 He is 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ½ in) in height and he plays the point guard position.He last played for Best Balıkesir of the Turkish Basketball Second League.Thompson played his high school basketball in Raleigh, North Carolina at Leesville Road High School and he played collegiality at Appalachian State University, where he had career averages of 13.0 points per game, 4.1 assists per game and 2.8 rebounds per game.