Career:
Assigned to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds for the 2005-06 D-League season... Selected with the 54th pick overall in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, but his draft rights were traded to the Phoenix Suns along with forward/center Kurt Thomas in exchange for guard/forward Quentin Richardson and the draft rights to guard Nate Robinson (21st pick) on June 28, 2005… Averaged 7.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and shot .372 (16-43 FG) from the floor in 27.8 minutes in six games at the 2005 Reebok Vegas Summer League.

College:
Averaged 12.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 117 career games (72 starts) in four seasons with UCLA… Averaged 14.0 points or more in final three seasons with the Bruins and led team in scoring in final two seasons… Originally declared for the 2004 NBA Draft and participated in the 2004 NBA Pre- Draft Camp in Chicago, but withdrew his name from consideration… Earned First Team All-Pac 10 honors in senior season, averaging career highs of 18.4 points (fourth in the Pac-10) and 7.9 rebounds (third) in 28 games… Also averaged 34.6 minutes, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals, and shot .474 from the field (183- 386 FG), .374 from three-point range (43-115 3FG) and .787 from the free-throw stripe (107-136 FT)… Finished as the 19th all-time leading scorer in UCLA history (1,458 points) and tied for fifth for threepoint field goals made (133)… Thompson’s 18.4 scoring average as a senior was the highest by a Bruin since 1998 (J.R. Henderson, 19.0)… Awarded the Coach John Wooden Award as UCLA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2004-05 season after sharing the honor with T.J. Cummings in 2003-04… Led the Bruins in scoring 14 occasions and rebounding 20 times in 2004-05… Erupted for a career-high 39 points (7-9 3FG) vs. Arizona State on Feb. 10, 2005 and grabbed career-high 16 rebounds twice (Jan. 6, 2005 vs. Washington State, Nov. 23, 2004 vs. Western Illinois)… Led team in scoring (14.4) and ranked third in rebounding (4.3) as a junior in 2003-04… Recorded season-high 16 points vs. Mississippi in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a freshman in 2001-02.