John Thompson
#15Position: F Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 220
Hometown: West Cola, SC
Previous School: White Knoll HS/Queens Univ. (NC)
Eligibility: Sr. Major: Communication/Advertising
Goes by the name J.T.
As a junior (2008-09)… Second Team All-Sunshine State Conference… NCAA Division II All-South Region Tournament Team… SSC Player-of-the-Week for Dec. 15… One of seven Moccasins to play in all 36 games… Started the final 19… Florida Southern’s top rebounder with an 8.8 average, ranking third in the SSC… Third on the team in scoring and 18th in the SSC with an 11.9 average… Ninth in the SSC with a .496 field goal percentage… Led the team in free throws made (150) and attempted (202) while shooting 74 percent from the line… Scored in double figures 24 times… Had three 20-point games, with a high of 24 in 86-78 win vs. Eckerd (Jan. 14)… Went 10-for-12 from the floor in that game… Made his only 3-pointer in a 67-65 win at Valdosta State (Nov. 22)… Reached double figures in rebounds 14 times and had 13 double-doubles… Pulled down 21 rebounds in the SSC Tournament semifinals vs. Tampa, a game in which he also led the Mocs with 19 points and went 8-for-11 from the field in an 80-59 victory (Mar. 7)… Averaged 12.0 points and 9.7 boards in the SSC Tournament, and was even better during the NCAA Tournament with averages of 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 blocks… Had 23 points, 15 rebounds and three assists in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a 94-77 win vs. LeMoyne-Owen (Mar. 14, one of three games in which he had 15+ points and 15+ rebounds… Went 17-for-20 from the free throw line in that game and followed that by going 11-for-13 in 95-92 overtime win vs. Arkansas Tech in the regional semifinals… Had five other games with at least eight free throws made, including a 9-for-9 game against UPR-Bayamon (Nov. 25)… Had a career-high four blocked shots in 77-70 win at Tampa (Feb. 25).
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Played two years at Queens University (NC) for Brian Good.
As a sophomore (2007-08)… Second Team All-Conference Carolinas... Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team... Conference Carolinas Player-of-the-Week on December 18... MVP of the Queens Holiday Tournament in December after scoring 38 points with 16 rebounds in wins over West Virginia State and Lander... Played in all but one game, starting 27... Helped the Royals finish 21-10 and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row... Second on the team and 10th in the league with a 14.2 scoring average... Led the team in rebounding with 8.7 per game, was second in the conference, and ranked 44th in the country... Second in the conference with a .541 field goal percentage... Led Queens in blocked shots for the second year in a row (34) and was fourth in the conference with 1.1 per game... Went to the free throw line more than any player on the roster, going 10-for-13 in two different games... Had 21 double-figure scoring games and five 20-point games... Led the Royals in scoring 10 times... Had a career-high 26 points in 83-77 win vs. Lees-McRae, going 11-for-18 from the floor, and pulling down 15 rebounds (Feb. 7)... Scored 24 points in 97-88 loss at Pfeiffer (Dec. 1) with 10 boards and a career-high seven blocked shots… Also scored 24 points in conference championship game vs. Mount Olive, with Royals falling, 90-82 (Mar. 8)... Had 12 games with 10+ rebounds and led the team in 19 of its 31 games... Had a career-high 25 rebounds in 92-78 win over Pfeiffer in the semifinals of the conference tournament (Mar. 6), the most for any player in the country at the D-II level in 2008... Had 12 double-doubles, giving him 16 in two seasons at Queens... Had 18 points, 17 rebounds and two blocks in 94-84 win at defending national champion Barton (Jan. 21)… Averaged 18.7 points and 13.3 rebounds in the conference tournament, shooting 66 percent from the floor (19-for-29) and 78 percent from the line (18-for-23)... Had 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in the Royals’ loss to California, PA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, leading the team in every category.
As a freshman (2006-07)… Played in 26 of 30 games with 20 starts... Third on the team with a 12.3 scoring average and second in rebounding with a 7.2 average... Led the Royals with 28 blocked shots... Scored in double figures 19 times with a season-high 19 points in 88-77 win at Lees-McRae (Jan. 18) and in 64-55 win vs. Erskine (Feb. 19) in which he went 9-for-9 from the floor… Led the team in scoring three times... Reached double figures in rebounds five times and led the team in nine games... Had a season-high 14 rebounds in 66-63 win vs. Limestone (Feb. 10)... Had four double-doubles, including one in the NCAA Tournament at Barton (Mar. 10), an 85-76 loss to the eventual national champions... Scored 14 points with 12 rebounds in that game... Also had a double-double in the conference tournament semifinals with 17 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks in 93-86 loss to Mount Olive.
HIGH SCHOOL
(GRAD. 2005)… Played four years at White Knoll HS for Brett Jones... Twice named Class 4A All-State… 2004 Region 2 Player-of-the-Year and 3-time all-region.
PERSONAL
Born: August 28, 1986… Son of Lisa Dickerson... Oldest of four children… Communication and advertising major.
| SEASON | GP | GS | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG | FG | PCT | 3PT | PCT | FT | PCT | AST | TO | BK | ST | MIN | AVG |
| 06-07* | 26 | 20 | 321 | 12.3 | 187 | 7.2 | 118-207 | .570 | 0-0 | .000 | 85-133 | .639 | 14 | 52 | 28 | 9 | 624 | 24.0 |
| 07-08* | 30 | 27 | 426 | 14.2 | 260 | 8.7 | 153-283 | .541 | 0-0 | .000 | 120-178 | .674 | 19 | 88 | 34 | 16 | 730 | 24.3 |
| 08-09 | 36 | 19 | 429 | 11.9 | 315 | 8.8 | 139-280 | .496 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 150-202 | .743 | 27 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 842 | 23.4 |
| CAREER | 92 | 66 | 1,176 | 12.8 | 762 | 8.3 | 410-770 | .532 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 355-513 | .692 | 60 | 209 | 81 | 44 | 2196 | 23.9 |
