Career: Scored in double figures 28 times in his 3-year, 82-game career for Campbell…
2021-22: Ranked fifth on the team in scoring (8.1), while adding 2.0 assists in 24.2 minutes per game… Played in all 29 contests with 2 starts… Scored in double figures 12 times, including season-high 20 points (7-10 FG, 5-7 3FG) in win at NC A&T (1/22)… Had 16 points (4-7 3FG) vs. Longwood (2/26)… Matched career high with 6 assists at USC Upstate (2/5)… Equaled career best with 3 steals 3 times…
2020-21: Hit career highs in nearly every statistical category, including scoring (8.4), minutes (25.1), 3-point shooting (.400) and assists (2.1)… Played in all 27 games with 6 starts… In Big South play, averaged 10.4 points (24th) and 2.2 threes (8th)… Hit double digits 6 times in CU’s record 9-game win streak… Notched back-to-back then career highs with 15 (1/4) and 18 (1/5) points at Gardner-Webb… Had 19 points in win over USC Upstate (2/11)… Career-best 21 points (5-9 threes) with 5 assists in win at Hampton (2/18)… Opened season with career-high tying 6 assists vs. St. Andrews... Made at least one three pointer in 13 of the last 14 games…
2019-20: Came off the bench in 26 games, averaging 3.7 points... Scored in double figures 5 times... Shot 50% from 3-point range (11-22) in Big South games... Had 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in win over UNC Asheville (2/29)... Tallied 11 points (3-6 3FG) with 2 steals in 15 minutes vs. Radford (2/15)... Scored 10 points in 15 minutes during win over Hampton (2/13)... Scored 12 points (4-8 3FG) with 6 assists vs. Central Penn (11/8)... 10 points in win over North Dakota (12/1)... Season-high 3 steals in win at Florida Gulf Coast (11/30)...
PREP/PERSONAL: Messiah Malik Thompson Averaged 26 points and 9 assists as a senior when he was named 6-A first-team all-state, first-team all-region and Sandy’s Spiel 6A “Passer of the Year”… Led his team to a 20-9 overall record and a runner-up finish in Region 7-6A (12-4)… Finished with 1275 points, 543 rebounds, and 200 steals in three varsity seasons… Averaged 18 points and 11 assists as a junior when he led the state of Georgia in assists… Earned all-region and all-state recognition while leading North Atlanta a 20-11 record and a berth in the Georgia 6-A Elite Eight… Ranked as the No.-4 point guard in Georgia by Sandy Spiel… After leading North Atlanta in scoring as a freshman in 2015-16, transferred to Pebblebrook High School where he played with Collin Sexton (now with the Cleveland Cavaliers), before returning to North Atlanta in ’17-18… Son of Jermaine Thompson and Malika Lewis… Has one sibling, Najah… Born Oct. 30, 2000 in Atlanta, Ga. … Sport management major…
Career Highs
Points
21 at Hampton (2/18/21)
Rebounds
6 vs. Hartford (11/12/21)
Assists
6 (3X) last at USC Upstate (2/5/22)
Field Goals
8 at Hampton (2/18/21)
Field Goal Attempts
14 (2X) last at Hampton (2/18/21)
Three-Point Field Goals
5 (4X) last at NC A&T (1/22/22)
Three-Point Attempts
9 (2X) last at Hampton (2/18/21)
Free Throws
4 (3X) last vs. Gardner-Webb (3/4/22)
Free Throw Attempts
5 (3X) last vs. Gardner-Webb (2/9/22)
Steals
3 (6X) last vs. Gardner-Webb (3/4/22)
Blocked Shots
1 (2X) last at USC Upstate (2/5/22)
Minutes Played
39 vs. Radford (1/19/21)
Messiah Thompson Career Stats
| Year |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Avg |
FG |
FGA |
Pct |
3FG |
3FGA |
Pct |
FT |
FTA |
Pct |
Off |
Def |
Reb-Tot |
Avg |
PF |
FO |
Ast |
TO |
Blk |
Stl |
Pts |
Avg |
| 2019-20 |
26 |
0 |
264 |
10.2 |
36 |
95 |
.379 |
19 |
57 |
.333 |
4 |
5 |
.800 |
6 |
23 |
29 |
1.1 |
22 |
0 |
26 |
18 |
1 |
16 |
95 |
3.7 |
| 2020-21 |
27 |
6 |
677 |
25.1 |
82 |
195 |
.421 |
48 |
120 |
.400 |
16 |
26 |
.615 |
7 |
38 |
45 |
1.7 |
58 |
2 |
56 |
29 |
0 |
16 |
228 |
8.4 |
| 2021-22 |
29 |
2 |
699 |
24.1 |
86 |
217 |
.396 |
37 |
116 |
.319 |
26 |
33 |
.788 |
6 |
48 |
54 |
1.9 |
52 |
0 |
58 |
38 |
1 |
24 |
235 |
8.1 |
| TOTAL |
82 |
8 |
1640 |
20.0 |
204 |
507 |
.402 |
104 |
293 |
.355 |
46 |
64 |
.719 |
19 |
109 |
128 |
1.6 |
132 |
2 |
140 |
85 |
2 |
56 |
558 |
6.8 |
