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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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3 Darius Thompson

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.
  • Prev School Central HS (Tennessee-Martin)
  • Major Mass Communication

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

All-Lone Star Conference (1): 2020 (HM)
24 Strong Teammate of the Year (2): 2018-19, 2019-20

Academic Awards

MSU Dean's Honor Roll (1): 2018 (F)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (1): 2018 (F)

Redshirt Senior (2019-20)

voted #24Strong Teammate of the Year... earned All-Lone Star Conference honorable mention... competed in 25 games including 24 starts at guard... ranked second on the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game... second on the club dishing out 2.8 assists per game and third on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game... scored in double figures in 21 of his 25 games... rated third in the Lone Star Conference and 157th in NCAA Division II in free throw percentage at 80.5 percent (70-for-87)... shot 32.1 percent from the arc (50-for-156)... connected on at least one 3-pointer in 23 of his 25 games... connected on a season-high four triples o his way to a season-high 23 points with six rebounds and four assists against St. Mary's (1/11)... connected on two deep 3-pointers to spur a 10-point comeback a 10-point comeback to force overtime against Texas A&M-Commerce finishing with 21 points, five rebounds and five assists (1/4)... recorded a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds against Texas Wesleyan (11/16)... added a second double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Central Missouri (11/26)... notched a third double-double with 10 points and 10 assists at UT Permian Basin (12/5)... grabbed at least seven rebounds on five occasions... dished out 5-or-more assists in four games... led team with 20 blocked shots including a season high of three against Texas A&M International (2/1)... amassed a club-high 29 steals including a campaign high of four at UT Permian Basin (12/5)...

Senior (2018-19)

saw action in the Mustangs' first two games of the season… missed the last 26 games due to injury… scored 15 points on 3-of-5 shooting with three 3-pointers to lead Midwestern State to a season opening win over Rogers State (11/9)…

At Tennessee-Martin

Junior (2017-18)

competed in 31 games making 20 starts at point guard... averaged 6.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 23.8 minutes per game... shot 38.3 percent from the field (64-of-167), 31.2 percent from the arc (24-of-77) and 84.4 percent from the charity stripe (54-of-64)... scored in double figures in six games... dropped in season-high 16 points connecting on a pair of 3-pointers in 34 minutes at LSU (11/29)... went 6-of-7 from the field with a triple to score 13 points in 41 minutes in a start against Southeast Missouri (2/10)... logged 12 points against Blue Mountain College (12/20), Tennessee State (12/28) and Morehead State (1/13)... all-around performance against Tennessee State going for 12 points, five assists, four steals, three rebounds and three blocked shots (12/28)... dished out campaign-best five assists in consecutive games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/22) and Tennessee State (12/28)...

At Mineral Area College

Sophomore (2016-17)

competed in 30 games at point guard helping Mineral Area to a 28-3 overall record... averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 assists and 2.3 rebounds... shot 46.1 percentage from the field (46-of-108), 40.9 percent from the arc (27-of-66) and 56.8 percent from the charity stripe (15-of-24)... scored in double digits in nine games... dropped in season-high 14 points with two 3-pointers with four assists in a 98-50 win over Central Methodist (2/22)... scored 13 points in consecutive games with two triples against Link Year Prep (11/5) and Lewis & Clark (11/12)... dealt out 10 assists in a 107-70 win over West Kentucky Tech (2/8)...

Freshman (2015-16)

saw action in each of Mineral Area's 31 games helping the team to a 25-6 record... averaged 6.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game... shot 47.3 percent from the field (69-of-146), 35.8 percent from the arc (24-of-67) and 75.5 percent from the charity stripe (40-53)... scored in double figures on seven occasions... had season-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting with a pair of 3-pointers in a 76-69 win over Missouri State-West Plains (1/27)... buried three treys and went 4-of-4 from the free throw line to score 13 points in an 83-80 win over Iowa Western (11/28)... scored 11 points in consecutive games against John A. Logan (11/7) and Southwestern Illinois (11/9)... had nine points, seven rebounds and five assists in an 88-58 victory at Richard J. Daley (12/22)...

At Memphis Central High School

played for coach Ricardo Patton, who formerly oversaw the University of Colorado and Northern Illinois programs from 1996-2011... helped Warriors post a 17-11 record while reaching the District 16-3A championship game as a senior scoring 13 points in the title game... spotlighted by Tennessee recruiting guru Andre Whitehead as an 8-3A All-Region performer in 2014-15 and was also a "Best of the Preps" Class 3A honoree by the Memphis Commercial Appeal...

Personal

son of Robert Thompson, Jr...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3