Carolyn Thompson is an American former Texas Tech basketball player, playing from 1980 to 1984. She was born in Hobbs, New Mexico.

With a career total of 2,655 points, Thompson is the all-time leading scorer for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders and is ranked second in points per game with 21.9 (as of the end of the 2007 season). She set a total of eighteen records at Tech, including field goals made (1,013), field goal attempts (1,944), and rebounds (1,247). In each of her four seasons at the school, she scored at least 600 points. Her best scoring season was during her senior year when she recorded 707 points.

Thompson is one of only three Lady Raiders to have her jersey retired. The others are Sheryl Swoopes and Krista Kirkland-Gerlich.

In 2014, Thompson was inducted into the Southwest Conference hall of Fame.[1]

Texas Tech statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% FT% RPG PPG
1981 Texas Tech 30 610 .473 .613 12.0 20.3
1982 Texas Tech 30 639 .499 .606 11.0 21.3
1983 Texas Tech 31 699 .538 .645 9.1 22.5
1984 Texas Tech 30 707 .574 .708 9.1 23.6
Career 121 2,655 .521 .638 10.3 21.9

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thompson to be Inducted in SWC Hall of Fame". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-03.


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