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South Dakota State University Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Thompson, Ellie
Jersey Number 45
Ellie Thompson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Chaska H.S.
- Hometown:
- Chaska, Minn.
- Major:
- Advertising
Bio
Records: Finished career ranked 29th in career scoring (1,278), seventh in rebounds (774), fourth in offensive rebounds (312), fifth in blocks (118, eighth in blocks per game (0.89) and 11th in field-goal percentage (48.8).
Honors:
Honors:
- 2018 Summit League All-Tournament Team
- Second-Team All-Summit League (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Summit League All-Academic (2017, 2018)
- 2017 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
- 2015 Summit League All-Tournament Team
- 2015 Summit League All-Newcomer Team
- Distinguished Scholar on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016)
2017-18: Started all 33 games ... averaged 8.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.96 blocks while shooting a team-high 50.2 percent from the field and 76.1 percent from the free-throw line ... ranked 19th in scoring (15.1), fourth in field-goal percentage (57.0), eighth in rebounds (6.0) and third in offensive rebounds (35) in league-only games ... led team in scoring twice and in rebounds eight times ... grabbed eight or more rebounds in six games, dished three or more assists in four outings and had three or more blocks three times ... shot 50 percent or higher in 19 games ... averaged 12.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in four postseason games … tied a career high with four assists in win over Oral Roberts (2/10) ... recorded first double-double of the season with 16 points and a season-best 11 rebounds in win over Omaha (2/3) ... registered a season-high three steals against UNO ... tied a career high with 23 points and recorded season highs of nine field goals and 10 field-goal attempts in win over Fort Wayne (1/29) ... played a season-high 33 minutes vs. then-No. 4/5 Louisville (12/3) ... dished a season-best four assists in the upset win over then-No. 23 N.C. State (11/24) ... recorded a career-high five blocks in win over North Dakota (11/15) ... recorded 1,000th career point on the first of two free throws in the first quarter in overtime win at George Washington (11/12).
2016-17: Started all 32 games ... averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting a team-high 50.5 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from 3-point range and 71.9 percent from the free-throw line ... finished 12th in scoring, seventh in rebounds, fifth in field-goal percentage, second in offensive rebounds (2.7), ninth in defensive rebounds (4.3) and fourth in blocks (1.1) in Summit League overall games ... ranked ninth in scoring (15.1), second in rebounds (7.6), sixth in field-goal percentage (50.8), fifth in blocks (1.3), first in offensive rebounds (3.1) and eighth in defensive rebounds (4.6) in league-only games ... led the team with five double-doubles, five 20-plus point games and scored in double digits 23 times ... led team in scoring 10 times and in rebounds 16 times ... grabbed 10-or-more rebounds in six games, dished 3-or-more assists in five outings and had 3-or-more steals three times ... recorded the fifth-most rebounds in a single-season as a junior ... shot 50 percent-or-higher in 17 games and was perfect from the foul line in four outings ... averaged 14.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in four postseason games ... scored 10-or-more points in 18 of the last 19 games ... posted seventh career 20-plus point game with 20 points, sank a career-high four 3-pointers and tied a personal best in in minutes (39) in an overtime WNIT second-round game vs. Colorado (3/19) ... registered 10th career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the WNIT first-round win over Northern Illinois (3/16) ... posted ninth career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in win over Denver (2/23) ... recorded sixth 20-plus point game of career with 20 points at Fort Wayne (2/18) ... registered third double-double of the season with 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds and a season-high tying four assists at Western Illinois (2/15) ... tied a career high with 23 points and had a season-best 19 field-goal attempts at Omaha (1/28) ... posted second 20-plus point game of the season with 22 in win at Denver (1/18) ... recorded second double-double of the season with 14 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in win over Omaha (1/7) ... tied a career high with 23 points while posting season highs in field goals (10) and blocks (2) at Wichita State (12/21) ... collected season highs in assists (4) and tied a season best with three steals in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/3) ... recorded first double-double of the season with a game-high 17 points and 11 rebounds at Northern Iowa (12/1) ... named to the Hawkeye Challenge All-Tournament team (11/19-20).
2016-17: Started all 32 games ... averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting a team-high 50.5 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from 3-point range and 71.9 percent from the free-throw line ... finished 12th in scoring, seventh in rebounds, fifth in field-goal percentage, second in offensive rebounds (2.7), ninth in defensive rebounds (4.3) and fourth in blocks (1.1) in Summit League overall games ... ranked ninth in scoring (15.1), second in rebounds (7.6), sixth in field-goal percentage (50.8), fifth in blocks (1.3), first in offensive rebounds (3.1) and eighth in defensive rebounds (4.6) in league-only games ... led the team with five double-doubles, five 20-plus point games and scored in double digits 23 times ... led team in scoring 10 times and in rebounds 16 times ... grabbed 10-or-more rebounds in six games, dished 3-or-more assists in five outings and had 3-or-more steals three times ... recorded the fifth-most rebounds in a single-season as a junior ... shot 50 percent-or-higher in 17 games and was perfect from the foul line in four outings ... averaged 14.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in four postseason games ... scored 10-or-more points in 18 of the last 19 games ... posted seventh career 20-plus point game with 20 points, sank a career-high four 3-pointers and tied a personal best in in minutes (39) in an overtime WNIT second-round game vs. Colorado (3/19) ... registered 10th career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the WNIT first-round win over Northern Illinois (3/16) ... posted ninth career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in win over Denver (2/23) ... recorded sixth 20-plus point game of career with 20 points at Fort Wayne (2/18) ... registered third double-double of the season with 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds and a season-high tying four assists at Western Illinois (2/15) ... tied a career high with 23 points and had a season-best 19 field-goal attempts at Omaha (1/28) ... posted second 20-plus point game of the season with 22 in win at Denver (1/18) ... recorded second double-double of the season with 14 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in win over Omaha (1/7) ... tied a career high with 23 points while posting season highs in field goals (10) and blocks (2) at Wichita State (12/21) ... collected season highs in assists (4) and tied a season best with three steals in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/3) ... recorded first double-double of the season with a game-high 17 points and 11 rebounds at Northern Iowa (12/1) ... named to the Hawkeye Challenge All-Tournament team (11/19-20).
