Taniyah Thompson

Position:
G
Height:
5-11
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Hamden HS
Hometown:
Hamden, Conn.
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2023-24 Season (5th-year)
» Played in all 30 games, making 15 starts
» Earned starts in the final 15 games to end the season
» Averaged 6.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg
» Georgia’s fourth-leading scorer with 204 pts
» Scored in double figures in nine games
» Had eight points and a pair of rebounds in Georgia debut to open the season against North Carolina A&T
» Contributed 13 points in win against Georgia Southern
» Set Georgia career high in points with 16 against Purdue
» Posted a season-high three assists with six points and five boards against Furman
» Tallied 17 points in her first start of the season against Alabama
» Totaled 16 points and seven rebounds at Florida
» Posted 12 points, three rebounds, and two assists at Missouri
» Scored 10 points against Ole Miss in her fourth-straight double-digit scoring effort
» Had 11 points and three rebounds at Mississippi State
» Posted 10 points and four rebounds against Florida
» Scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds in home finale against LSU
» Tallied 11 points and five boards at Vanderbilt

2022-23 Senior Season (at Penn State)
» Appeared in 30 games with seven starts
» Averaged 7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game
» Tallied 57 boards, 27 steals and 26 assists
» Collected 10 double-digit scoring games with one 20+ point game
» Shot 78.0% from the line, 43.5% from the field and 34.4% from three.

At East Carolina
» Thompson comes to Penn State after three seasons at East Carolina
» Notched 1,189 points, 230 rebounds, 81 assists and 120 steals as a Pirate...
» In 2021-22, was named the AAC’s Most Improved Player and earned First Team All-AAC honors
» Earned two AAC Player of the Week awards
» As a junior, averaged 18.5 points per game, ranking second in the AAC, and 4.3 rebounds per game while collecting 36 assists and 43 steals
» Led the conference in field goals made (199) and ranked eighth in free-throw percentage (78.4)
» Had 27 games scoring in double-figures, including 12 games with 20+ points and a career-high 31 points against UNC Wilmington
» Registered five games where she hit four or more three-pointers...Averaged 19.3 points per game against AAC opponents, including 29 points vs. Temple, Wichita State and South Florida, 28 points vs. Houston and 26 points vs. Memphis
» In 2020-21, averaged 11.2 points per game with 15 double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 27 against Tulane
» As a freshman in 2019-20, averaged 13.7 points per game, including 20 games scoring in double-figures.
» Named to the AAC All-Freshman Team.

High School
» Played four years at Hamden High School, leaving as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,877 points
» Was a three-time All-Conference selection
» Led Hamden to its first ever conference title

Personal
» Born July 22, 2001
» Daughter of Fred and Lushanna Thompson
» Has an interest in recording and editing highlight videos
» Major: Housing Management and Policy