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Paul Thompson (basketball)

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Paul Thompson
Personal information
Born (1961-05-25) May 25, 1961 (age 63)
Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolPeabody (Alexandria, Louisiana)
CollegeTulane (1979–1983)
NBA draft1983: 3rd round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career1983–1999
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number33, 6, 36
Career history
19831985Cleveland Cavaliers
1985Milwaukee Bucks
1985Philadelphia 76ers
1985–1986La Crosse Catbirds
1986–1987Limoges
1987–1989Nashua Den Bosch
1989–1990FC Barcelona
1990–1992B. Sardegna Sassari
1992–1995Bnei HaSharon
1996–1998Maccabi Ra'anana
1998–1999Ironi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Paul Stanford Thompson (born May 25, 1961[1]) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 1985, Thompson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for two draft picks. Later in the year, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers after being waived by the Bucks.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Cleveland 82* 10 21.1 .467 .231 .772 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 9.0
1984–85 Cleveland 33 27 21.7 .418 .261 .849 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.6 10.5
1984–85 Milwaukee 16 0 14.2 .390 .000 .706 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 6.6
1985–86 Philadelphia 23 8 18.8 .361 .167 .860 2.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 7.8
Career 154 45 20.2 .432 .210 .792 3.5 1.5 0.9 0.5 8.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 Milwaukee 3 0 11.3 .417 .000 .600 1.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 4.3

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 Tulane 26 - 31.2 .462 - .700 8.2 1.3 1.6 0.9 15.0
1980–81 Tulane 27 26 35.7 .447 - .805 9.4 1.9 1.2 1.3 18.7
1981–82 Tulane 28 27 34.0 .493 - .782 7.4 1.8 0.9 0.5 14.7
1982–83 Tulane 31 29 36.4 .508 - .795 7.4 1.9 1.3 0.7 17.5
Career 112 82 34.4 .477 - .776 8.1 1.7 1.2 0.8 16.5

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Thompson". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.