D.J. Thompson
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D.J. Thompson is an American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player. He is 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ½ in) in height and he plays the point guard
Point guard
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 position. He currently plays with the pro club Anwil Włocławek in the Polish Basketball League.

Amateur career

Thompson played his high school basketball in Raleigh, North Carolina at Leesville Road High School
Leesville Road High School
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 and he played collegiality at Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University
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, where he had career averages of 13.0 points per game, 4.1 assists per game and 2.8 rebounds per game. In his senior year of college, he averaged 15.6 points per game, 4.9 assists per game and 3.3 rebounds per game. He led the Mountaineers to a 25-8 record, to the Southern Conference
Southern Conference
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 North Division title, and to a National Invitation Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

 (NIT) bid. During his senior year his team managed to get wins over Davidson College
Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
The Davidson Wildcats basketball team is the basketball team that represents Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, in the NCAA Division I. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008. The...

, Wichita State University
Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
The Wichita State Shockers basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...

, the University of Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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, Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University Rams men's basketball
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 and Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
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