Lili Thompson Season 2015-16

In The News

• 3/21/16: Stanford punches ticket to Sweet 16 - Elliott Almond (Bay Area News Group)
• 3/16/15: Stanford needs Thompson's 'A' game in NCAAs - Marcus Thompson II (Bay Area News Group)
• 3/29/14: Stanford freshman Thompson hits the court running - Elliott Almond (Bay Area News Group)
• 1/10/14: Fearless freshman Thompson makes impact for Stanford - Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)

Career Accolades and Averages | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs

• 2015-16 All-Pac-12 (Coaches and Media)
• 2015-16 Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• 2015-16 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2015-16 Naismith Trophy Women’s Watch List
• 2015-16 John R. Wooden Award Women’s Preseason Top 30
• espnW National Player of the Week (Feb. 1, 2016)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 1, 2016)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 21, 2015)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 30, 2015)
• 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase MVP
• 2014-15 All-Pac-12 (Coaches and Media)
• 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-District
• 2014-15 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 24, 2014)
• espnW National Player of the Week (Nov. 23, 2014)
• 2013-14 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
• Appeared in 104 games, starting 96
• Averaged 12.0 points, 2.8 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 28.7 minutes per game
• A career 39.6 percent shooter (430-of-1,087), including 37.2 percent from deep (156-of-419)
• Made 234 of her 303 career free throw attempts (77.2 percent)
• 28th all-time in Stanford history in points (1,250)

As a Junior (2015-16) | Game-by-Game Stats

• All-Pac-12 (Coaches and Media)
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Naismith Trophy Women’s Watch List
• John R. Wooden Award Women’s Preseason Top 30
• espnW National Player of the Week (Feb. 1)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 1)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 21)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 30)
• Gulf Coast Showcase MVP
• Team captain
• Made 30 starts in 33 appearances and averaged 30.9 minutes per game
• Averaged 14.7 points per game on 37.5 percent shooting (166-of-443), including a .375 clip from deep (65-of-189)
• Also grabbed 3.4 rebounds and handed out 3.6 assists per outing
• 11th in the Pac-12 in scoring, 11th in assists and fourth in free throw percentage (.777)
• Tied for eighth in the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.0) and 15th in percentage (.344)
• Scored in double figures 27 times and had seven 20+ point efforts
• Averaged 12.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 16 Pac-12 games
• In four NCAA Tournament games, averaged 16.5 points on 43.6 percent shooting and 4.5 assists
• Had a career-high nine assists and zero turnovers in Stanford's Sweet 16 upset of top-seeded Notre Dame (3/25)
• Scored 12 of her 19 points in the second half and finished a 3-point play with 8.2 seconds left to lift Stanford to an NCAA Tournament win over South Dakota State (3/21)
• Set a career high with four steals in a win at Colorado (2/19)
• Named espnW National Player of the Week and Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 1
• Averaged 28.5 points on 63 percent shooting (22-of-35), including 71 percent from deep (10-of-14), in wins over No. 25 Washington (1/29) and Washington State (1/31)
• Scored 24 of her career-high 30 points in the second half against the Cougars
• Scored 17 of her game-high 27 points in the first quarter against the Huskies
• Hit the game winner with 2.4 seconds left as part of a 16-point effort at Oregon (1/15)
• Became the 36th Stanford player to reach 1,000 career points when she scored 12 against Colorado (1/10)
• Won her second Pac-12 Player of the Week award of the season after averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in wins over No. 14 Tennessee (12/16) and Cornell (12/19)
• Scored 19 and tied a career high with seven rebounds in the victory against Lady Vols
• Led the Cardinal at the Gulf Coast Showcase with averages of 21.0 points and 6.0 assists per game
• Started with 26 points in the opener against Missouri State (11/27), scored 19 against Dayton (11/28) and 17 against Purdue (11/29)
• Began that week with a 21-point outing against Santa Clara (11/23) to earn her second career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor on Nov. 30