2015-16: Started all 34 games ... averaged 10.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting a team-leading 47.3 percent from the field, 38.2 percent from 3-point range and 61.2 percent from the free-throw line ... sank 13 3-pointers ... ranked 10th overall and 8th in Summit League games (7.1) in rebounds, 5th overall (2.7) and 7th in the league (2.7) in offensive boards ... registered 4 double-doubles, 21 double-digit scoring games and 4 double-digit rebounding games ... led team in scoring 4 times, rebounds 10 times and blocks in 9 games ... shot 50 percent-or-higher from the field in 17 games ... scored a career-high 23 points to go with 10 rebounds in a double-overtime win vs. Northern Iowa (12/9) ... earned Summit League Player of the Week (12/14) after Northern Iowa outing and 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in a win at Creighton (12/12) ... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds along with 16 points at IUPUI (2/25) ... season highs of seven offensive boards vs. Marist (11/13) and vs. Fort Wayne (3/5) and nine defensive caroms in a double-overtime win over IUPUI (1/21) ... perfect from the foul line five games ... dished a personal-best six assists vs. South Dakota (1/17) ... registered a career-high three blocks against three opponents ... scored the game-winning basket with 12.3 seconds remaining and recorded a personal-best five steals vs. Northern Iowa ... tallied the game-winning layup at Western Illinois (2/27) ... averaged 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in two NCAA Tournament games ... averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in five postseason games ... recorded 9.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game vs. five ranked opponents—No. 3 Notre Dame (11/21), No. 6 Maryland (11/27), No. 16 DePaul (12/15), No. 19 Miami (3/19) and No. 13 Stanford.
2014-15: Played in all 33 games, starting the final 11 ... averaged 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.5 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from 3-point range and 73 percent from the free-throw line ... ranked 13th overall and 7th in The Summit League games in offensive rebounds and 13th and 10th in blocks ... scored in double digits in eight of 33 games ... led team in rebounds six times, in blocks six times ... shot 50 percent-or-higher in 20 games and was perfect from the free-throw line 10 times ... sank eight 3-pointers ... grabbed five-or-more rebounds in 15 games ... recorded first collegiate double-double with 12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over UALR (12/18) ... averaged 10.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks while shooting 52.1 percent from the field, 75 percent from 3-point range and 66.7 percent from the foul line in four postseason games ... averaged 3.6 points and 3.0 rebounds vs. three ranked opponents—No. 18 DePaul (11/22), No. 25 Arkansas (12/4) and No. 10 Oregon State (3/20) ... scored a season-high 18 points and played a season-best 28 minutes in The Summit League championship win over South Dakota (3/10) ... registered season highs with four assists and three blocks in a win over IUPUI (2/28) ... sank a personal-best two 3-pointers vs. Oral Roberts in the semifinals of The Summit League championship ... tied a season high with four steals in first collegiate start in win over Fort Wayne (2/8) ... came off the bench in first collegiate game to score five points and grab a pair of rebounds in 18 minutes of action in the season opener vs. BYU (11/14).
BEFORE SDSU: Finalist for Minnesota Miss Basketball ... McDonald’s All-American nominee ... named Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Class AAAA all-state as a senior ... four-time All-Missota Conference selection ... third team all-state and All-Metro First Team by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a junior ... holds school records for career rebounds (866) and blocks, and rebounds in a season (252) ... ranks second in career scoring (1,606) ... averaged 17 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks while shooting 65 percent from the field ... team captain ... helped the Chaska Hawks to a 21-9 overall record ... scored a career-best 35 points in the Section 2AAAA girls basketball semifinals ... played in the Minnesota Girls Basketball All-Star Series ... averaged 17.4 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 58.9 percent from the field and 71.2 percent from the free-throw line as a junior ... averaged 13.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore and 10.3 points and 8.7 rebounds as a freshman ... member of the track team, participating in the discus, shot put and high jump ... academic letterwinner and dean’s list honoree ... played for the Minnesota Fury AAU team in 2011 ... was second on the freshman Blue team in scoring and third in rebounding ... led the team in free throws, free-throws attempted and offensive rebounding.
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