Unique Thompson

American basketball player
Unique Thompson
Personal information
Born (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 24)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolFaith Academy
CollegeAuburn Tigers women's basketball (2017–21)
WNBA draft2021: 2nd round, 19th
Selected by the Indiana Fever
PositionForward
Number5

Unique Thompson (born July 27, 1999)[1] is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was chosen in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.[2][3][4][5][6]

Thompson grew up in Theodore, Alabama, where she attended Faith Academy.[7] She was the #74 overall recruit in her draft class and the #16 forward.[8]

Thompson played college basketball at Auburn University. She averaged 14.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game in college on a 52.8% field goal percentage. Thompson was an All-American honorable mention in 2020 and 2021. She was named to the All-SEC First Team in 2020 and the Second Team in 2021. She totaled 1,540 career points; 1,156 rebounds, making her Auburn's all-time leading rebounds; and 58 double-doubles, which is also a team record.[9][10]

Thompson declared for the WNBA draft in spring 2021. She is the ninth player in Auburn program history to be drafted and the first since 2009.[11][12][13][14]

In 2022, Thompson helped the Albury Wodonga Bandits win the NBL1 East championship behind grand final MVP honors.[15]

Auburn statistics

Source[16]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2017-18 Auburn 27 48.3% - 56.3% 8.41 1.04 0.78 1.19 11.52
2018-19 Auburn 32 56.3% - 61.0% 10.31 1.09 0.63 1.78 12.16
2019-20 Auburn 29 58.2% - 69.0% 11.41 1.76 0.41 1.66 16.21
2020-21 Auburn 21 48.3% 100.0% 77.1% 12.76 1.29 0.43 2.38 17.62
Career 109 52.8% 100.0% 66.3% 10.61 1.29 0.57 1.72 14.13
Ratios
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2017-18 Auburn 27 131 271 0 0 49 87 227 28 21 32 311
2018-19 Auburn 32 153 272 0 0 83 136 330 35 20 57 389
2019-20 Auburn 29 177 304 0 0 116 168 331 51 12 48 470
2020-21 Auburn 21 144 298 1 1 81 105 268 27 9 50 370
Career 109 605 1145 1 1 329 496 1156 141 62 187 1540
Totals

Awards and honors

  • 2018 SEC All Freshman team[17]
  • 2020 All-SEC First team[18]

References

  1. ^ "Unique Thompson WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. ^ LEE, JUSTIN. "Fever coach excited to see Unique Thompson at training camp". OANow.com.
  3. ^ "Mobile's Unique Thompson drafted into WNBA". April 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Mobile's Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". FOX10 News.
  5. ^ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". rocketcitynow.com.
  6. ^ "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". The Auburn Plainsman.
  7. ^ "Unique Thompson - Women's Basketball". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  8. ^ "unique-thompson". ESPN.com.
  9. ^ "Unique Thompson". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
  10. ^ "Auburn women's basketball: Unique Thompson looks ahead to WNBA Draft". April 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Thompson ends Auburn's WNBA Draft drought". AuburnUndercover & ITAT.
  12. ^ "Auburn star Unique Thompson to enter WNBA draft". March 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Han, Giana (March 16, 2021). "Auburn's Unique Thompson declares for WNBA Draft". al.
  14. ^ Sutton, Hailey. "Auburn's Unique Thompson drafted to Indiana Fever". wsfa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  15. ^ "NBL1 East Recap | Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. August 28, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  17. ^ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 86. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 15. Retrieved 29 June 2021.