Dijon Thompson
Dijon Thompson
Dijon Lynn Thompsonis an American professional basketball player who played for Petrolina AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Basketball League. While he played mainly at the shooting guard position in his early career, he also played as a small forward during his European years...
advised body chicago develop experience good hopefully next position year
Going to Chicago was a good experience for me, ... I was advised that one year back in school, to develop my body and touch-up skills, will put me in a better position next year to hopefully get into the first round.
happy reminds run style
The style reminds me of U of A. It's my style of play. I get out and run with these guys, so I'm happy to be here.
contribute hope rookie
I just hope to come in and contribute to get the championship. That's the most important thing, to get the championship in my rookie year. That would be great.
close deciding factor staying
I really wanted to come to U of A. It was really a close decision. The only deciding factor was staying close to home, but if U of A were in L.A., I'd have been there.
among believe camp chicago entering experience owe potential senior stand
I believe I owe it to myself, entering my senior year, to experience the Chicago camp and see where I stand among the potential draftees,
freshman last since special tournament
We hadn't been to the tournament since my freshman year, so it was very big. It was very special to get back my last year. To go out in the first round, it was kind of disappointing, but at U of A, it was tough.