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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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30 Sam Thomson

30 Sam Thomson

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
  • Previous Team:
    Brooks School
  • Major:
    Environmental Studies

Summary

Biography

Career
Games/Starts: 115/2
Colgate Debut: Jan. 2, 2021, vs. Army
Career Stats: 419 points (3.6 ppg), 269 rebounds (2.3 rpg), 65 assists (0.57 apg), 18 blocks (0.16 bpg), 50.1 FG% (169-337) 0.05 3FG% (1-19), 59.3 FT% (80-135), 1,460 minutes (12.7 mpg)
 
2023-24 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 33/1

  • Appeared in 33 games with one start during senior campaign
  • Averaged a career-best 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
  • Posted four double-digit scoring performances and led the team in rebounding three times
  • Scored a season-high 11 points in final game of his Colgate career against Baylor (3/22) in NCAA tournament
  • Hauled in a season-best eight rebounds at Army (1/17)
  • Opened league play with 10 points on 5-of-6 from the field against Loyola (1/3)
     

2022-23 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 31/1

  • Appeared in every game before suffering season-ending injury in final minutes of regular season finale at Navy (2/25)
  • Hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds in same game at Navy (2/25)
  • Scored a collegiate-best 12 points on 6-8 from the field at Brown (11/10)
  • Averaged 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game
  • Played key reserve minutes in Colgate’s third straight championship season


2022-23 (Junior)

Games/Starts: 31/1

  • Appeared in every game before suffering season-ending injury in final minutes of regular season finale at Navy (2/25)
  • Hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds in same game at Navy (2/25)
  • Scored a collegiate-best 12 points on 6-8 from the field at Brown (11/10)
  • Averaged 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game
  • Played key reserve minutes in Colgate’s third straight championship season

2021-22 (Sophomore)

Games/Starts: 35/0
  • Appeared in every game during Colgate’s second straight Patriot League championship season
  • Scored seven points in eight minutes off the bench in the Raiders’ win over Syracuse (11/20)
  • Finished with a season-high nine points at Monmouth (12/19)
  • Was 4-of-5 from the field with eight points and a season-high three assists against Buckell (3/3)
  • Played nine minutes in NCAA tournament against Wisconsin (3/18)

2020-21 (First Year)

Games/Starts: 16/0
  • Key reserve as a freshman on Colgate’s championship squad
  • Appeared in every game and averaged over two points while shooting over 50% in eight minutes per game
  • Scored at least five points in four different games
  • Netted a season-high eight points behind a perfect 4-for-4 showing from the field in win over Boston University (2/21)
  • Played a season-high 19 minutes and pulled down seven rebounds to go with seven points off the bench in fourth collegiate appearance at Boston University (1/10)
     
Before Colgate
Thomson garnered back-to-back Independent School League (ISL) First Team honors after leading Brooks School to a pair of championships in 2019 and 2020. Thomson averaged a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) as a senior captain to haul in New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) First Team honors. He averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists during his high school career at Brooks School as a two-time All-ISL and All-NESPAC selection. Ontario Basketball named Thomson the 2018 James Rose Award winner, which recognizes standout student-athletes in their pursuit of athletic excellence. Thomson played AAU for the Middlesex Magic, where he helped lead his team to a Hoop Group Showcase League (HGSL) title as a Second Team All-League honoree in 2019.

Personal
Born: Sam Scott Thomson in Kitchener, Ontario.
Family: Son of Scott and Darlene Thomson…has one brother David and a sister Julianna.

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  • 30

    2020-21First Year

    Forward
    6'9" 220 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
    30
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    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
    30