Tristan Thompson
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Thompson with the Cavaliers in 2012
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| No. 13 – Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Center / Power forward | ||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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March 13, 1991 Toronto, Ontario |
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas (2010–2011) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2011–present | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Tristan Trevor James Thompson (born March 13, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for Texas before being drafted fourth overall by the Cavaliers in the 2011 NBA draft. He also represents Canada in international competition. Thompson won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. Since January 2016, Thompson has held the NBA's longest active consecutive games played streak.
Born in Toronto, Thompson attended St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School in nearby Brampton. After driving from Brampton twice to visit a prep school in the United States, he decided to attend Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey for his sophomore year along with fellow University of Texas at Austin commit Myck Kabongo. He cited the increase in exposure and skill level as his reason for transferring schools.
Thompson spent his sophomore and half his junior year at St. Benedict's, making an immediate impact and showing flashes of brilliance throughout the way. In his short time at St. Benedict's, he shot through the ranks to super-stardom, becoming the top recruit in the nation entering his junior season. The top basketball programs in the nation heavily sought Thompson, who made the first verbal commitment of the class of 2010 to Rick Barnes and the Texas Longhorns.
Twenty-one games into his junior year, the relationship between Thompson and then-St. Benedict's coach Dan Hurley hit a rough patch. Hurley's in-your-face, no-holds-barred coaching style took a toll on the young star. During a game against then-top-ranked Mater Dei, Hurley confronted Thompson during a time out. A heated debate ensued, and Thompson was sent off the court and later removed from the team. Over the next few days he made it known that he was planning to leave, resulting in a barrage of calls from the top prep schools throughout North America, all trying to acquire the top recruit's services. The next week he transferred to Findlay Prep with his close friend and AAU teammate Cory Joseph.
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