North Carolina State University Athletics
David Thompson
2/29/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
David Thompson
6-4 • Forward
Boiling Springs, N.C.
Played: 1972-75
All-American: 1973 - Unanimous, consensus first-team All-American; 1974 - Unanimous, consensus first-team All-American; 1975 - Unanimous, consensus first-team All-American
A three-time unanimous, consensus first-team All-American ... Named the AP National Player of the Year in 1974 and 1975 ... UPI Player of the Year, Dunlop Player of the Year, Naismith Award winner, Kodak Award winner in 1975 ... ACC Player of the Year in 1973, 1974 and 1975 ... Earned MVP honors in 1973 World University Games ... ACC all-time scoring leader following his career ... Named to all-tournament team in every tournament he ever played in ... Was the first pick in the 1975 NBA draft.
| Year | GP-GS | FG-FGA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Reb-Avg | A | Pts | Avg |
| 1972-73 | 27-27 | 267-469 | .569 | 132-160 | .825 | 220-8.1 | 56 | 666 | 24.7 |
| 1973-74 | 31-31 | 325-594 | .547 | 155-208 | .745 | 245-7.9 | 85 | 805 | 26.0 |
| 1974-75 | 28-28 | 247-635 | .546 | 144-197 | .731 | 229-8.2 | 48 | 838 | 29.9 |
| Totals | 86-86 | 939-1698 | .553 | 431-565 | .763 | 694-8.1 | 189 | 2309 | 26.8 |
