| Stevie Thompson | |
| Position: | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Wisconsin Herd |
| Number: | 1 |
| Nationality: | Puerto Rican |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Harbor City, California, U.S. |
| Highschool: | Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, California) |
| College: | Oregon State (2015–2019) |
| Draft Year: | 2019 |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Team1: | Wisconsin Herd |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Team2: | Erie BayHawks |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Team3: | Stella Azzurra Roma |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Team4: | Reggiana |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Team5: | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Team6: | Bnei Herzliya |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Team7: | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Team8: | Wisconsin Herd |
| Years9: | 2024 |
| Team9: | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| Years10: | 2024–present |
| Team10: | Wisconsin Herd |
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Stephen Mark Thompson Jr., (born March 23, 1997) nicknamed "Stevie",[1] is an American–Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers.
He was born in Harbor City, California, to Stephen and Amy Thompson.[2]
He played basketball at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California (2015).[2] He was named CIF Southern Section Division IV High School Player of the Year by the John R. Wooden Award Committee.[2] He set school records for career points (2,246), season points (803), season scoring average (24.4), and career wins (114).[2] As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.6 steals.[2] As a junior he was named First Team All-State.[2] He was named First Team All-Del Rey League as a sophomore, junior and senior.[2] He graduated with a 4.33 GPA.[2]
He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, and declared for the 2017 NBA draft.[3] [4] [5]
As a freshman he averaged 10.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.[2] As a sophomore he averaged 16.3 points (6th in the Pac-12), 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.4 steals (7th) per game.[2] He was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.[2]
As a junior he averaged 15.8 points (10th), 3.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals (3rd) per game.[2] He was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team, and the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.[2] As a senior he averaged 16.1 points (9th), 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.5 steals (5th) per game.[2] He was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team, the NABC All-District 20 Second Team, named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team and the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.[2] Finished his Oregon State career fourth all-time in scoring (1,767), first in 3-pointers made (230), and tied for eighth in steals (177).[2]
He earned his Oregon State bachelor’s degree in Digital Communication Arts in three years.[2] He then pursued a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Speech Communication and Sociology.[2]
On October 28, 2019, Thompson was named to the training camp roster of the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played in three games for the team.[6]
On February 4, 2020, Thompson was signed by the Erie BayHawks of the G League.[7] He played in one game for the team.[6] He was waived on February 14.[8]
Thompson signed with Stella Azzurra Roma of the Serie A2 Basket on August 1, 2020.[9] In 2020–21 he averaged 21.4 points (3rd in the league), 5.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals (leading the league) per game.[6]
On July 16, 2021, Thompson signed in the highest Italian competition, in the Serie A and the Fiba Europe Cup for Reggio Emilia a two years contract with exit option in 2022.[10]
On November 23, 2022, Thompson signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and European Basketball Champions League.[6]
On October 30, 2023, Thompson rejoined the Wisconsin Herd.[11]
On March 22, 2024, Thompson re-signed with the Vaqueros de Bayamón, returning in April, after the G League season concluded.[12]
On October 28, 2024, Thompson rejoined the Wisconsin Herd.[13]
Thompson played in the 2021 Americas World Cup Qualifier, and the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[6]
Stephen Thompson Jr. also represented Puerto Rico and competed in the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024.
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State|| 32 || 5 || 21.7 || .405 || .375 || .691 || 1.9 || .8 || 1.2 || .3 || 10.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State|| 26 || 26 || 36.2 || .397 || .341 || .634 || 4.3 || 3.0 || 1.4 || .2 || 16.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State || 32 || 32 || 36.6 || .461 || .348 || .657 || 3.1 || 3.3 || 1.7 || .3 || 15.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State|| 31 || 31 || 36.6 || .428 || .308 || .755 || 4.2 || 3.2 || 1.5 || .2 || 16.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career|| 121 || 94 || 32.6 || .425 || .340 || .681 || 3.3 || 2.6 || 1.5 || .3 || 14.6
He is the son of former NBA player Stephen Thompson and Amy Thompson. His brother, Ethan, also played for the Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team.[14]