2015-16 Season Highs | Category | Career Highs |
31 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State | Points | 31 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State |
8 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State | FGs Made | 8 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State |
15 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State | FG Attempts | 15 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State |
4 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State | 3PTers Made | 4 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State |
7 | 2/28/16 @ Chicago State | 3PT Attempts | 7 | 2/28/16 @ Chicago State |
11 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State | FTs Made | 11 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State |
19 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State | FT Attempts | 19 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State |
6 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State | Rebounds | 6 | 12/6/15 vs. Angelo State |
8 | 3x, Last 1/14/16 vs. CSU | Assists | 8 | 5x, Last 1/14/16 vs. CSU |
1 | 2x, Last 2/13/16 @ UMKC | Blocks | 1 | 6x, Last 2/13/16 @ UMKC |
3 | 2/28/16 @ Chicago State | Steals | 3 | 2x, Last 2/28/16 @ CSU |
40 | 2x, Last 12/11/15 vs. UTM | Minutes | 40 | 2x, Last 12/11/15 vs. UTM |
2015-16 (Graduate Student): Led team in assists 18 times and scoring six times while reaching double-figures 12 times … Scored game-high tying 14 points with four assists at Seattle U (1/23) … Tied career-high with eight assists while scoring 18 points vs. Chicago State (1/14) … Scored 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting with four assists vs. Our Lady of the Lake (1/2) … Dished out career-high tying eight assists at UTEP (12/29) … Scored 18 points with five assists, season-high two steals and first block of season at Texas State (12/13) … Hit game-winning buzzer beater while setting new career-highs in points (31) field goals made and attempted (8-for-15), three-pointers made (4), free throws made and attempted (11-for-19), rebounds (6) and minutes (40) vs. Angelo State (12/6) … Scored career-high 21 points on career-best 7-of-10 shooting, including career-best 3-of-5 from behind the arc, at Lamar (12/2) … Scored 11 points with career-high tying eight assists vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (11/20) … Dished out five assists at Miami (11/13) … Went 4-for-5 from behind the arc while scoring team-high 17 points in exhibition vs. Texas A&M International (11/7).
2014-15 (Redshirt Junior, Southeast Missouri State): Starting point guard … Averaged a team-high 2.8 assists per game with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio … Shot .395 (45-for-114) from the field, including a team-best .455 (15-for-33) from behind the arc, while averaging 4.7 points in 28 games (20 starts) … Scored season-high 15 points against Belmont after going a career-best 3-for-6 from behind the arc (1/1). Dished out career-high eight assists with no turnovers against Missouri State (12/13).
2013-14 (Redshirt Sophomore, Southeast Missouri State): Redshirted season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
2012-13 (Sophomore, Houston): Competed in 29 games with 21 starts … Started each of the first 15 games … Made his season debut against Florida A&M during the season-opening win … Scored nine points with five assists and no turnovers in 27 minutes at San Jose State … Finished with 10 points, five assists and four rebounds in win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Led the Cougars with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers and three assists against Texas A&M … Drained two free throws late and stole a Texas Southern pass on the final play of overtime to lead the Cougars to a win against the Tigers … Finished with 10 points, thanks to 6-of-8 shooting from the free throw line, with four rebounds and six assists against the Tigers … Posted 12 points with two 3-pointers and a game-high six assists against Texas-Pan American … Scored 13 second-half points, including a pair of 3-pointers, with four rebounds and two assists at SMU … Finished with 10 points, thanks to an 8-of-8 performance from the free throw line, against Tulane … Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting with a rebound and assist in only six minutes against UTEP during the Quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship … Left the program following the academic year.
2011-12 (Freshman, Houston): One of six players to compete in all 30 games … Tied for the team lead with 2.5 assists per game … Made his collegiate debut against Grambling State during the season opener … Scored 10 points with three rebounds and three assists against Arkansas in Little Rock … Finished with seven points, three rebounds, two assists, three steals and no turnovers in 30 minutes against Oakland … Raced the length of the court and laid it up and in to give the Cougars an 80-79 lead with 6.8 seconds remaining against TCU … Recorded 12 points with two rebounds, an assist and steal against the Horned Frogs … Dished out a game-high four assists with a blocked shots and two steals against LSU … Made his first career start against Oklahoma during the first game of the RAMADA All-College Classic … Finished with seven points, two rebounds and four assists against the Sooners … Scored six points with five assists and three rebounds against UTSA … Drained two free throws with 18 seconds left in overtime to give the Cougars a 2-point lead against Tulsa during the Conference USA opener … Finished with 15 points against the Golden Hurricane … Led the Cougars with five assists at UCF … Totaled 10 points with two assists and two steals against UTEP … Led the Cougars with six assists at Tulane … Scored nine points with a game-high seven assists against Rice.
2007-11 (Irving High School): Three-star recruit by Rivals.com at Irving High School … Played for Dallas Mustangs AAU team … Ranked No. 18 in Rivals.com Texas player rankings … Initially chose Houston over UTEP, Colorado, Nebraska, UNLV, Wichita State, Texas Tech and Iowa … All-District 7-5A Most Valuable Player and All-District First-Team as a senior … Averaged 15.6 points and helped lead his team to a 24-10 record and state playoff berth as a junior … Scored 28 points with six assists, three rebounds and two steals against Duncanville High School … All-District 7-5A selection at wide receiver on the football team.
Off the Court: Full name is Jevante Jerrell Thompson but goes by the nickname J.J … First name is pronounced Juh-VON-Tay … Son of Warren Wheeler and Joann Thompson … Born in Minneapolis, Minn.