2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Thompson, Caterrion

Jersey Number 23
Caterrion Thompson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School/Previous School:
- Lima Senior HS / Bowling Green
- Hometown:
- Lima, Ohio
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2021-22 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (Graduate)
*Used her additional covid year granted by the NCAA for student-athletes during the 2020-21 season
Played in 28 of the team's 29 games making 13 starts … Averaged 8.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.7 steals per game while shooting 41% from the floor, 39% from three and 71% from the free throw line … She led the team in 3-point shooting percentage (41%) and was second in total makes with 47, one behind JerKaila Jordan who made 48 three's on the year … At the start of SEC play, Caterrion became a key piece for the Bulldogs, especially from behind the arc, averaging 9.4 points per game and shooting 44% from three … 34 of her 48 threes came against SEC teams and she averaged 2.1 made triples against SEC opponents … Her best game as a Bulldog came on Jan. 27 against Missouri with MSU playing with just six players. In that game, Thompson scored 27 points (most as a Bulldog) and was 7-of-12 from three (.583) while playing all 40 minutes … Her 7 made three's vs. Missouri tied for the most made triples in a game during the season for MSU … She scored over 20 points twice, both against Missouri and scored in double-digits nine times … Averaged 23.9 minutes per game after playing just 9.3 during the 2020-21 season … She ended her collegiate career with 1,002 career points (261 while at MSU), scoring her 1,000th point in the SEC Tournament against Kentucky on March 3
2020-21 (Senior)
Averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game … Saw action in 17 games … Shot 52 percent from the field and 45 percent from beyond the arc … Saw 20 minutes of action against Missouri (2/28/21), finishing with three points and two rebounds … Grabbed a season-high seven boards and scored three points in State’s win against Central Arkansas (12/20/20) … Posted a season-best seven points on 3-of-4 shooting to go along with four boards and one assist against Southern (12/18/20) … Dished out a season-high three assists and added three points against Troy (12/14/20) … Tallied six points behind a pair of 3-pointers and posted two rebounds, one assist and one steal in win over New Orleans (12/2/20).
BOWLING GREEN
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
Ranked among the team leaders in nearly every statistical category ... Was second on the team in scoring with 13.7 ppg and averaged 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game ... Hit 66 three-point field goals on the year, the second-highest total on the team and 13th-highest in school history ... Ranked 71st in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.367) ... Scored in double digits a team-high 23 times, including eight games of 20 points or more ... Had three double-figure rebounding games and two double-doubles on the year.
2018-19 (Junior)
Did not see any game action due to injury ... Redshirted
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Played in 29 games, starting six ... Averaged 19.4 minutes, 6.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game ... Shot .415 from beyond the arc, making 34-of-82 three-point tries ... Ranked second in the MAC in three-point percentage ... Scored in double digits seven times, and hit five or more three-point field goals on three occasion ... Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Played in 30 of BGSU's 31 games off the bench ... Averaged 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... Was fifth on the team in steals (0.6 per game) ... Made 15 three-point field goals on the year ... Finished with double-digit scoring four times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Associated Press All-Ohio First Team in Division I as a senior at Lima Senior ... Earned all-state honors three years in a row ... Named the Northwest District Division I Player of the Year in 2015-16 ... Averaged 26.5 points per game as a senior under coach Vincent Halliday, and set school records for points in a game (46) and a career (1,901) ... Earned all-state second-team honors as a junior, after averaging 21.3 points along with 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game ... Was the TRAC Player of the Year as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on March 26, 1998, in Lima, Ohio ... Daughter of Catalina and Dexter Thompson ... Has an older sister ... Cousin is Ozzie Newsome, who played football at Alabama and professionally with the Cleveland Browns ... Earning a Masters in Business Administration.
2021-22 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (Graduate)
*Used her additional covid year granted by the NCAA for student-athletes during the 2020-21 season
Played in 28 of the team's 29 games making 13 starts … Averaged 8.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.7 steals per game while shooting 41% from the floor, 39% from three and 71% from the free throw line … She led the team in 3-point shooting percentage (41%) and was second in total makes with 47, one behind JerKaila Jordan who made 48 three's on the year … At the start of SEC play, Caterrion became a key piece for the Bulldogs, especially from behind the arc, averaging 9.4 points per game and shooting 44% from three … 34 of her 48 threes came against SEC teams and she averaged 2.1 made triples against SEC opponents … Her best game as a Bulldog came on Jan. 27 against Missouri with MSU playing with just six players. In that game, Thompson scored 27 points (most as a Bulldog) and was 7-of-12 from three (.583) while playing all 40 minutes … Her 7 made three's vs. Missouri tied for the most made triples in a game during the season for MSU … She scored over 20 points twice, both against Missouri and scored in double-digits nine times … Averaged 23.9 minutes per game after playing just 9.3 during the 2020-21 season … She ended her collegiate career with 1,002 career points (261 while at MSU), scoring her 1,000th point in the SEC Tournament against Kentucky on March 3
2020-21 (Senior)
Averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game … Saw action in 17 games … Shot 52 percent from the field and 45 percent from beyond the arc … Saw 20 minutes of action against Missouri (2/28/21), finishing with three points and two rebounds … Grabbed a season-high seven boards and scored three points in State’s win against Central Arkansas (12/20/20) … Posted a season-best seven points on 3-of-4 shooting to go along with four boards and one assist against Southern (12/18/20) … Dished out a season-high three assists and added three points against Troy (12/14/20) … Tallied six points behind a pair of 3-pointers and posted two rebounds, one assist and one steal in win over New Orleans (12/2/20).
BOWLING GREEN
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
Ranked among the team leaders in nearly every statistical category ... Was second on the team in scoring with 13.7 ppg and averaged 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game ... Hit 66 three-point field goals on the year, the second-highest total on the team and 13th-highest in school history ... Ranked 71st in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.367) ... Scored in double digits a team-high 23 times, including eight games of 20 points or more ... Had three double-figure rebounding games and two double-doubles on the year.
2018-19 (Junior)
Did not see any game action due to injury ... Redshirted
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Played in 29 games, starting six ... Averaged 19.4 minutes, 6.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game ... Shot .415 from beyond the arc, making 34-of-82 three-point tries ... Ranked second in the MAC in three-point percentage ... Scored in double digits seven times, and hit five or more three-point field goals on three occasion ... Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Played in 30 of BGSU's 31 games off the bench ... Averaged 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... Was fifth on the team in steals (0.6 per game) ... Made 15 three-point field goals on the year ... Finished with double-digit scoring four times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Associated Press All-Ohio First Team in Division I as a senior at Lima Senior ... Earned all-state honors three years in a row ... Named the Northwest District Division I Player of the Year in 2015-16 ... Averaged 26.5 points per game as a senior under coach Vincent Halliday, and set school records for points in a game (46) and a career (1,901) ... Earned all-state second-team honors as a junior, after averaging 21.3 points along with 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game ... Was the TRAC Player of the Year as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on March 26, 1998, in Lima, Ohio ... Daughter of Catalina and Dexter Thompson ... Has an older sister ... Cousin is Ozzie Newsome, who played football at Alabama and professionally with the Cleveland Browns ... Earning a Masters in Business Administration.
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