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Deon Thompson had four points and 10 rebounds as the USA U19 team moved into the semifinals of the FIBA World Championships with a 112-86 win over Argentina. USA gets a rematch with France who they dispatched 87-82 on Thursday. The winner plays for the gold. Share This Post: Brian Barbour on July 19th, 2007 |  Comments are closed Deon Thompson has six points and six rebounds as the US U19 team took down the French 87-82. The US advances to the quarterfinals where they will face Argentina on Friday. The US U19 team thrashed Brazil today by 104-65 count. Deon Thompson continues to show up with solid performances joining seven other US players in double figures in the rout. Thompson had 10 points(5-9 shooting), five rebounds, three steals and two turnovers in 14 minutes of play. Undoubtedly this whole experience is going to serve [...] Continue reading The Summer of Deon Continues Brian Barbour on July 16th, 2007 | Comments are closed UPDATE #2: Deon Thompson’s line from today: 17 points(7-11 FG, 3-4 FT), 3 rebounds, two steals, one block, four turnovers, four fouls in 21 mins. UPDATE: The US ended winning over Lithuania 90-81. Thompson had 17 points and three rebounds. He also committed four fouls but offensively speaking he played well. USA plays Brazil tomorrow [...] Continue reading Deon Taking Lituanians to School As We Speak[UPDATED x2] Brian Barbour on July 15th, 2007 | Comments are closed The USA U19 team pulled out a squeaker over home standing Serbia 82-78 on Saturday. Thompson had eight points and four rebounds but also ended the game with four fouls. Next Game: Monday, July 16 vs Lithuania Deon Thompson had a rather lackluster performance in a 103-77 win over China at the World Championships. Thompson did not score missing all five FG attempts, had just three rebounds, two blocks, three steals and one assist in 18 minutes. In the Pan American team trials, Wayne Ellington was featured by the Philladelphia Inquirer [...] Continue reading U19 and Pan Am Team Update Brian Barbour on July 12th, 2007 | Comments are closed The USA U19 men’s team opened up play at the World Championships in Serbia with a 118-56 win over severely overmatched Mali. Deon Thompson had another solid outing, here is his line from today’s game: 21 mins, 3/4 FGs, 5-6 FTs, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and three turnovers. Next game: Friday, July 13th [...] Continue reading Deon Thompson Update(7/12) I guess we can call this the Summer of Deon. From USA Basketball: With the USA Men’s U19 World Championship Team in the midst of a tight gold medal contest in the Global Games Saturday night, 6-8 center and University of North Carolina sophomore Deon Thompson (Torrance, Calif.) took matters into his own hands and [...] Continue reading Thompson Leads US Team To Gold Medal in The Global Games Deon Thompson had a stellar game as the USA U19 team blew past Africa 102-51. Thompson was one of a trio of players with 13 points. He hit 3-8 from the floor and 6-8 from the line(which would be a definite upgrade from Wright’s FT shooting.) Thompson also grabbed nine boards. I would imagine, based [...] Continue reading Deon Thompson Update(7/6) Deon Thompson was named to the USA Men’s U19 Basketball Team which will be competing in the FIBA U19 World Championships later this month. According to Seth Davis at SI.com, Thompson is ready to take over for Brandan Wright in a big way: Thompson, meanwhile, is benefiting from the work he put in to get [...] Continue reading Thompson Impresses at US Basketball Trials |
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