Taniyah Thompson

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Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
High School:
Hamden
Hometown:
Hamden, Ct.
Major:
Communication

2020-21: Averaged 12.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 30.5 minutes per game…Started all 22 games, the only Pirate to do so…Named AAC Player of the Week on Dec. 28 after scoring a season-high 27 points in a 72-64 win over Tulane, shooting 11-of-18 from the field and adding six rebounds…Scored in double-figures 15 times, including eight of the final nine games of the season…Led ECU in scoring seven times and led the Pirates in assists twice…Tied her career-high with four steals in a win over Wichita State (2/20)…Scored a game-high 19 points and added two steals in ECU’s 54-51 win over AAC opponent Virginia (11/29), the first Pirate win at a “Power Five” opponent since 2006… Led all scorers with 19 points in a 58-55 win over Atlantic 10 preseason favorite VCU (12/9).

2019-20: Named a unanimous selection to the AAC All-Freshman Team, becoming the second Pirate to be named to the American’s all-rookie team...Finished the season averaging 13.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals in 34.8 minutes, starting all 30 games…Ranks among the top-10 all-time ECU freshmen in a variety of categories, including points (412, first), scoring average (13.7, second), minutes (1,045, second), minutes per game (34.8, second), three-pointers made (42, third), steals (57, third) and free throw percentage (.687, sixth)…scored in double-figures in 20 games and had seven games of at least 20 points…Led ECU in scoring on 13 different occasions and led the Pirates in rebounding twice…Became the first ECU player to earn multiple AAC Freshman of the Week honors, earning the award on Feb. 3 and Feb. 17…Her 11 points in the season opener against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 6) were the most in a Pirate freshman debut in six years…Set a career-high with 25 points to go with seven rebounds in the win over USC Upstate (Nov. 8)…Became the first ECU freshman to score in doule-figures in her first three games since 1999 after producing 17 points against William & Mary (Nov. 12)…Became just the ninth ECU player to hit at least six triples in a single-game when she scored a career-high 29 points against Dayton (Dec. 21)…Scored in double-figures in 13 of the final 14 games of the season, including at least 20 points against Houston (Jan. 19), Memphis (Jan. 28), Wichita State (Feb. 1), SMU (Feb. 11) and Temple (Feb. 22)…Recorded her first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Tulsa (Jan. 21)...Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.

High School: Lettered for four years at Hamden High School under head coach Amanda Forcucci…Helped Hamden win its first Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Championship in program history, scoring 35 points in the title game to win the MVP…Left Hamden as Hamden’s all-time leading scorer with 1,877 career points…Was a three-time First-Team All-SCC and First-Team All-Area selection as well as earning a pair of First-Team All-State honors…Named a McDonald’s All-American Nominee…Earned the MVP award at the CHSCA All-State Game…A two-time ESPN Radio 1300 Player of the Game and a four-time Gametime CT Player of the Game…Was a three-time Tap-Off Club Award recipient…Was Hamden’s Defensive Player of the Year during her freshman season…Helped Hamden to a 62-21 record during her prep career, including 49-11 record during her last three seasons.

Personal: Daughter of Fred and Lushanna Thompson…Has two older siblings Qui’Essence and Bernard as well as one younger sibling, Khairi…Earned High Honors for four straight years... Majoring in communication.