As a Sophomore (2014-15) | Game-by-Game Stats

• All-Pac-12 (Coaches and Media)
• Capital One Academic All-District
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 24)
• espnW National Player of the Week (Nov. 23)
• Made 33 starts in 35 appearances and averaged 30.4 minutes per game
• Tied for the team lead in scoring at 13.3 points per game on 40.9 percent shooting (161-of-394), including a .372 clip from deep (45-of-121)
• Became the first Cardinal guard since Candice Wiggins (2007-08) to lead the team in scoring
• Scored in double figures 27 times and had five 20+ point efforts
• Averaged 12.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament and made 4-of-8 from behind the arc
• Scored 19 on 5-of-6 shooting against Oklahoma (3/23) and 17 on 6-of-11 shooting against CSUN (3/21) to open up the NCAA Tournament in Maples Pavilion
• Averaged 11.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists at the Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle
• Nabbed three steals in the tournament title game against Cal (3/8)
• Had a pair of blocks in each of the quarterfinal and semifinal wins over UCLA (3/6) and Arizona State (3/7), tying a career best
• Tied a career high with seven rebounds to go along with 18 points in a win at Cal (2/18)
• Tallied a season-high seven assists in a win over UCLA (2/15)
• Reached 20+ points for the fifth time this season at USC on Jan. 25 (21)
• Went 12-of-14 at the line against the Trojans, tied for the ninth-most makes in Stanford single-game history and the highest total since Nnemkadi Ogwumike in 2010
• One of six to score in double figures at Washington State (1/11) with 13
• Scored a team-high 15 at Washington (1/9)
• Started Pac-12 action with 31 combined points on 50 percent shooting, including 4-of-5 from deep, in wins over Colorado (1/3) and Utah (1/5)
• Led Stanford in non-conference play scoring 15.9 points per game and shooting 46.8 percent from 3-point range
• Scored a game-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the win over UCSB (12/28)
• Named to the Rainbow Wahine Shootout All-Tournament Team
• Averaged 17.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in Honolulu, highlighted by a 26-point effort on 6-of-7 shooting from behind the arc in a win over Hawaii (11/29)
• Earned espnW National and Pac-12 Player of the Week honors after averaging 26.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game against Connecticut and Texas
• The first Stanford guard since Candice Wiggins in 2008 to score at least 20 in three straight games
• Set season highs in both points (28) and rebounds (7) against Texas (11/20)
• Led Stanford with 24 points in the win over Connecticut (11/17), including a 7-of-12 effort at the line
• Scored 26 points in 23 minutes on 9-of-13 shooting in the season opener against Boston College (11/14)

As a Freshman (2013-14) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
• Made 33 starts over 36 games, averaging 8.3 points and 2.69 assists a game while hitting 42.2 percent from behind the arc
• Scored six points at Connecticut (11/11)
• Scored six points with five assists in first collegiate start against Cal Poly (11/15)
• Scored seven points at Texas (11/23)
• Went for 11 points and five rebounds against Purdue (11/26)
• Netted season-high 12 points with five assists against Florida Gulf Coast (11/27)
• Scored 14 points with five field goals, three 3-pointers in 35 minutes in win over Tennessee (12/21)
• Set a season high with 19 points, five rebounds, five assists, six field goals made and three 3-pointers in 37 minutes against Oregon State (1/5)
• Went for 12 points and six assists at Arizona (1/17)
• Scored 11 points with four assists at Arizona State (1/20)
• Went 5-for-8 from the field, scoring 15 points against UCLA (1/24)
• Scored 12 points with three assists against USC (1/27)
• Passed out a season-high eight assists against California (1/30)
• Scored 13 points with five rebounds at Washington (2/9)
• Hit three triples as part of 11-point effort in win over Washington (2/27)
• Scored 16 points in the Pac-12 Tournament opener against Colorado (3/7)
• Passed out four assists with 13 points against USC (3/8)
• Started all five NCAA Tournament games, averaging 11.6 points and shooting 46.7 percent from the field
• Scored 11 points and matched season highs with three 3-pointers and six rebounds against South Dakota (3/22)
• Added 14 points against Florida State (3/24)
• Scored 10 points with four rebounds in regional final win over North Carolina (4/1)
• Finished with 12 points against Connecticut at the Final Four (4/6)

USA Basketball

• Participated in the USA Basketball Women’s Pan American Games and World University Games Team Trials at the United States Olympic Training Center in May 2015

Prior to Stanford

• A 2013 graduate of Timberview High School in Mansfield, Texas
• Also attended Punahou High School in Honolulu, Hawaii before transferring to Timberview in 2010
• Earned four letters in basketball and two in track and field while at Timberview and Punahou
• Captained the THS team as a senior
• Sporting News All-America honorable mention
• Three-time pick to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 5A All-State First Team (2011-13)
• Named to Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State First Team in 2013
• Claimed District 5-5A MVP and was thrice named to district’s first team (2011-13)
• VYPE Magazine 2013 Reader’s Choice “Tarrant County’s Best Point Guard”
• Three-time TABC All-Region First Team (2011-13)
• Named to the All-Interscholastic League First Team at Punahou
• Played club ball for Hawaii Strikers (2009), Michigan Crossover (2010), DFW Elite (2011) and Cy Fair Shock (2012)

Personal

• Born at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri
• Full first name is Khaliyah
• Parents are Gregory, Sr. and Tracy Thompson
• Has five older siblings, Kharim, Erica, Gregory, Jr., Kharel and Kharyse
• Grandfather, George C. Thompson III was a Michigan High School Hall of Fame basketball coach and a four-year letterwinner in football at Eastern Michigan
• Father played Division II basketball and was an All-European point guard
• Aims to major in management science and engineering and plans to pursue a career as a corporate and tech attorney with an eye on becoming President of the United States