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Keon Thompson
- Player
- 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
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)
- Played 30 minutes against VCU in the A10 Tournament (3/14), but went 2-11 from the floor, finishing with 5-4-3
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).
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 |
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) |
| 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)
External links
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