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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

Simon Jimenez
Simon Jimenez
Simon Jimenez

33 Vai Thompson

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Position F
  • Hometown Windsor, Calif.
  • Highschool Carrillo HS
  • Prev School Santa Rosa JC

Biography


2016–17 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Played an important role off the bench, making 26 appearances in her first Otter campaign.
  • Grabbed double–digit rebounds in 18 appearances.
  • Matched her season–high with 6 rebounds at Humboldt State (Dec. 31) and at UC San Diego (Feb. 3).
  • Matched her season–high with 6 points in wins over Holy Names (Nov. 20) and Stanislaus State (Feb. 24).

Santa Rosa Junior College
  • Continues the Santa Rosa JC–CSUMB pipeline (Ashley Morgan/Stephanie Sack/Alicia Mehtlan).
  • Played in all 61 games over her 2 seasons as Santa Rosa.
  • Started all 31 games as a sophomore in 2016.
  • Averaged 6.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
  • Averaged 4.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a freshman.
  • Scored in double figures 8 times, including a career–high 16 points vs. CC of San Francisco (Dec. 28, 2014).
  • Matched her season high of 10 rebounds on 3 occasions.

High School
  • Played 4 seasons of varsity ball at Maria Carrillo High School.
  • Team MVP and All–North Bay League as a senior in 2014.
  • Played travel ball with Gymrat AAU and Nor Cal Academy.

Personal
  • Will major in human communications at CSUMB.
  • Earned her A.A. in social and behavioral sciences from Santa Rosa.
  • Career goal is to go into broadcasting.
  • Graduated with honors from high school.
  • Cousin Palagi Atoe played basketball at San Jose State (2010 and 2011).
  • Lists playing guitar and watching documentaries amongst her hobbies.
  • Parents are Taima and Earl Thompson.






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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    5'9"
    33
  • 33

    2017-18Senior

    Forward
    5'9"
    33