2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Christion Thompson
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Gonzales, La.
- High School:
- Madison Prep
- Prev School:
- Rhode Island
2019-20: Tabbed to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll once (1/6)…Earned a spot on the AAC All-Academic Team…The only player on the team to start all 30 games…Led Tulane in rebounds, assists, steals and field goal percentage, and ranked second in scoring…Led the team in rebounding a team-best 15 times and in assists a club-leading 12 times…Ranked second on the roster in charges taken with 14…Averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.9 steals in 33.8 minutes per game…Scored in double-figures 23 times…Had at least three assists 18 times and had multiple steals in 16 contests…Recorded four 20-point performances and compiled two double-doubles…Ranked fourth in the conference in steals, seventh in minutes played, ninth in scoring and 10th in rebounding…In conference play, his 15.3 points per game ranked seventh in the league…Tallied his first-career double-double in his Tulane debut with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana (11/6)…Tallied 19 points and eight boards in the win over Jackson State (11/12)…Scored all of his 25 points in the second half while making a career-high five 3-pointers and shot 8-of-12 overall in the win over Middle Tennessee (11/22)…Had 10 points, nine rebounds and five steals in the win over Southern (12/1)…Compiled 15 points, nine rebounds and a season-high four blocks in the win at Southern Miss (12/4)… Put up 19 points, made four 3s and handed out five assists vs. Towson (12/21)… Tallied 17 points, five rebounds and four assists at No. 9 Memphis (12/30)… Scored 20 points with a game-high nine rebounds and shot 11-of-12 at the free throw line in the win over Cincinnati (1/4)…Grabbed 10 rebounds with four assists at UConn (1/8)…Scored 19 points against UCF (1/14)…Compiled his second double-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and three steals at East Carolina (1/25)…Contributed 23 points, nine rebounds, a career-high six assists and five steals vs. ECU (2/8)…Added 18 points, eight rebounds and four helpers vs. Temple (2/12)…Scored 16 points with seven boards at Wichita State (2/16)…Tallied 19 points on 11-of-16 shooting at the free throw line to go with six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the win over SMU (2/19)…Notched 15 points and nine boards in the win at UCF (2/22)…Scored a career-high 30 points and made nine field goals while going 11-of-12 at the free throw line against Memphis (2/29)…Shot 8-of-10 and had a team-high 21 points in the season finale against UConn (3/8).
At Rhode Island (2015-19): Played in 88 games and made 16 starts in three seasons with the Rams…Scored 367 points and compiled 237 rebounds, 88 assists and 76 steals during his tenure…Redshirted the 2017-18 season…Appeared in all 33 games and made 15 starts as a redshirt junior in 2018-19…Averaged 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 26.1 minutes per game…Scored a career-high 14 points and made four 3s against Bryant…Added 12 points and matched a career-high eight rebounds in a win over West Virginia…Played in 26 games and averaged 10.3 minutes off the bench as a sophomore in 2016-17…Appeared in 29 contests and made one start as a freshman in 2015-16…Averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game.
Before College: Attended Madison Prep as a senior and helped the team to a to a 34-0 record and the Louisiana 1A state championship under head coach Jeff Jones…Was a teammate with former LSU standout Brandon Sampson…Was a 2015 Louisiana All-State selection…Averaged 12.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior year…Rated a three-star player by Scout.com and Future 150.com recruiting services…Played at Dutchtown High School prior to his senior season…Averaged 21.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a junior…Helped guide Dutchtown to a school record 24 wins and the LHSAA 5A state quarterfinals…Played AAU basketball with Nike Team Louisiana.
Facts: Born Jan. 28 in Baton Rouge, La.,…Son to Nedria Thompson…Has two siblings, Tevin and Dezmond…Earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at URI.
