Jeremy Thompson (lacrosse)

Jeremy Thompson (born January 3, 1987 (age 38)^[1]) is a Haudenosaunee professional lacrosse player from the Hawk Clan of the Onondaga Nation. He plays for the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League, and the Atlas of Premier Lacrosse League. He was a two-time Junior College Lacrosse National Champion and was 2nd-team All-American at Syracuse University. Jeremy is also a member of the Iroquois men's national lacrosse team with his brothers.^[2]

Jeremy Thompson

Thompson in 2015
Born	(1987-01-03) January 3, 1987 (age 38)
Nationality	Haudenosaunee
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 pounds (86 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Midfield (field), Transition (box)
NCAA team	Syracuse (2011)
NLL draft	9th overall, 2011 Buffalo Bandits
NLL team Former teams	Georgia Swarm Buffalo Bandits Edmonton/Saskatchewan Rush Panther City
MLL draft	6th overall, 2011 Hamilton Nationals
MLL teams	Hamilton Nationals Rochester Rattlers Florida Launch Atlanta Blaze
PLL teams	Chaos Atlas
Pro career	2011–

Early life

Left to right: Jeremy, Miles, Lyle, and Jerome "Hiana" Thompson in 2015

Jeremy grew up in the Onondaga Nation, NY, and was one of five children of Doloris, an Onondaga mother, and Jerome Thompson, a Mohawk father from Akwesasne.^[3] Jeremy and his brothers, Jerome (Hiana), Miles, and Lyle, began playing lacrosse at a very young age due to the spiritual and cultural significance lacrosse has in the Native American community. He attended LaFayette High School outside Syracuse, New York, where he led them to two state championships and became an Under Armour and US Lacrosse All-American.

College

After high school, Jeremy Thompson went on to attend Onondaga Community College. While he was there, Jeremy helped them win two NJCAA national championships, two Mid-State Conference championships, as well as two Region III championships. In his two seasons at OCC, the Lazers went 31–0 with two undefeated national championship seasons. After his time in Junior College, he attended Syracuse University, nearby to his hometown of Nedrow, NY. His first season at Syracuse, he was a USILA Second Team All-American and was All Big East. His senior season he was Third Team All-American as well as All Big East for the second straight year.^[4] His brothers Miles and Lyle both played lacrosse at the University of Albany with their cousin Ty Thompson. His other brother Jerome (Haina) played with him at Onondaga Community College.

Professional career

Jeremy Thompson currently plays in both the National Lacrosse League and Premier Lacrosse League. In the NLL, he plays for the Georgia Swarm and in PLL, he plays for the Atlas. He started his MLL career on the Florida Launch but was traded with his brother Lyle Thompson to the Chesapeake Bayhawks on March 3, 2017. He signed with the Atlas on June 16 from the waiver wire after playing for the Chaos in the inaugural PLL season.^[5]

Thompson has previously played with the Buffalo Bandits, Edmonton Rush, Saskatchewan Rush and Panther City Lacrosse Club. Prior to the 2023 NLL season, he was traded to the Georgia Swarm. This will be the first time he is playing his brothers Lyle and Miles on the same team in the NLL. They previously played together for the Florida Launch in the MLL. Their brother Hiana currently plays for the Albany FireWolves, but has also previously played for the Georgia Swarm with Lyle and Miles.^[6]

MLL

Reference:^[7]

Jeremy Thompson		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2011	Hamilton Nationals	7	6	0	4	10	24	4	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	1
2012	Hamilton Nationals	9	5	0	1	6	25	5	0	0.5	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	Hamilton Nationals	11	6	0	2	8	22	16	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Rochester Rattlers	3	1	0	0	1	4	10	0	1.5	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Florida Launch	2	1	0	0	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	Atlanta Blaze	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		34	19	0	7	26	84	41	0	6	2	9	3	1	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	1
Career Total:		37	20	0	7	27	91	42	0	6	2	10

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

PLL

Reference:^[7]

Jeremy Thompson		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2019	Chaos	4	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	Atlas	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		9	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		9	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	10

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL

Reference:^[8]

Jeremy Thompson		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP
2012	Buffalo Bandits	14	3	6	9	72	25	0.64	5.14	1.79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
2013	Edmonton Rush	16	7	5	12	131	32	0.75	8.19	2.00	1	0	2	2	6	0	2.00	6.00	0.00
2014	Edmonton Rush	18	9	8	17	165	23	0.94	9.17	1.28	3	0	0	0	25	0	0.00	8.33	0.00
2015	Edmonton Rush	18	8	7	15	181	41	0.83	10.06	2.28	5	3	1	4	34	0	0.80	6.80	0.00
2016	Saskatchewan Rush	18	7	13	20	174	6	1.11	9.67	0.33	4	1	1	2	37	0	0.50	9.25	0.00
2017	Saskatchewan Rush	18	5	12	17	179	18	0.94	9.94	1.00	4	4	1	5	44	0	1.25	11.00	0.00
2018	Saskatchewan Rush	18	6	9	15	164	26	0.83	9.11	1.44	3	1	2	3	17	0	1.00	5.67	0.00
2019	Saskatchewan Rush	18	3	7	10	208	28	0.56	11.56	1.56	1	0	0	0	8	0	0.00	8.00	0.00
2020	Saskatchewan Rush	10	4	9	13	81	20	1.30	8.10	2.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Panther City Lacrosse Club	17	4	13	17	143	13	1.00	8.41	0.76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	Georgia Swarm	18	4	5	9	168	27	0.50	9.33	1.50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		183	60	94	154	1,666	259	0.84	9.10	1.42	21	9	7	16	171	0	0.76	8.14	0.00
Career Total:		204	69	101	170	1,837	259	0.83	9.00	1.27

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.