Thompson wins his league-leading third Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award on the basis of a terrific performance in CCSU’s 73-60 win at Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday. He finished with a game and career-high 21 points, hitting 9-15 shots from the field, including 3-6 from outside the arc. Thomspon also added six rebounds and matched a personal-best with three steals in 37 minutes. It was the second 20-point outing in three games for the Milton, DE product, who has averaged 13.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.2 apg and shot 56.2 percent from the floor over his last ten outings. Thompson currently leads all NEC freshman with 3.3 apg and has lifted his scoring average to 9.0 ppg.