| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1976-07-30)July 30, 1976 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Reagan County (Big Lake, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Texas Tech (1994–1998) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1998: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Alicia Rachelle Thompson (born July 30, 1976) is a formerWNBAbasketball player for theSeattle Storm. She was raised inBig Lake, Texas and attended high school at Reagan County High School where she excelled in basketball,shot put anddiscus throw. She was recruited byTexas Tech while still in high school and became Tech's 2nd all-time leading rebounder and scorer, scoring 2,156 points throughout her college career. Also excelling in track and proficiency in the discus throw, Thompson was voted Kodak All-American in her senior year and went on to be voted as theBig Twelve Player of the Year. Thompson honed her basketball skills as a Lady Raider and was drafted byNew York Liberty in the 1st round, as 9th overall pick. Her determination and tenacity propelled her to achieve an outstanding career in basketball. During her six-year career in the WNBA, she also played for theIndiana Fever and theSeattle Storm. While starting for the Indiana Fever, Thompson scored a single game high of 22 points and collecting 15 rebounds. During her time playing for theSeattle Storm Thompson had the best season of her career, averaging 10.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and shooting 51.4% from the field, Thompson ranks in the WNBA's top five. While playing for the Seattle Storm in 2004, the team defeated the Connecticut Sun winning them the first Championship in 25 years highlighting her career as a professional basketball player. Since retiring from the WNBA Thompson has played professional basketball in Spain, Italy, Israel, and Turkey.[1]
Thompson was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Fame on November 1, 2008.[2][3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | New York | 19 | 0 | 6.6 | 23.1 | 100.0 | 63.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | Indiana | 31 | 26 | 25.5 | 51.4 | 45.0 | 71.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 2001 | Indiana | 22 | 7 | 17.3 | 43.7 | 39.5 | 73.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 2002 | Indiana | 18 | 2 | 17.4 | 35.8 | 24.1 | 70.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Seattle | 23 | 2 | 7.9 | 44.4 | 18.8 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 2005 | Seattle | 30 | 1 | 11.0 | 39.5 | 31.8 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Career | 6 years, 3 teams | 143 | 38 | 14.9 | 43.7 | 35.1 | 70.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2004 | Seattle | 8 | 0 | 10.4 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 10 | 0 | 9.5 | 44.7 | 46.2 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Texas Tech | 35 | - | - | 55.5 | 0.0 | 56.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 5.6 |
| 1995–96 | Texas Tech | 32 | - | - | 46.9 | 35.7 | 64.3 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 17.4 |
| 1996–97 | Texas Tech | 29 | - | - | 48.4 | 34.9 | 70.1 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | 23.7° |
| 1997–98 | Texas Tech | 31 | - | - | 54.3 | 16.7 | 69.6 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | - | 23.2° |
| Career | 127 | - | - | 50.4 | 29.6 | 66.8 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 17.0 | |
| Statistics retrieved fromSports-Reference.[4] | |||||||||||||
Career Highlights
Thompson competed withUSA Basketball as a member of the 1997Jones Cup Team that won the silver medal inTaipei. Several of the games were close, with the USA team winning four games by six points or fewer, including an overtime game in the semifinal match against Japan. The gold medal game against South Korea was also close, but the USA fell 76–71 to claim the silver medal for the event. Thompson averaged 3.5 points per game.[5]
Alicia Thompson had her best success with Storm Coach Anne Donovan. While playing for Donovan in Indiana in 2000, Thompson had the best season of her career, averaging 10.0 points and 5.1 rebounds and shooting 51.4% from the field to rank in the WNBA's top five. Thompson spent three seasons in Indiana and one in New York before joining the Storm for 2004. She averaged 2.3 points and 1.0 rebounds during the regular season, but boosted those averages to 4.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in the playoffs and hit several key three-pointers. After averaging 2.8 points per game in 2005, Thompson announced her retirement on Sep. 8, 2005. She has continued to work with the Storm as an ambassador for the Stormin' the Sound off-season community program.
