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Former Eastern Michigan forward James Thompson IV signs with Germany’s Telekom Basket Bonn

Hustle Belt | August 24, 2020

Related Topics: Deutsche Telekom, Germany, Deon Thompson, James Thompson IV, Tina Thompson, Tristan Thompson, Seoul, Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball, Italy

SIGNING ALERT

Congrats to former Eagle James Thompson IV (@J_T_IV2) on signing a one-year contract with Telekom Basket Bonn in Germany!

Thompson is the top rebounder in EMU history with 1,452!

https://t.co/dU9gghQkbZ#EMUEagles | #EverythingMatters pic.twitter.com/IaxKqU3ljS— Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball (@EMU_MBB) August 24, 2020

In his final season in the 2018-19 season with Eastern Michigan, Thompson averaged 11 points per game and 10.9 rebounds, and was second in the conference in field goal percentage (.642.) Thompson proved himself to be a very strong player with a scoring touch, but also caused gigantic havoc on the glass, ranking second in the NCAA in offensive rebound efficiency in his senior season.







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