No. 6 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
League | PBA | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Padada, Davao del Sur, Philippines |
July 12, 1993 ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Agro Industrial Foundation College | ||||||||||||||||||
College | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA | ||||||||||||||||||
PBA draft | 2015 Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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2015–present | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||||||||
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Earl Scottie Carreon Thompson, popularly known as Scottie Thompson, (born July 12, 1993), is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Thompson was born on July 12, 1993 and was named after Scottie Pippen as his father is a big Chicago Bulls fan. He traces his American roots from his great-grandfather.
Thompson started playing basketball when he was in elementary, but his game took off during his senior year in high school when he played in the Palarong Pambansa (representing Region XI) and was chosen for the Nike Elite Camp. According to him, he had no scholarship offers from top collegiate schools except for Perpetual Help.
Thompson played college basketball at the University of Perpetual Help of the NCAA. In his rookie season, he was the Altas' sixth man, averaging 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 18.3 minutes per game. During his MVP year in 2014, he posted an impressive stat line of 26.5 PPG and 10.0 RPG, while leading the Altas to the Final Four. He was also included in the Mythical 5 selection in that same season. Despite dishing off triple-double performances for the Altas, he ended his college career in 2015 after his school bowed out of the Final Four contention.
Thompson suited up for the Hapee Fresh Fighters in the PBA D-League, where he teamed up with fellow college standouts and future draft batchmates Troy Rosario, Baser Amer, Garvo Lanete and Chris Newsome. Behind his heroics, he helped the Fresh Fighters win its first ever PBA D-League title in 2015.