2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2021-22 (Junior)
Started all 31 games in 2021-22 ... Recorded a total of 237 points while averaging 7.6 points per game ... Captured two double-doubles during the season against North Dakota (15 pts and 11 reb) and Western Illinois (12 pts and 10 reb) ... Scored a season high at South Dakota State (12/22) with 19 points going 8-for-11 from the field ... Shot 46 percent from the field (94-202) and 34 percent from the three-point line (27-80) ... Averaged 5.6 rebounds per game ... Totaled 52 assists, 22 blocks and 24 steals.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
One of four players to appear in all 29 games and made 28 starts in his first season at ORU ... Ranked fourth on the team scoring 8.7 points per game reaching double figures in 12 outings and totaled 251 points ... Posted a season-high 22 points in The Summit League Championship Semifinals against South Dakota State (3/8) ... Pulled down 107 total rebounds averaging 3.7 per game with a season-best eight at Wichita State (12/2) ... Registered a season-high five assists in the Sweet 16 matchup with Arkansas (3/27) finishing with 56 on the year, the second most on the team ... Played 44 of 45 minutes of an overtime win over No. 2 seed Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament First Round (3/19) ... Added 31 steals and 15 blocks ... Shot 43 percent (93-218) from the floor, 39 percent (37-95) from 3-point range and 70 percent (28-40) at the free-throw line.
Prior to ORU
Played one season at East Central Community College for Head Coach Rahim Lockhart ... Named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 Team and First Team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges in his lone collegiate season ... Led the Warriors scoring 17.2 points per game adding 111 rebounds, 58 assists and 35 steals in 23 games played ... Reached double-digit scoring in 22 of 23 games, including a season-best 31 twice ... Shot 43 percent (142-330) from the floor and 35 percent (48-138) from 3-point range.
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High School
Put together an impressive prep career at Florence High School under the guidance of Head Coach Anthony Reid ... Helped the Falcons set a program record for wins in a single season in 2018-19 behind a 29-4 record, including a rivalry win on Senior Night to break the record ... Won an area championship along with Times Daily and N2Hoops Classic titles.
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Personal
Son of Rachel Booker and CJ Thompson ... Brother, Cadarrius, plays football at Georgia State, while his cousin, Erroll, plays football at Mississippi State and other cousin, Malcolm Armstead, played professional basketball ... Chose ORU because "it feels like a family and I want to be a part of it" ... Also recruited by Mississippi State, Wichita State, Louisiana Tech, Fresno State and Cal State Bakersfield.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Sophomore
G
6'6"
190 lbs
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2021-22Junior
G
6'5"
200 lbs
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2022-23Senior
G
6'5"
208 lbs
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2023-24Graduate Student
G
6'5"
210 lbs