2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Thompson, Ethan

Jersey Number 5
Ethan Thompson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Bishop Montgomery HS
Bio
CAREER: Finished his Oregon State career seventh all-time in scoring (1,716), third in assists (499), eighth in 3-pointers made (168), fifth in free throws made (444), first in games started (127), tied for fifth in games played (127) and second in minutes played (4,301) … Averaged 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 33.9 minutes per game … Scored his 1,000th career point on a 3-pointer in the second half against Arizona on Jan. 12, 2020 … Scored in double figures in 94 games … Scored 30-plus points in one game … Scored 20-plus points in 23 games … Had five double-doubles … His career highs in games were 31 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, three blocked shots, four steals and 45 minutes … Joined Gary Payton as the only players in Oregon State history with at least 1,400 points and 400 assists … Named the Pac-12’s Tom Hansen Conference Medal Winner in 2021 … Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Tournament Team and NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team in 2021 … Received an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award for his excellence in the classroom, the athletic field and a commitment to community service and student leadership in 2019 … Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court in 2019 and 2020 … Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® 8 First Team in 2020 and 2021 … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and 2021 … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team in 2019.
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SENIOR (2020-21): Started all 33 games … Averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocked shots in 33.6 minutes per game … Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team … Named to the NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® 8 First Team … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Finished first in the Pac-12 and seventh in the nation in free throws made (148) … Finished 10th in the Pac-12 in scoring (15.67), sixth in assists (3.88), 10th in free throw percentage (.813), tied for 15th in steals (1.15), eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.51) and seventh in minutes played (33.71) … His 128 assists are the ninth most by a senior in Oregon State history … His 683 minutes in Pac-12 games are tied for the eighth most in Oregon State history … His 1,108 minutes are the fourth most by a senior in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 29 games … Scored 30-plus points in one game … Scored 20-plus points in seven games … Had one double-double … Played a season-high 40 minutes, scored 22 points and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line against Loyola Chicago (3/27) in the NCAA Tournament ... Scored 26 points and had career highs with 15 free throws and 16 free throw attempts against Oklahoma State (3/21) in the NCAA Tournament ... Posted fifth career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Tennessee (3/19) in the NCAA Tournament ... Scored 16 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers against Oregon (3/12) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Scored 18 points and went 11- for-11 from the free throw line against UCLA (3/11) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Had 25 points, five rebounds, a season-high eight assists, two blocked shots and a career-high tying four steals against Utah (2/18) ... Scored his 1,500th career point on a free throw in the first half at Arizona State (2/14) ... Had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists at USC (1/28) … Tied a career high with four steals against Arizona (1/14) ... Scored 22 points and went 9-for-10 from the free throw line against UTSA (12/16) … Scored a career-high 31 points and made a career-best nine field goals against Portland (12/10) ... Had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists against California (11/25).
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JUNIOR (2019-20): Started all 31 games … Averaged 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots in 35.4 minutes per game … Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® 8 First Team … Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Finished 12th in the Pac-12 in scoring (14.8), fifth in assists (4.5), sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.65) and third in minutes (35.4) … His 1,199 points are the 24th most in Oregon State history … His 140 assists are the fifth most by a junior in Oregon State history … His 1,098 minutes are the ninth most by a junior in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 26 games … Scored 20-plus points in six games … Had one double-double … Tied a season high with three steals against California (3/7) ... Made a season-high four 3-pointers and scored 20 points at Arizona State (2/22) ... Posted fourth career double-double with 13 points and a career high-tying 11 assists against Utah (2/13) … Tied a season high with three steals against Utah (2/13) and USC (1/25) ... Scored his 1,000th career point on a 3-pointer in the second half against Arizona (1/12) ... Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 22 points against Arizona State (1/9) … Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at Colorado (1/5) ... Tied career highs with eight field goals made and eight free throws made, and scored 24 points at Colorado (1/5) ... Scored a career-high 25 points and had a season-high three steals against North Dakota (12/29) ... Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 23 points against UTSA (12/23) … Played all 40 minutes and scored 23 points against UTSA (12/18) … Went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and scored 21 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/14) … Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 18 points against Portland State (12/1) ... Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 16 points against UC Santa Barbara (11/20).
