2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
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Barnes-Thompkins, Sammy
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Jersey Number 55
Sammy Barnes-Thompkins
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Sunnyslope
Bio
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 3 shooting guard in the state of Arizona by 247Sports … was a first-team all-state and all-city selection as a junior, averaging 23.5 points while leading Sunnyslope to the state quarterfinals … shot 51 percent from the field that season … McDonald’s All-America nominee … a Pangos All-American Camp all-star after ranking second in the camp in scoring … a Reebok Breakout Camp invitee … scored 40 points in the second half of a game against Cesar Chavez … played AAU with Arizona Magic.
PERSONAL
Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences as a communications major … Sammy is one of Kelly Barnes’s and Gary Thompkins’s three children; has an older sister, Jasmine, and a younger brother, Zeke … father was a member of the 1986 Iowa State team that reached the Sweet 16 … he also played professionally for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Ranked the No. 3 shooting guard in the state of Arizona by 247Sports … was a first-team all-state and all-city selection as a junior, averaging 23.5 points while leading Sunnyslope to the state quarterfinals … shot 51 percent from the field that season … McDonald’s All-America nominee … a Pangos All-American Camp all-star after ranking second in the camp in scoring … a Reebok Breakout Camp invitee … scored 40 points in the second half of a game against Cesar Chavez … played AAU with Arizona Magic.
PERSONAL
Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences as a communications major … Sammy is one of Kelly Barnes’s and Gary Thompkins’s three children; has an older sister, Jasmine, and a younger brother, Zeke … father was a member of the 1986 Iowa State team that reached the Sweet 16 … he also played professionally for the Portland Trail Blazers.
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