Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
The UMass Lowell men's basketball team received a verbal commitment from New Jersey guard Chris Thompson this week.
Thompson, who attends Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey, is listed as 6-foot-2 and somewhere around 160 to 170 pounds. According to MaxPreps.com, he averaged 11.3 points per game as a junior playing alongside a several NCAA Division 1 scholarship caliber players.
Life Center also played a highly competitive schedule which featured games against nationally recognized programs such as Oak Hill Academy (Va.) and National Christian Academy (Washington, D.C.) as well as New Jersey powerhouses St. Patrick's, St. Anthony's and St. Benedict's.
Thompson and his family were on campus last week and attended the River Hawks practice at Tsongas Arena last Friday prior to the Celtics open practice session.
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It looks like Chris played against some serious competition and will bring a lot immediately to the team. Keep it up!