Darius Thompson
Darius Jamar Thompson (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.[1] In August 2017, Thompson signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and FIBA Europe Cup.[6] On July 23, 2019, Thompson signed a one-year contract with an option for a second season with Happy Casa Brindisi of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and Basketball Champions League (BCL).[7] On July 1, 2021, Thompson left Brindisi after two years and signed in the VTB United League for the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban.On July 7, 2023, Thompson signed a three-year (2+1) contract with Turkish powerhouse Anadolu Efes, where he replaced star point guard Vasilije Micić who left the club for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Point guardEuroLeagueMurfreesboro, TennesseeBlackmanTennesseeVirginiaWestern KentuckyNBA draftundraftedZZ LeidenBrindisiLokomotiv KubanBaskoniaAnadolu EfesAll-EuroLeague Second TeamAll-Champions League Second TeamFIBA Europe CupAll-ACB First TeamAll-LBA TeamLBA steals leaderDBL MVPDBL Top ScorerAll-DBL TeamAll-DBL Defensive TeamDutch CupConference USAbasketballBasketbol Süper LigiMiddle Tennessee StateBlackman High SchoolMcDonald's All-American GameDutch Basketball LeagueDen Helder SunsSakarya BBNBB CupDBL Most Valuable PlayerHappy Casa BrindisiLega Basket Serie ABasketball Champions LeagueVTB United League2022 Russian invasion of UkraineLiga ACBVasilije MicićOklahoma City ThunderItaly national teamField-goal3-point field-goalFree-throwReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksPerformance Index Rating2022–232023–242021–222019–202020–212018–192013–142015–162016–172017–18DBL scoring leaderDBL Statistical Player of the YearLarkinBeauboisBryantÖncelŠmitsJohnsonDozierPoirierÖzdemiroğluYıldızlıOsmaniYılmazWillisBanchiMijatovićDBL Most Valuable Player AwardRogersCollinsListerAkerboomWashingtonLawrencevan HelfterenWaitmanReddickMcDuffieHowellJenningsvan PoelgeestHuijbensThomasSpinksMcGuthrieRodgersVan PaassenGibsonDourisseauBoxleySlagterDe JongNzekwesiTop ScorerWilliamsMillerMohammedBauscherFrankeGregoryKanda-KanyindaCannefaxKrayemJelovacGolden