Keon Thompson

Player
Seasons: 2022-23, 2023-24
Number: 5 (wore 22 in 2022-23)
Position: G
Height: 6' 0“
Weight: 210
Hometown: Merrillville IN
High School: Merrillville High School
Prep School: Hargrave Military Academy
Transfer From: none
Birthday: October 9¹⁾

At UMass

Committed to UMass on 4/18/22.²⁾ UMass made it official on 5/8.³⁾
Was primarily recruited by Will Bailey during his time with our staff.⁴⁾
Roster page at UMassAthletics.com
Entered the transfer portal on 3/21/24.⁵⁾⁶⁾

2023-24 Sophomore year

Played in 30 of the season's 31 games (exception: Fordham 3/6 due to foot injury)
Started in all 30 games he appeared in
Averaged 9.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game
Improved all of his shooting percentages from freshman year
Led the team in assists (89). Tied with Matt Cross in assists per game (3.0)
Took good care of the rock with a 2.5 assist:turnover ratio
Started off with a 13-5-6 (pts-rebs-ast) game against Albany (11/7), shooting an effective 5-8 from the floor
Tallied 7-6-3 versus Harvard (11/17)
Went 5-9 from the floor, tallied 12 pts and 4 boards in the win over South Florida (12/2)
At Towson (12/6), drew 8 fouls and shot 8-11 from the line, plus 5 FGs, for 19 points
Put up 10-3-6 in the win over UMass-Lowell (12/9)
Tallied 8-6-4 in the win over West Virginia (12/16)
Shot 5-8 and tallied 13-4-6 versus Portland (12/22)
Scored a career-high 21 points, going 7-12 from the field and 6-8 from the stripe, in the win over Siena (12/30)
Put up 10-4-6 in the A10 season opening win against Duquesne (1/3)
Held scoreless in the loss at Dayton (1/7)
Put up 12 points, including 6-6 from the stripe, at Rhode Island (1/13)
Ran off a streak of 8 games with double-figure scoring, GW 1/20 through Richmond 2/14
Tallied 13-4-3-2 in the win over GW (1/20)
Hit a pair of threes, scored 14 total points, and snared 5 boards in the win at SLU (1/27)
Shot 7-9 and scored 16 points at St. Bonaventure (2/7)
Put up 16-6-4 and shot 7-10 from the floor in the win over Rhody (2/11)
One board short of a double-double, 13 & 9, in the win at Richmond (2/14)
Numbers took a little dip down the stretch: From the game at La Salle (2/17) thru the end of the season, averages fell to 4.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.8 apg
Held to 4-0-2 in a foul-out after 18 minutes in the loss at La Salle (2/17)
Played 33 minutes but limited to 1-5 shooting, and a 4-3-3 game in the win over VCU (2/20)
Came back a bit with 3-5 shooting and 7-2-5-3 against St. Bonaventure (2/24)
Played 27 minutes in the win at GW (2/27), putting up 4-2-4-3
Also played 27 in the win at Davidson (3/2), but didn't tally a point or assist
DNP against Fordham (3/6), sitting out with a foot injury⁷⁾
Article 3/14/24: Stoic, steady and reliable: Keon Thompson stayed at UMass and it’s paying off
Played 30 minutes against VCU in the A10 Tournament (3/14), but went 2-11 from the floor, finishing with 5-4-3
Game logs

2022-23 Freshman year

Played in 30 of the season's 31 games, the only exception being the 11/29 game at South Florida, with a minor injury.⁸⁾
Started 9 of the last 10 games in the season, the exception being Senior Night. Although he never played Point Guard in high school,⁹⁾ Keon took over the starting 1 role from Rahsool Diggins, who had been starting in place of Noah Fernandes.
Prior to the starting role, was averaging 16.3 minutes, 4.5 points, 2.2 assists, and .344 from the floor. In the final 10 games: 26.7 minutes, 8.4 points, 3.8 assists, and .409 from the floor.
Nice start to the season: shot 5-8 for 10 points, 5 boards and 3 assists in the opener against CCSU (11/7).
Back-to-back double-figure games: 13-2-4 against Albany (12/5), and 11-1-1 vs UMass-Lowell (12/8).
Article 1/6/23: UMass basketball freshman Keon Thompson stays ready for his moments (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Posted 11-3-3 against Duquesne (1/28).
Tallied 10-1-2 at George Mason (2/1).
Dished a season/career-high 12 assists against Davidson (2/4).
Posted 13-1-4 in a season-high 37 minutes at Fordham (2/8).
Shot 6-10 from the field, 1-2 from 3, for 15 points (a season/career high) in the win at Rhode Island (2/18).
Game logs

Statistics

Season	G	GS	MP	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	APG	TOV	A:TO	STL	BLK	PF	FO
2022-23	30	9	608	20.3	68	181	.376	62	147	.422	6	34	.176	32	47	.681	174	5.8	13	47	60	2.0	82	2.7	56	1.5	17	3	45	1
2023-24	30	30	837	27.9	103	231	.446	90	175	.514	13	56	.232	59	82	.720	278	9.3	25	88	113	3.8	89	3.0	35	2.5	32	12	74	2
Career	60	39	1445	24.1	171	412	.415	152	322	.472	19	90	.211	91	129	.705	452	7.5	38	135	173	2.9	171	2.9	91	1.9	49	15	119	3

Additional stats from Sports Reference

Career highs

Points	21 - Siena (12/30/23)
Field Goals	7 - three times, last Rhode Island (2/11/24)
Field Goals Att.	13 - at Saint Louis (1/27/24)
3-Point FG	2 - at Saint Louis (1/27/24)
3-Point FG	2 - at St. Bonaventure (2/7/24)
3-Point FG Att.	6 - George Washington (1/20/24)
Free Throws	8 - at Towson (12/6/23)
Free Throw Att.	11 - at Towson (12/6/23)
Rebounds	9 - at Richmond (2/14/24)
Assists	12 - Davidson (2/4/23)
Blocks	1 - 15 times, last at La Salle (2/17/24)
Steals	3 - three times, last at George Washington (2/27/24)
Minutes	37 - at Fordham (2/8/23)

Additional source: RealGM.com

Pre-UMass

Also received offers from Valparaiso, Miami OH, New Orleans, Ball State, Cleveland State, Drake, Indiana State, Robert Morris, Northern Illinois, Akron, Florida Gulf Coast, Mount St. Mary's, Purdue Fort Wayne, Eastern Kentucky, St. Bonaventure, Western Michigan, Stetson
Scored over 2,000 career points during his high school and prep career and was named a second-team prep school all-American.
Averaged 31 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists at Merrillville during the 2019-20 campaign.
Scored a school record 706 points during the 2019-20 season and set the record for most points in a single game with 52 on his way to becoming Merrillville's all-time leading scorer with 1,353 points.
Didn't play Point Guard in high school.¹⁰⁾