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2016-17 Men's Basketball

31 Javaka Thompson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 191

Biography

2016-17/Redshirt Senior at Illinois State
As a walk-on, played in 18 games to help ISU win a share of the MVC regular-season title • Named a team captain • Made his first-career start and collected one rebound in the Senior Night win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 22) • Played two first-half minutes and five total, with one rebound in the win over Bradley (Feb. 11) • Played two first-half minutes and five total in the win at Drake (Feb. 7) • Played a career-high 12 minutes and went 1-for-2 at the free throw line at Wichita State (Feb. 4) • Netted a career-high five points on 2-for-2 shooting in the win at Loyola Chicago (Jan. 1) • Scored four points with two rebounds in a then-career-long four minutes of action in the win over UT Martin (Dec. 10) • Played for one minute in the wins over IUPUI (Nov. 30), Ferris State (Nov. 27) and Fort Wayne (Nov. 16).

2015-16/Redshirt Junior at Illinois State
Appeared in six games off the bench • Scored his first-career field goal with a fastbreak layup at the 2:34 mark in the second half versus Indiana State (Feb. 17) • Also netted a free throw to finish with three points in three minutes against Indiana State (Feb. 17) • Recorded a layup in the win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 24).

2014-15
Walk-on who practiced with the team in 2014-15 and was added to the roster prior to the 2015-16 season.

Prior to Illinois State
Began his college career at NCAA Division III Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois • As a freshman in 2012-13, played in 16 games, averaging 5.4 and 4.4 rebounds per game • Shot 31-for-66 from the field (47.0 percent) and 21-for-27 (77.8 percent) at the free throw line • Scored a career-high 24 points versus Grinnell College (Nov. 28, 2012) • Attended Malcolm X College in Chicago in 2013-14, but did not play basketball • Played high school basketball at Whitney M. Young Magnet School in Chicago.

Personal
Born October 11, 1993 • Son of Javaka, Sr., and Lavisa Thompson • Has one younger brother • Name is pronounced: Juh-VOCK-uh Thompson • Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Statistics

Season:
2016-17

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2015-16Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 191 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2016-17Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 191 lbs
    31