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Guilford College Quakers

2017-18 Men's Basketball

35 Alston Thompson

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 215
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Durham, N.C.
  • High School Durham Academy
  • Position F
  • Major Sport Management

Biography

2017-18

  • appeared in all 26 games for the Quakers
  • tallied five double-doubles on the season
  • averaged 11 points per game
  • ranks second on the team with 6.8 rebounds per outing
  • ranked fifth in the ODAC with 2.5 offensive rebounds per game
  • led the Quakers over Bridgewater College in his best performance of the year, tallying a career-high 24 points and 11 boards

2016-17

  • appeared in each of the Quakers’ 30 games this season
  • received Third Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honors
  • tallied career-best averages in points (11.0 ppg.), rebounds (7.7 rpg.) and assists (1.6 apg.)
  • 7.7 rebounds per contest led the team and ranked fourth among ODAC leaders
  • stood as the conference’s leading offensive rebounder with 3.4 per game
  • 11.0 points ranked second on the team and 22nd league-wide
  • 1.0 blocks per game stood fourth
  • tallied four double-doubles, including a 14-point, 15-rebound performance in Guilford’s opening contest, a 62-59 win over Greensboro College
  • season-high 19 points led the Quakers to a 77-60 victory over ODAC-rival Randolph College January 11
  • helped the Quakers to their first ODAC Tournament Championship since 2010 

2015-16

  • appeared in 22 games with five starts for the Quakers
  • earned the ODAC Rookie of the Year Award
  • averaged 9.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game
  • ranked fourth in the ODAC in rebounding and led the league in offensive boards per game (3.1)
  • 52.1 field-goal percentage led the team and ranked ninth in the conference
  • finished fifth in the ODAC with 23 blocked shots and third in blocks per game
  • recorded a career-high 20 points and 12 rebounds against Bridgewater December 5

Personal

  • named to Guilford's Fall 2018 Student-Athlete Honor Roll
  • awarded freshman of the year award
  • serves as a Bonner Scholar at Guilford
  • works with Guilford's mobile market
  • letter three years under coach Tim McKenna at Durham Academy
  • played in the 2015 RDU All-Star Game
  • earned All-TISAC MVP recognition in 2014
  • member of the school’s 1,000 point club
  • received Carlisle’s Academic Excellence Award
  • son of Audrey Thompson

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2015-16Freshman

    F
    6'6" 215 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2016-17Sophomore

    F
    6'5" 215 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2017-18Junior

    F
    6'5" 215 lbs
    35