Michael Thompson (basketball)

Michael Thompson
No. 19 Beşiktaş
Position Point guard
League Turkish Basketball Super League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1989-02-02) February 2, 1989
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Lincoln Park (Chicago, Illinois)
College Northwestern (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Skyliners Frankfurt
2012–2013 ASVEL
2013–2014 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2014–2015 SPO Rouen
2015–2016 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2016–present Beşiktaş
Career highlights and awards

Michael Jovan "Juice" Thompson (born February 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

Professional career

In June 2013, Thompson signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez.[1]

On July 24, 2014, he joined SPO Rouen.[2]

On August 12, 2015, Thompson returned to Élan béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez.[3] On 31 October 2015, Thompson scored 41 points in a game against SLUC Nancy.[4] Thompson was named to the All-LNB Pro A Team of the 2015–16 season[5] and was the league's top scorer.[6]

On July 4, 2016, Thompson signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş.[7]

References

  1. Alexandre Lacoste (14 June 2013). "Michael Thompson à Pau, Abdel Kader Sylla aussi". Catch and shoot.
  2. "Michael Thompson rejoint le SPO Rouen". bebasket.fr. 24 July 2014.
  3. Vincent Thiollière (12 August 2015). "Michael Thompson de retour à l'Élan béarnais". bebasket.fr.
  4. Gabriel Pantel-Jouve (31 October 2015). "L'Élan béarnais gagne avec 41 points de Thompson". bebasket.fr.
  5. "Les 5 de l'année connus". lnb.fr. 21 April 2016.
  6. "Michael Thompson, meilleur marqueur de ProA". lnb.fr.
  7. "Michael Thompson inks with Besiktas". Sportando.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
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