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SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Started all 31 games … Averaged 13.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocked shots in 34.4 minutes per game … Received an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award for his excellence in the classroom, the athletic field and a commitment to community service and student leadership … Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … Finished 14th in the Pac-12 in scoring (13.7), eighth in assists (3.9), ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and eighth in minutes (34.4) … His 120 assists are the sixth most by a sophomore in Oregon State history … His 1,065 minutes are the seventh most by a sophomore in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 22 games … Scored 20-plus points in seven games … Grabbed double-figure rebounds in two games … Had three double-doubles … Posted third career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 11 assists at Washington State (3/9) … Posted second career double-double with 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Arizona State (3/3) ... Also had nine assists against Arizona State (3/3) … Tied a career high with eight free throws against Arizona (2/28) ... Made a career-high eight free throws and scored 20 points against California (2/9) ... Tied a career high with five 3-pointers at Arizona State (1/17) ... Posted first career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Saint Louis (12/9) ... Had career highs with eight field goals and five 3-pointers against Missouri State (12/1) ... Scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Long Beach State (11/25) ... Had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists against UC Riverside (11/6).
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FRESHMAN (2017-18): Started all 32 games … Averaged 9.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocked shots in 32.2 minutes per game … Finished tied for 11th in the Pac-12 in assists (3.5) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.8) … His 316 points are the ninth most by a freshman in Oregon State history … His 111 assists are the fourth most by a freshman in Oregon State history … His 1,030 minutes are the fourth most by a freshman in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 16 games … Scored 20-plus points in three games … Scored 20 points against Southern Utah (11/10), the second most by an Oregon State freshman in their college debut (Steve Johnson, 22, Nov. 26, 1976) … Scored a career-high 23 points and tied career highs with seven field goals and four 3-pointers at Washington State (3/3) ... Tied career highs with seven field goals and four 3-pointers and played a career-best 43 minutes against Arizona (2/22) ... Tied a career high with seven assists against Washington (2/10) ... Tied a career high with six free throws made against UCLA (1/18) ... Had a career-high seven assists at Arizona State (1/13) ... Had a career-high four steals against Colorado (12/29) ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Marist (11/26) ... Made a career-high four 3 pointers against St. John’s (11/23) ... Scored first college points on a layup in the first half against Southern Utah (11/10) ... Finished with 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and two steals against Southern Utah (11/10).
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HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif. in 2017 … Ranked 39th overall on the ESPN 100 … Ranked 24th overall by 247 Sports, 33rd on Rivals 150 and 48th by Scout.com … Named a MaxPreps First Team All-American … Named a consensus four-star recruit … Lettered four years for head coach Doug Mitchell … Selected Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year … Earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Open Division, John R. Wooden and Los Angeles Times Player of the Year honors … Chosen to play in the Ballislife All-American Game … Scored 1,948 career points … Averaged 22.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists as a senior … Led team to the CIF Open Division state championship as a senior … Named All State and first team All-CIF Open Division as a junior … Helped lead his team to the semifinals of the Peach Jam at the Nike EYBL … Invited to the Nike Skills Academy, the NBA Top 100 Camp and the Pangos All-American Camp … Participated with the Puerto Rican National Team in the FIBA Americas U18 … Played AAU with California Supreme … Graduated with a 4.17 GPA … Member of the Principal’s Honor Roll … Received the St. Anthony Award and was named a George Montgomery Scholar.
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PERSONAL: Born May 4, 1999 in Harbor City, Calif. … Son of Stephen and Amy Thompson … Father is an assistant basketball coach at Oregon State and mother is a vice principal … Has one brother, Stephen … Chose Oregon State because “I was impressed with the basketball facility, the coaching staff and the character of my future teammates. The opportunity to contribute as a freshman was appealing to me.” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “winning CIF Open Division state championship my senior year” … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Hobbies are playing 2K and watching Netflix … Earned Oregon State degree in three years (graduated after spring term 2020) with a 3.48 GPA in Digital Communication Arts … Pursuing master’s in Interdisciplinary Studies of Communication Sociology and Ethnic Studies.
