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#11 Lijah Thompson
Position: Forward / Center
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 215
Year: Senior
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
High School: Monsignor Bonner
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Worth Noting
● Inked a National Letter of Intent with Robert Morris in November of 2008
● Physical post presence who is also smooth around the basket
● Possesses a long wingspan that is advantageous for grabbing rebounds and blocking shots
● Converts high percentage shots with ease
● A magnificent dunker
● Continued growth could make him one of the most dynamic frontcourt players in the Northeast Conference

2010-11 Highlights (Sophomore)
● Played in all 32 games, earning 22 starting assignments
● RMU finished 14-8 (.636) with Thompson as a member of the starting lineup
● Contributed averages of 8.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest
● Led the Northeast Conference in field goal percentage (.555)
● Paced the Colonials in blocks (22) and added 18 assists and 23 steals
● Shot 75.9 percent (63-for-83) from the free-throw line
● Converted 64 percent (16-for-25) of his attempts at the free-throw line
● Led the Colonials in scoring in a game twice
● Scored in double figures 16 times, with RMU going 11-5 (.688) in those games
● Finished with 12 points and six rebounds @ Cleveland State (11/29/10)
● Averaged 9.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 22 games as a member of the starting lineup
● Converted 56.4 percent (84-for-149) of his shots from the field as a starter
● Against NEC opponents averaged 9.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest
● Tallied his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds @ Wagner (1/6/11)
● Compiled 10 points and five boards in an 83-65 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (1/13/11)
● Supplied five points and a career-high four steals in a 54-51 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/22/11)
● Established a career high with 18 points in a 91-38 win over Bryant (2/3/11), beginning a stretch in which he scored in double figures in nine of his last 11 games
● Shot 7-for-12 from the field against the Bulldogs and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the charity stripe
● Scored 16 points and recorded six rebounds in a 78-68 victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/9/11)
● Hit 10 of his 11 attempts at the free-throw line against the Red Flash
● Recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and a career-high four blocks in a 74-50 win @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2/17/11)
● Averaged 14.0 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 61.5 percent (16-for-25) in three games of the 2011 NEC Tournament
● Contributed 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals in a 78-74 victory over Wagner (3/3/11) in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament
● Scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field in a 64-62 win @ Quinnipiac (3/6/11) in the NEC Tournament semifinals
● Tallied 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals against Long Island (3/9/11) in the championship game of the NEC Tournament @ Long Island (3/9/11)

2009-10 Highlights (Freshman)
● Appeared in 30 games, each as a reserve off the bench
● Averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest
● Converted 50 percent of his shots from both the field (20-for-40) and free-throw line (13-for-26)
● Of his 47 rebounds, 28 came on the offensive glass
● Contributed seven assists, seven blocks and 10 steals
● In his collegiate debut scored five points, grabbed four rebounds and added an assist and a steal @ Syracuse (11/11/09) as part of the 2K Sports Classic
● Scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds in a 107-76 victory over Alcorn State (11/21/09) as part of the 2K Sports Classic
● Finished a perfect 4-for-4 from the field for eight points, recorded three rebounds and blocked two shots in just eight minutes of work in a 67-63 victory @ St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/9/10)
● Scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds in a 107-76 victory over Alcorn State (11/21/09) as part of the 2K Sports Classic
● Finished a perfect 4-for-4 from the field for eight points, recorded three rebounds and blocked two shots in just eight minutes of work in a 67-63 victory @ St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/9/10)
● Played in all three games of the 2010 NEC Tournament but did not score
● In the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament against No. 2 seed Villanova as part of the South Regional played 10 minutes, grabbing a rebound and recording a block.

High School
● Coached by Lou Biester at Monsignor Bonner
● Averaged 16.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a senior in 2008-09
● Posted averages of 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks as a junior in 2007-08
● Played in the Eddie Griffin Classic as both a junior and a senior, which pits the 10 best players from the Philadelphia area against the 10 best players in New Jersey

Personal
● Born Oct. 27, 1990
● Son of Cheryl Thompson
● Major is biology

 
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