PLAYER PROFILES

 

 

44• Marquita Thompson

Junior• 5-10• Forward
Garland, Texas•
Coffeyville CC

2005-06: Appeared in 28 games, making 18 starts…finished second on the team and 16th in the Northeast Conference with 12.1 points per game…ranked 13th in the NEC in rebounds, snaring 5.9 boards per game…scored a career-high 26 points at Mount St. Mary’s…scored in double-figures 19 times, tallying at least 20 points five times… registered a pair of double-doubles against Fairleigh Dickinson (22 points, 10 rebounds) and at Central Connecticut State (17 points, 12 rebounds)…shot a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the line in a win over Wagner… tallied four steals on three occasions…shot 48 percent from the field and 67 percent from the free-throw line.

Background: Led Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College with 11.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during the 2004-05 season…propelled the Red Ravens to their second Region IV tournament appearance in a row…earned Phi Theta Kappa and All-American Scholar honors…led the team in rebounding and steals, while finishing second in assists and field goal percentage during the
2003-04 season… averaged 14.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in the region
tournament…named first team All-Conference Jayhawk Eastern Division and All-Region IV Honorable Mention…garnered Newcomer of the Year honors.

Personal: Daughter of Marvin Thompson and Rita Medford…born on Dec. 20, 1984…majoring in business management.