Unique Thompson

Unique Thompson

No. 52 – Albury Wodonga Bandits
Position	Forward
League	NBL1 East
Personal information
Born	(1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 25)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Faith Academy (Mobile, Alabama)
College	Auburn (2017–2021)
WNBA draft	2021: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	WBC Sparta&K
2022	Albury Wodonga Bandits
2022–2024	Nadezhda Orenburg
2024–present	Albury Wodonga Bandits
Career highlights and awards
NBL1 East champion (2022) NBL1 East Grand Final MVP (2022) First-team All-SEC (2020) Second-team All-SEC (2021) SEC All-Freshman Team (2018)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Unique Thompson (born July 27, 1999)^[1] is an American professional basketball player.

Early life

Thompson grew up in Theodore, Alabama, where she attended Faith Academy.^[2] She was the #74 overall recruit in her draft class and the #16 forward.^[3]

College career

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 SEC All-Freshman Team in 2018,^[4] All-SEC First Team in 2020,^[5] and All-SEC 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.^[6][7]

College statistics

Source^[8]

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

Professional career

Thompson was chosen in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^{[9][10][11][12][13]} She became the ninth player in Auburn program history to be drafted and the first since 2009.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Thompson made her professional debut in the 2021–22 season with WBC Sparta&K of the Russian Premier League.^[18]

In 2022, Thompson helped the Albury Wodonga Bandits win the NBL1 East championship behind grand final MVP honors.^[19]

Thompson played for Nadezhda Orenburg in Russia in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.^[18]

Thompson returned to the Bandits in 2024.^[20] On May 19, she had a triple-double with 30 points, 22 rebounds, 11 steals and three assists in an 86–73 win over the BA Centre of Excellence.^[21]

References

1. "Unique Thompson WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
2. "Unique Thompson - Women's Basketball". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
3. "unique-thompson". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
4. "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 86. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
5. "2021 Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). SECSports.com. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
6. "Unique Thompson". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
7. "Auburn women's basketball: Unique Thompson looks ahead to WNBA Draft". April 15, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
8. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
9. LEE, JUSTIN. "Fever coach excited to see Unique Thompson at training camp". OANow.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
10. "Mobile's Unique Thompson drafted into WNBA". April 16, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
11. "Mobile's Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". FOX10 News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
12. "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". rocketcitynow.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
13. "Unique Thompson selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". The Auburn Plainsman. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
14. "Thompson ends Auburn's WNBA Draft drought". AuburnUndercover & ITAT.
15. "Auburn star Unique Thompson to enter WNBA draft". March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
16. Han, Giana (March 16, 2021). "Auburn's Unique Thompson declares for WNBA Draft". al. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
17. Sutton, Hailey. "Auburn's Unique Thompson drafted to Indiana Fever". wsfa.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
18. "Unique Thompson". australiabasket.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
19. "NBL1 East Recap | Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. August 28, 2022. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
20. "NBL1 East Finals MVP returns". NBL1.com.au. May 1, 2024. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
21. Pike, Chris (May 19, 2024). "Recap NBL1 East | Round 7 Sunday". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.

External links

• NBL1 profile
• Auburn Tigers college bio