2010-11 (Senior): Team tri-captain...team catalyst early on, helping lead team to best start in six seasons...had senior year cut short with elbow injury...ended the season with 22 starts in 24 games played...averaged 8.3 ppg and a team-high 61 assists before injury...finished second on the team in assists, steals (25) and free throws made (76), despite missing eight games...career-high 21 points in 24 minutes of action in season-opener vs. Montana State (Nov. 12)...hit 8-of-9 field goals, including all three of his three-point attempts...18 points and seven assists in win over Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 13)...named WAC Player of the Week and Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic MVP for his performance...season high seven rebounds and three steals at Cal Poly (Dec. 1)...team-high 15 points against No. 21 BYU (Dec. 4)...15 points against Hawai‘i Pacific (Dec. 11)...missed first game of the year against Florida State (Dec. 22)...returned to action next night against Utah (Dec. 23), contributing 13 points in 34 minutes off the bench...14 points, five assists and two steals in win over Mississippi State (Dec. 25)...13 points and career-high nine assists at Utah State (Dec. 29)... did not play the majority of the last eight games due to elbow injury...appeared briefly against New Mexico State in home finale, starting the game before being taken out after the opening tip...named to the all-WAC academic team...finished career 607 points and 254 assists in 94 games played.
2009-10 (Junior): Team’s starting point guard...started 29 games...sidelined one game during the season, a UH win over Northwestern State (Dec. 28)...averaged 9.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 3.9 apg...team-high 113 assists...also led the team in steals (32) and ranked third in the WAC in 3-pt FG percentage (.444, 44-99)...finished with the third-best single-season 3-point shooting percentage in school history...had at least one 3-pointer in 24 of 29 games...second on the team in minutes per game (33.8) and played the full 40 minutes in four contests...led the team in scoring in three games...seven points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals while playing all 40 minutes vs. McNeese State (Nov. 15)...15 points, five assists and six rebounds against Brigham Young (Nov. 20)...15 points, three assists and two steals vs. New Mexico (Nov. 27)...15 points, six rebounds and eight assists at UC Irvine (Dec. 2)...career-high nine assists to just one turnover in win over Lamar (Dec. 6)...17 points and nine rebounds while playing all 40 minutes in comeback win over Chaminade (Dec. 9)...tied career best with nine assists against Chicago State (Dec. 12)...had 15 points, six rebounds, and five assists against Charleston (Dec. 22) in the Diamond Head Classic...15 points, six rebounds, and three assists against Boise State (Jan. 4)...14 points and five assists, including the game-winning free throws with 2.1 seconds left against San Jose State (Jan. 17)...14 points and five assists, while playing all 40 minutes at La Tech (Feb. 13)...career-high 19 points, while adding six assists in win over Nevada (Feb. 27).
2008-09 (Sophomore): Named team’s Most Inspirational Player... appeared in 23 games with 12 starts...averaged 3.9 ppg and 2.4 apg...third on the team with 29 steals...sidelined for five of the first six games of the season...played two minutes in opener vs. San Francisco (Nov. 14) before sitting out the next five games...did not see significant playing time until late December...six points, three steals and three assists in first career start vs. George Washington (Dec. 29)...six points, four assists and two steals vs. Pepperdine (Dec. 30)...career-high four steals vs. Boise State (Jan. 3)...six points and six assists in a win over Louisiana Tech (Jan. 5)...seven points and four rebounds in win at Louisiana Tech (Jan. 29)...enjoyed best all-around game of the year while playing 37 minutes at Fresno State...scored eight points, while adding four rebounds and six assists to help lead UH to nationally televised road victory....set new career-highs with 16 points and seven assists at Utah State (Feb. 26)...went 4-of-4 from three-point land vs. the Aggies...14 points at San Jose State (Feb. 28)...hit 4-of-7 three pointers and also added three assists and four rebounds vs. the Spartans.
2006-08: Served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
2005-06 (Freshman): Appeared in 18 games...averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.4 apg, while playing 10.9 minutes per game...saw first significant action against Northwestern State (Dec. 23), in which he scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting, dished out four assists and had two steals...scored six points at Nevada (Jan. 28)...tallied four points and four assists in 21 minutes vs. Penn (Dec. 29)...dished out five assists against Fresno State (Jan. 21).
Prep: A 2005 graduate of Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif...led Oak Ridge to a 31-4 record and the C.I.F. Division II state title as a senior...in the championship game, his team upset nationally ranked Mater Dei to earn the school’s first ever state title...named the Sierra Valley Conference’s Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career, as well as first-team all-state honors, after averaging nearly 15 points and five assists per game...member of the honor roll.
Personal: Born in Roseville, Calif...a business major...has one brother and one sister...grandparents and other relatives live in La‘ie, O‘ahu...parents are Jeanna and Matthew Thompson of El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Career Highs
Pts 21 vs. Montana State (11/12/10)
FG 8 vs. Montana State (11/12/10)
FGA 13, 2x (last vs. New Mexico, 11/27)
3FG 4, 4x (last vs. Cal Poly, 2/20/10)
3FGA 9 vs. Mississippi State (12/25/10)
FT 9, 2x (last vs. Mississippi St, 12/25/10)
FTA 11 vs. Utah (12/23/10)
Reb 8 vs. Chaminade (12/9/09)
Ast 9, 3x (last at Utah State, 12/29/10)
To 7, 3x (last vs. Central Michigan,11/15)
Blk 1, 8x (last vs. Utah, 12/23/10)
Stl 4 vs. Boise State (1/3/09)
Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2005-06 18-0 197/10.9 21-36 .583 0-3 .000 9-14 .643 3-10 13 0.7 19-0 25 21 0 9 51/2.8
2006-07 -Did Not Play-
2007-08 -Did Not Play-
2008-09 23-12 522/22.7 33-96 .344 10-32 .313 13-16 .813 9-31 40 1.7 28-0 55 48 4 29 89/3.9
2009-10 29-29 980/33.8 79-189 .418 44-99 .444 66-89 .742 20-76 96 3.3 62-1 113 83 3 32 268/9.2
2010-11 24-22 590/24.6 54-130 .415 15-51 .294 76-104 .731 10-40 50 2.1 47-2 61 51 1 25 199/8.3
TOTAL 94-63 2289/24.4 187-451 .415 69-185 .373 164-223 .735 42-157 199 2.1 156-3 254 203 8 95 607/6.5
