Description
William Stansbury "Billy" Thompson is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. He spent a 5-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, and registered one minute of court time with the Golden State Warriors in 1991.
Thompson played competitive basketball at Camden High School.
Thompson, a 6' 7" small forward from the University of Louisville, where in his senior season he was part of the Cardinals squad that won the 1986 NCAA Championship. He was selected 19th overall in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks but was part of a draft-day trade sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he was a reserve member of the Lakers teams that won back-to-back NBA Championships in 1986-87 and 1987-88.
After an injury-riddled sophomore season with the Lakers, he was then left unprotected in the 1988 NBA expansion draft and was selected by the Miami Heat, where he was a starter for the Heat's inaugural game and averaged 10.8 points per game in Miami's expansion season. As a part-time starter in 1989-90, Thompson averaged 11 points per game.
Born
December 1st, 1963 in Camden (Age 60)
Teams
Last Changes
2021/12/30
New Response (Success): Sent a 1991 SkyBox #154 card.
2021/12/30
New Scanned Autograph (TTM/Probably Authentic)
2019/09/09
New Response (Success): Signed my card