Where is Olivia Thompson from?

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Olivia Thompson
Olivia Thompson. (Source: Getty)

Olivia Thompson is an American who plays as a guard for the South Carolina Gamecocks' women's basketball team, who compete in the NCAA Division I. She is a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll awardee which she grabbed in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

As a freshman in the 2019-20 season, Thompson guided her team to the SEC Regular-Season and SEC Tournament trophies as she played 22 games and scored at least one 3-pointer in eight of them. In her sophomore year, she played 20 games and was a part of the team that claimed their second successive SEC Tournament title. As a junior in the 2021-22 season, Thompson played 13 games and scored her first career NCAA tournament points. As a senior, she played 25 games and helped her team to a program-record 36 victories and an SEC Tournament title, according to the Gamecocks website.

Where is Olivia Thompson from?

Olivia Thompson is from Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, according to her profile page on the South Carolina Gamecocks website.

The aforementioned university website further reports that she attended Lexington High School where she is recognised as one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in South Carolina prep girls' basketball history. She claimed All-State honors from the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (SCBCA) in each of her last three seasons in 2017, 2018, and 2019. During her senior season, she helped her team to Region 5 5A championship by averaging 19.2 points-per-game. She concluded her high school career as Lexington's all-time leading scorer.

Olivia Thompson Nationality

Olivia Thompson is an American by nationality.

FAQs on Olivia Thompson

A. Olivia Thompson's Instagram handle is @livv.thom

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