ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 86. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  17. ^ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 15. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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