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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Derek Thompson
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Melvindale
Bio
EMU: Has earned two letters in his last two seasons after transferring from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009-10...Has played in 56 games, earning 28 starts...Averaging 8.4 points and 2.2 rebounds during his career...His 107 career three-point field goals ranks 14th on the EMU career list and his 38 triples last year is the 37th-best single-season performance by an EMU player...Has made 107-of-290 three-point field goals for a shooting percentage of .369...Scored a career-best 31 points at home against Northern Illinois (Jan. 11, 2011)...Has scored in double figures 20 times during his career...Currently ranks 95th in scoring in EMU history with 468...Has had six games with five-or-more three-point field goals, including an 8-of-10 performance at Northern Illinois (Jan. 11, 2011)...2011-12: Played in 29 games and earned 18 starts...Tied for second on the team in scoring with a 7.2 average while his 38 three-point field goals was good for second on the team...Led the team in scoring in four games...Finished 12th in the Mid-American Conference in three-point field goal percentage at .376, making 38-of-101 attempts...Scored in double figures nine times with a season’s best 23 at home against Ohio (Feb. 11)...Made 6-of-9 field goals, 3-of-4 three-point field goals and 8-of-10 free throws in that Ohio game...Connected on 6-of-10 three-point field goals at Drake (Dec. 8)...2010-11: Lettered in his first year on the team after playing as a true freshman at Southeast Missouri State University in 2009-10...Became eligible to play for the Eagles after the first two games of the season...Played in 29 games and earned 18 starts...Finished second on the team in scoring at 9.4 ppg and his 69 three-point field goals ranked first on the team, third in the Mid-American Conference at 2.38 made per game...Shot 36.5 percent from beyond the arc, making 69-of-189 attempts...Scored in double figures 11 times, leading the team in scoring in seven contests...Scored a career-high 31 points at home against Northern Illinois (Jan. 11), tying the Convocation Center record for three-point field goals made with 8-for-11 during that game...Tied former EMU sharp shooter Ricky Cottrill, who made eight threes versus Tennessee Tech (Dec. 1, 2001) for that Convo mark...His 69 three-point field goals is the 12th-best single-season effort in school history and ranks 20th on the career list...Made at least one three-point field goal in 25 games...Hit 6-of-10 threes at home versus Western Michigan (Feb. 27), and 5-of-9 twice, at Idaho (Dec. 5) and at Western Michigan (Jan. 16)...Missed scoring in just one game, vs. North Dakota (Dec. 4) at the Basketball Travelers Tournament hosted by the University of Idaho...SEMO: Finished fifth on the team in scoring in 2009-10 with an 8.4 aveage while averaging 2.2 rebounds per game...Made 47-of-141 three-point shots for 33.3 percent while hitting 36-of-56 free throws for 64.3 percent...Scored 15 points in an 86-76 loss at home to EMU, Nov. 24, 2009...Played in 29 games and started four times...HIGH SCHOOL: Spent his last two seasons at Progressive Christian Academy in Washington, D.C. which produced eight Division I players and five of the nation’s Top-100 prep school players in 2008-09...Led his team in scoring with 27.3 points per game, while averaging 7.9 rebounds and 9.5 assists as a senior...Prior to that he earned first-team all-state, all-conference and all-district honors at Melvindale (Mich.) High School, where he was rated among the state’s top players according to the 2006-07 Michigan Prep Magazine Preseason Report...Averaged 25 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists as the Cardinals’ top scorer that year...PERSONAL: Name: Derek Dejuan Thompson...Son of Daryl and Joslyn Thompson...Born: 9-5-89...Father, Daryl, coaches the Michigan Showtime AAU team...Has two brothers, Dorian Thompson and Deyon Gunn, and two sisters, Angel Thompson and Tamika Cooper...Major: Communications.
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