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CAREER HIGHS
Points: 31 vs. Portland (12/10/20)
FG Made: 9 vs. Portland (12/10/20)
FG Attempted: 17, eight times, last vs. Colorado (2/20/21)
3-PT Made: 5, three times, last vs. Oregon (3/12/21)
3-PT Attempted: 10 at Arizona State (1/17/19)
FT Made: 15 vs. Oklahoma State (3/21/21)
FT Attempted: 16 vs. Oklahoma State (3/21/21)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Arizona State (3/3/19)
Assists: 11, two times, last vs. Utah (2/13/20)
Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Southern Utah (11/10/17)
Steals: 4, three times, last vs. Utah (2/18/21)
Minutes: 45 at Washington (3/6/19)
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SENIOR (2020-21): Started all 33 games … Averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocked shots in 33.6 minutes per game … Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team … Named to the NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® 8 First Team … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Finished first in the Pac-12 and seventh in the nation in free throws made (148) … Finished 10th in the Pac-12 in scoring (15.67), sixth in assists (3.88), 10th in free throw percentage (.813), tied for 15th in steals (1.15), eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.51) and seventh in minutes played (33.71) … His 128 assists are the ninth most by a senior in Oregon State history … His 683 minutes in Pac-12 games are tied for the eighth most in Oregon State history … His 1,108 minutes are the fourth most by a senior in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 29 games … Scored 30-plus points in one game … Scored 20-plus points in seven games … Had one double-double … Played a season-high 40 minutes, scored 22 points and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line against Loyola Chicago (3/27) in the NCAA Tournament ... Scored 26 points and had career highs with 15 free throws and 16 free throw attempts against Oklahoma State (3/21) in the NCAA Tournament ... Posted fifth career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Tennessee (3/19) in the NCAA Tournament ... Scored 16 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers against Oregon (3/12) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Scored 18 points and went 11- for-11 from the free throw line against UCLA (3/11) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Had 25 points, five rebounds, a season-high eight assists, two blocked shots and a career-high tying four steals against Utah (2/18) ... Scored his 1,500th career point on a free throw in the first half at Arizona State (2/14) ... Had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists at USC (1/28) … Tied a career high with four steals against Arizona (1/14) ... Scored 22 points and went 9-for-10 from the free throw line against UTSA (12/16) … Scored a career-high 31 points and made a career-best nine field goals against Portland (12/10) ... Had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists against California (11/25).
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JUNIOR (2019-20): Started all 31 games … Averaged 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots in 35.4 minutes per game … Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® 8 First Team … Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Finished 12th in the Pac-12 in scoring (14.8), fifth in assists (4.5), sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.65) and third in minutes (35.4) … His 1,199 points are the 24th most in Oregon State history … His 140 assists are the fifth most by a junior in Oregon State history … His 1,098 minutes are the ninth most by a junior in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 26 games … Scored 20-plus points in six games … Had one double-double … Tied a season high with three steals against California (3/7) ... Made a season-high four 3-pointers and scored 20 points at Arizona State (2/22) ... Posted fourth career double-double with 13 points and a career high-tying 11 assists against Utah (2/13) … Tied a season high with three steals against Utah (2/13) and USC (1/25) ... Scored his 1,000th career point on a 3-pointer in the second half against Arizona (1/12) ... Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 22 points against Arizona State (1/9) … Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at Colorado (1/5) ... Tied career highs with eight field goals made and eight free throws made, and scored 24 points at Colorado (1/5) ... Scored a career-high 25 points and had a season-high three steals against North Dakota (12/29) ... Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 23 points against UTSA (12/23) … Played all 40 minutes and scored 23 points against UTSA (12/18) … Went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and scored 21 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/14) … Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 18 points against Portland State (12/1) ... Tied a career high with eight field goals made and scored 16 points against UC Santa Barbara (11/20).
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SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Started all 31 games … Averaged 13.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocked shots in 34.4 minutes per game … Received an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award for his excellence in the classroom, the athletic field and a commitment to community service and student leadership … Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … Finished 14th in the Pac-12 in scoring (13.7), eighth in assists (3.9), ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and eighth in minutes (34.4) … His 120 assists are the sixth most by a sophomore in Oregon State history … His 1,065 minutes are the seventh most by a sophomore in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 22 games … Scored 20-plus points in seven games … Grabbed double-figure rebounds in two games … Had three double-doubles … Posted third career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 11 assists at Washington State (3/9) … Posted second career double-double with 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Arizona State (3/3) ... Also had nine assists against Arizona State (3/3) … Tied a career high with eight free throws against Arizona (2/28) ... Made a career-high eight free throws and scored 20 points against California (2/9) ... Tied a career high with five 3-pointers at Arizona State (1/17) ... Posted first career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Saint Louis (12/9) ... Had career highs with eight field goals and five 3-pointers against Missouri State (12/1) ... Scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Long Beach State (11/25) ... Had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists against UC Riverside (11/6).
