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Forward ·Miami Heat ·NBA ·#55

Billy Thompson

Age62 BornDec 1, 1963 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight88 kg CollegeLouisville Draft1986 · #19
Career averages
8.5PPG
5.4RPG
1.7APG
300 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

MIA hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
300Games
2,563Career points
8.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Miami Heat · 231 games · 1988-89 to 1990-91
Draft1986
1Round
19Overall pick
From Louisville
Career highsSingle season
11.0PPG · 1989-90 · MIA
7.2RPG · 1988-89 · MIA
2.2APG · 1988-89 · MIA
14.7PER · 1989-90 · MIA
3.6Win shares · 1989-90 · MIA
Position rank1990-91
#64PPG rank
#55PER rank
#50Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 96 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1991-92 - 1991-92 · 1 seasons
0.0 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG
1 games
Miami Heat
1988-89 - 1990-91 · 3 seasons
9.6 PPG 6.2 RPG 1.9 APG
231 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1986-87 - 1987-88 · 2 seasons
5.1 PPG 2.6 RPG 0.9 APG
68 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1986-87 LAL 59 0 12.9 5.6 2.9 1.0 0.3 0.5 54.4 0.0 64.9 12.8 1.6
1987-88 LAL 9 0 4.2 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 23.1 0.0 80.0 -0.8 -0.1
1988-89 MIA 79 58 28.8 10.8 7.2 2.2 0.7 1.3 48.7 0.0 69.6 13.4 2.8
1989-90 MIA 79 45 27.1 11.0 7.0 2.1 0.7 1.1 51.6 50.0 62.2 14.7 3.6
1990-91 MIA 73 46 20.3 6.8 4.3 1.5 0.4 0.7 49.9 0.0 71.8 11.3 1.7
1991-92 GSW 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1991 Miami Heat Golden State Warriors
Jul 1988 Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat

All entries are season change.

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Born on December 1

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About Billy Thompson

William Stansbury Thompson is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He spent a 5-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, and registered one minute of court time with the Golden State Warriors in late 1991.