Keon Thompson

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 198
Position:
G
Hometown:
Merrillville, Indiana
Last College:
UMass

HONORS

BY THE NUMBERS
Career Games Played
Career Starts
Double-figure Scoring Games

2024-25 (JUNIOR)
Played in 23 games making 22 starts in his first season as a Lumberjack...Averaged 32.4 minutes per game...Led team in shooting percentage with a clip of 46.6% and ranked second in scoring at 13.5 ppg...Set a new career-high in single-game scoring with 23 points at New Orleans (Feb. 3)...Scored in double figures 16 times with four 20-point games...A 76.7% (69-of-90) free throw shooter...Grabbed 120 rebounds at 5.2 rebounds per game and set a new single-game best with a dozen boards against UTRGV (Feb. 10)...Led 'Jacks with 75 assists, including a career-best 10 against East Texas A&M (Jan. 27)..Ranked third on the team with 41 steals and recorded multiple thefts in 13 games including a career-high four vs. Texas Wesleyan (Dec. 20)...Added three blocks...

2023-24 (UMASS)
Started 30 games for the Minutemen during his sophomore campaign and helped lead the team to a 20-11 overall record and 11-7 in the Atlantic 10...Set new single-game career highs in points (21), rebounds (9), steals (3) and field goals made (7)...Ranked third in the A-10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5) during the regular season...Recorded 15 double-digit scoring performances, including seven straight from Jan. 20 - Feb. 14, 2024...Scored a career-high 21 points vs. Siena (Dec. 30), shooting 7-12 from the field...Scored 19 points against Towson (Dec. 6), all coming in the second half...

2022-23 (UMASS)
Appeared in 30 games with nine starts for the Minutemen...Averaged 5.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game...Scored 10 points and added five boards and three assists in season opener against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 7)...Set a career-high with 12 assists against Davidson (Feb. 4), becoming one of three players in the A-10 to record 12 or more assists in a single game during the 2022-23 season...Scored a then career-high 15 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists in a win at Rhode Island (Feb. 18)...

PREP
A 2,000-point scorer across prep career at Merrillville HS (Ind.) and Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.)...Named a second team Prep School All-American...Merrillville’s all-time leading scorer with 1,353 points in three seasons...Averaged 31 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists at Merrillville High School during the 2019-20 season...Set Merrillville's single season school record for points with 706 and set single game scoring record with 52 points...Played with the Indiana Elite on the AAU circuit...

PERSONAL
Son of Simone and Keon Thompson Sr., and brother to sister Kiarra...Kiarra played basketball at UIC...Has been friends with teammate Chrishawn Christmas since grade school...Keon Is majoring in Communications...Favorite musician is Drake and favorite food is mostaccioli pasta...Enjoys video games and watching movies, especially action and adventure movies...