Gianni Thompson

Gianni Thompson pre-season roster photo 2022-23 Gianni Thompson final roster photo 2022-23

At UMass

Committed to UMass on 4/24/22.¹⁾ UMass made it official on 5/9.²⁾
Roster page at UMassAthletics.com
2023-24: Was on the team roster early in the Summer of 2023, but dropped off prior to the Puerto Rico trip in late July. Unconfirmed report that he may have fully left the program.³⁾ He may have been a casualty of the incoming recruiting class being over-signed.
March 2024: He officially entered the transfer portal.⁴⁾

Appeared in 14 games, all off the bench. Averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. Was typically the last scholarship player to enter a game.
Snared a career-high 6 boards in 14 minutes of work at Rhode Island (2/18). Also hit a shot and dished 3 assists.
Shot 2-3 from the floor for 4 points vs Davidson (2/4).
Put up 3 points and 4 boards in 8 minutes at VCU (1/17).
Hit a field goal and two foul shots in the season opener vs CCSU (11/7).

Appeared in 19 of BC's 33 games on the season, all off the bench
Averaged 7.5 minutes, 1.3 points, and 1.0 rebounds per game
Verbally committed to BC in July 2020,⁵⁾ and signed an NLI in November 2020,⁶⁾ when they were coached by Jim Christian. Thompson chose to remain with BC despite Christian getting fired in February 2021.
Roster page at BCEagles.com

Season	School	Conf	G	MP	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FO
2021-22	Boston College	ACC	19	142	7.5	9	28	.321	5	16	.313	4	12	.333	3	5	.600	25	1.3	4	15	19	1.0	2	2	4	8	12	1
2022-23	UMass	A-10	14	72	5.1	6	15	.400	6	14	.429	0	1	.000	3	4	.750	15	1.1	6	10	16	1.1	5	2	1	6	10	0
Career	Overall		33	214	6.5	15	43	.349	11	30	.367	4	13	.308	6	9	.667	40	1.2	10	25	35	1.1	7	4	5	14	22	1

From Sports-Reference.com: Stats, Game Logs

Through the 2022-23 season

Additional source: RealGM.com

Did not play in 2023-24, and officially entered the transfer portal in March 2024.⁷⁾
Committed to Canisius for the 2024-25 season.⁸⁾

Rated as a four-star recruit and the 116th-best player nationally and the top-rated recruit in Massachusetts by 247Sports.com
Also rated the 33rd-best forward nationally and the second-best recruit in Massachusetts by ESPN.com
Grew up nearby in Dorchester and now lives in Newton
Played AAU with the Mass Rivals program, becoming the fourth player from the AAU powerhouse to commit to the Eagles in the last two seasons
As a junior in 2019-20, was an All-NEPSAC Class AA selection for Brimmer and May, averaging 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game for head coach Tom Nelson
Scored a season-best 35 points on Jan. 14, 2020 in a win over Noble & Greenough, and 33 points against Cheshire Academy on Feb. 8, 2020