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'''John "The Cat" Thompson''' ([[February 10]] [[1906]], [[St. George, Utah]] – [[October 7]] [[1990]]) was an American basketball player.
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| death_place = [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]], U.S.
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'''John Ashworth''' "'''Cat'''" '''Thompson''' (February 10, 1906 – October 7, 1990) was an American basketball player.


He won the Utah state championship with Dixie High School team and finished second in the High School National Tournament in 1925. In college, he played for 3 seasons for [[Montana State University - Bozeman|Montana State]], during which time his time had a record of 102-11. In 1929 he won the [[Helms Foundation Player of the Year]] award and his team won [[Helms Athletic Foundation|Helms National Championship]] . He averaged 15.4 points per game when the average team scored 40 points per game.
He won the Utah state championship with [[Dixie High School (Utah)|Dixie High School]] team and finished second in the High School National Tournament in 1925. In college, he played for 3 seasons for [[Montana State University|Montana State]], during which time his team had a record of 102–11. In 1929, he won the [[Helms Foundation Player of the Year]] award and his team won [[Helms Athletic Foundation|Helms National Championship]] . He averaged 15.4 points per game when the average team scored 40 points per game.


He was named [[All-America]] in 1928, 1929 and 1930. He scored 1,539 points in 100 career college games he played. He was enshrined in the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1962.
He was named [[All-America]] in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930. He scored 1,539 points in 100 career college games he played. He was enshrined in the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1962.

A 2009 [[ESPN]] College Basketball Encyclopedia named Thompson "one of the five greatest college hoops players of the first half of the 20th century"<ref>{{Cite book |last=ESPN |title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia - The Complete History of the Men's Game |publisher=Ballantine Books |year=2009 |isbn=9780345513922 |pages=297}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-john-thompson.html Basketball Hall of Fame page on Thompson]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070605030559/http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-john-thompson.html Basketball Hall of Fame page on Thompson]
*[http://catthompsonbasketball.com/ Cat Thompson Website provided by his family]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20201129020434/http://catthompsonbasketball.com/Cat_Thompson_Basketball/Introduction.html Cat Thompson Website provided by his family]


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Latest revision as of 21:37, 7 June 2024

Cat Thompson
Thompson from the 1930 Montanan
Personal information
Born(1906-02-10)February 10, 1906
St. George, Utah, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 1990(1990-10-07) (aged 84)
Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolDixie (St. George, Utah)
CollegeMontana State (1926–1930)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards
Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

John Ashworth "Cat" Thompson (February 10, 1906 – October 7, 1990) was an American basketball player.

He won the Utah state championship with Dixie High School team and finished second in the High School National Tournament in 1925. In college, he played for 3 seasons for Montana State, during which time his team had a record of 102–11. In 1929, he won the Helms Foundation Player of the Year award and his team won Helms National Championship . He averaged 15.4 points per game when the average team scored 40 points per game.

He was named All-America in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930. He scored 1,539 points in 100 career college games he played. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962.

A 2009 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia named Thompson "one of the five greatest college hoops players of the first half of the 20th century"[1]

References

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  1. ^ ESPN (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia - The Complete History of the Men's Game. Ballantine Books. p. 297. ISBN 9780345513922.
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