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FRESHMAN (2017-18): Started all 32 games … Averaged 9.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocked shots in 32.2 minutes per game … Finished tied for 11th in the Pac-12 in assists (3.5) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.8) … His 316 points are the ninth most by a freshman in Oregon State history … His 111 assists are the fourth most by a freshman in Oregon State history … His 1,030 minutes are the fourth most by a freshman in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 16 games … Scored 20-plus points in three games … Scored 20 points against Southern Utah (11/10), the second most by an Oregon State freshman in their college debut (Steve Johnson, 22, Nov. 26, 1976) … Scored a career-high 23 points and tied career highs with seven field goals and four 3-pointers at Washington State (3/3) ... Tied career highs with seven field goals and four 3-pointers and played a career-best 43 minutes against Arizona (2/22) ... Tied a career high with seven assists against Washington (2/10) ... Tied a career high with six free throws made against UCLA (1/18) ... Had a career-high seven assists at Arizona State (1/13) ... Had a career-high four steals against Colorado (12/29) ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Marist (11/26) ... Made a career-high four 3 pointers against St. John’s (11/23) ... Scored first college points on a layup in the first half against Southern Utah (11/10) ... Finished with 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and two steals against Southern Utah (11/10).
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HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif. in 2017 … Ranked 39th overall on the ESPN 100 … Ranked 24th overall by 247 Sports, 33rd on Rivals 150 and 48th by Scout.com … Named a MaxPreps First Team All-American … Named a consensus four-star recruit … Lettered four years for head coach Doug Mitchell … Selected Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year … Earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Open Division, John R. Wooden and Los Angeles Times Player of the Year honors … Chosen to play in the Ballislife All-American Game … Scored 1,948 career points … Averaged 22.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists as a senior … Led team to the CIF Open Division state championship as a senior … Named All State and first team All-CIF Open Division as a junior … Helped lead his team to the semifinals of the Peach Jam at the Nike EYBL … Invited to the Nike Skills Academy, the NBA Top 100 Camp and the Pangos All-American Camp … Participated with the Puerto Rican National Team in the FIBA Americas U18 … Played AAU with California Supreme … Graduated with a 4.17 GPA … Member of the Principal’s Honor Roll … Received the St. Anthony Award and was named a George Montgomery Scholar.
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PERSONAL: Born May 4, 1999 in Harbor City, Calif. … Son of Stephen and Amy Thompson … Father is an assistant basketball coach at Oregon State and mother is a vice principal … Has one brother, Stephen … Chose Oregon State because “I was impressed with the basketball facility, the coaching staff and the character of my future teammates. The opportunity to contribute as a freshman was appealing to me.” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “winning CIF Open Division state championship my senior year” … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Hobbies are playing 2K and watching Netflix … Earned Oregon State degree in three years (graduated after spring term 2020) with a 3.48 GPA in Digital Communication Arts … Pursuing master’s in Interdisciplinary Studies of Communication Sociology and Ethnic Studies.
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CAREER HIGHS
Points: 31 vs. Portland (12/10/20)
FG Made: 9 vs. Portland (12/10/20)
FG Attempted: 17, eight times, last vs. Colorado (2/20/21)
3-PT Made: 5, three times, last vs. Oregon (3/12/21)
3-PT Attempted: 10 at Arizona State (1/17/19)
FT Made: 15 vs. Oklahoma State (3/21/21)
FT Attempted: 16 vs. Oklahoma State (3/21/21)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Arizona State (3/3/19)
Assists: 11, two times, last vs. Utah (2/13/20)
Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Southern Utah (11/10/17)
Steals: 4, three times, last vs. Utah (2/18/21)
Minutes: 45 at Washington (3/6/19)
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