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Jersey Number 23
Christian Thompson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Homewood, Ala.
- Prev School:
- West Alabama
West Alabama
2025-26: The 2026 Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year averaged 9.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game his junior season for coach Nick Woodruff at West Alabama ... Registered 10 double-doubles ... Posted 1.3 blocks per game while earning All-GSC third-team distinction ... Started all 33 games ... Finished 10th nationally (NCAA Division II) in rebounding and shot an efficient 58.9 percent from the floor ... Scored season-high 18 points vs. Valdosta State (1/24/26), including 10 free throws ... Snagged season-high 18 rebounds vs. Lee (12/11/25).
Wallace State (Ala.) CC
2022-24: Thompson played his sophomore season at Wallace State (Ala.) Community College ... Averaged 10.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game while shooting 65.0 percent from the field ... Named to ACCC All-Tournament team for conference championship squad under coach Faron Key that was an NJCAA national tournament qualifier team and ranked No. 17 nationally.
Birmingham Southern
2022-23: Spent his freshman season at NAIA Birmingham Southern where he played in 25 games and averaged 3.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks for coach Chris Graves ... Scored season-high 12 points in just 12 minutes on the floor vs. Huntingdon (11/19/22) to go with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks.
High School
Earned all-area honors as a junior and senior at Homewood High School in Birmingham where he was also an all-metro selection his senior season (2021-22) for coach Tim Shepler ... Was a two-year starter at Homewood and led Patriots to AHSAA Sweet Sixteen run as a senior.
Personal
Christian Antonio Thompson was born 5/19/04 in Birmingham, Ala. ... Son of Tiffany Wilder of Birmingham ... Stepfather is Shan Robertson ... Has two brothers, Austin and Courtland, and a sister, Sky ... Majoring in General Studies.
2025-26: The 2026 Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year averaged 9.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game his junior season for coach Nick Woodruff at West Alabama ... Registered 10 double-doubles ... Posted 1.3 blocks per game while earning All-GSC third-team distinction ... Started all 33 games ... Finished 10th nationally (NCAA Division II) in rebounding and shot an efficient 58.9 percent from the floor ... Scored season-high 18 points vs. Valdosta State (1/24/26), including 10 free throws ... Snagged season-high 18 rebounds vs. Lee (12/11/25).
Wallace State (Ala.) CC
2022-24: Thompson played his sophomore season at Wallace State (Ala.) Community College ... Averaged 10.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game while shooting 65.0 percent from the field ... Named to ACCC All-Tournament team for conference championship squad under coach Faron Key that was an NJCAA national tournament qualifier team and ranked No. 17 nationally.
Birmingham Southern
2022-23: Spent his freshman season at NAIA Birmingham Southern where he played in 25 games and averaged 3.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks for coach Chris Graves ... Scored season-high 12 points in just 12 minutes on the floor vs. Huntingdon (11/19/22) to go with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks.
High School
Earned all-area honors as a junior and senior at Homewood High School in Birmingham where he was also an all-metro selection his senior season (2021-22) for coach Tim Shepler ... Was a two-year starter at Homewood and led Patriots to AHSAA Sweet Sixteen run as a senior.
Personal
Christian Antonio Thompson was born 5/19/04 in Birmingham, Ala. ... Son of Tiffany Wilder of Birmingham ... Stepfather is Shan Robertson ... Has two brothers, Austin and Courtland, and a sister, Sky ... Majoring in General Studies.
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