2008 Men's Basketball Roster
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Kevin Thompson
Event: Forward
Height: 6-8
Weight: 240
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
High School: Walbrook HS
2008-09 Season Update: Started at LaSalle and scored 4 points with 7 rebounds and a block in 21 minutes...Started vs. UMBC and scored 12 points (5-11 FG) in 27 minutes...Scored game-high 12 points (4-10 FG) with 4 boards in 22 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Posted 14 points and 8 rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Utah (11/22)...Had 6 points and five boards vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Had 14 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes at Ole Miss (11/29)...Had five boards against St. Francis-Pa (12/1)...Posted his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds with two blocks vs. Coppin State (12/6)…Posted game and career-high 12 rebounds with 5 points at DePaul (12/10)...Scored 7 points with 6 rebounds and 5 blocks in 17 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/27)...Scored career-high 18 points with 6 boards at Saint Mary’s (12/28)...Pulled down 12 boards and scored 9 points vs. Washington (12/30)...Collected 10 points with a game-high 13 rebounds in 29 minutes at Maryland (1/7)...Posted 15 points and nine rebounds vs. N.C. A&T (1/10)...Scored 15 points with nine boards, three assists and three steals vs. Norfolk State (1/12)...Posted 16 points and had 12 rebounds in 28 minutes at BCU (1/19)...Scored 10 points with 9 rebounds in 27 minutes vs. Howard (1/24)...Collected 10 points and 10 rebounds with 8 points and 4 blocks at Delaware State (2/2)...Scored 6 points with 9 rebounds in 27 minutes at WSSU(2/7)...Averaging 9.0 ppg and 7.8 rpg...Posted 14 points (7-9 FG) in 14 minutes at S.C. State (2/9)...Scored 13 points with 8 rebounds and a block vs. FAMU (2/14)...Chipped in 9 points (3-3 FT) in 20 minutes at Howard (2/18)...Posted 12 points, 9 rebounds and had 5 assists at Towson (2/21)...Had 9 points and 8 rebounds in 25 minutes vs. Delaware State (2/28)...Shot 5-for-8 from the field and scored 10 points with 7 rebounds at Coppin State (3/5)...HAd 8 points with 8 rebounds and two blocks vs. #8 Florida A&M (3/11)...Notched a double-double (15 pts, 11 rebs) in 30 minutes vs. #3 Norfolk State in the MEAC Championship (3/14)...Had four rebounds and a basket in 17 minutes vs. #2 Oklahoma in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19)...Averaged 8.9 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 1.1 bpg...Five-time MEAC Rookie of the Week...2009 MEAC All-Rookie Team...
2007-08: Redshirted as a freshman...
Notables: Standout at Walbrook H.S. (Baltimore, Md.) and one of the premier post players in the state of Maryland. MidAtlanticHoops.com listed him ranked 53rd of the Top 75 seniors from the Class of 2007...averaged 17.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game. He recorded a double-double (points & rebounds) in every high school game he started...He was selected to the Harrisburg Christmas All-Tournament Team and earned Most Valuable Player honors at The Junction Mixer...In 2006 he helped lead his team to the Baltimore City Championship title and in 2005 his squad finished as the Maryland State Champs, 4A Regional Champs and Baltimore City Champs under coach Kelvin Bridgers... Personal: Born May 6, 1989...son of Lisa and Kevin Thompson Sr....nicknamed “Big Baby”...worked during a summer at Footlocker...enjoys baseball and football...his favorite NBA team is the Miami Heat.
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