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Unique Thompson
American basketball player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Unique Thompson (born July 27, 1999)[1] is an American professional basketball player.
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Early life
Thompson grew up in Theodore, Alabama, where she attended Faith Academy.[2] She was the #74 overall recruit in her draft class and the #16 forward.[3]
College career
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Thompson played college basketball at Auburn University. She averaged 14.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game in college on a 52.8% field goal percentage. Thompson was an All-American honorable mention in 2020 and 2021. She was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2018,[4] All-SEC First Team in 2020,[5] and All-SEC Second Team in 2021. She totaled 1,540 career points; 1,156 rebounds, making her Auburn's all-time leading rebounds; and 58 double-doubles, which is also a team record.[6][7]
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Professional career
Thompson was chosen in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[9][10][11][12][13] She became the ninth player in Auburn program history to be drafted and the first since 2009.[14][15][16][17]
Thompson made her professional debut in the 2021–22 season with WBC Sparta&K of the Russian Premier League.[18]
In 2022, Thompson helped the Albury Wodonga Bandits win the NBL1 East championship behind grand final MVP honors.[19] She was named to the NBL1 East All-Star Five[20] and the NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.[21]
Thompson played for Nadezhda Orenburg in Russia in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[18]
Thompson returned to the Bandits in 2024.[22] On May 19, she had a triple-double with 30 points, 22 rebounds, 11 steals and three assists in an 86–73 win over the BA Centre of Excellence.[23]
Thompson returned to Nadezhda Orenburg for the 2024–25 season.[18]
Thompson joined the Mackay Meteorettes of the NBL1 North for the 2025 season.[24]
On July 17, 2025, Thompson signed with the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2025–26 season.[25][26][27]
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