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Unique Thompson

Unique Thompson

American basketball player

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]

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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

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Awards and honors

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

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