Thompson, Team USA 1 & 1
the5thcorner.com 6/29/2009 — Team USA In their first game of the exhibition round (aka the round-robin Serbia International) the USA Basketball World University Games team had to come from behind to beat Team Canada. It took a great fourth quarter to do so, where Deon Thompson and company outscored their opponents 28 ...

Team USA takes down S, Korea 113-76
the5thcorner.com 7/7/2009 — Deon Thompson In the second game of the World University Games Deon Thompson & Co. had no problem beating South Korea. It was not really even a contest, as Team USA beat down its second opponent of the tournament, this time with a lopsided score of 113 to 76, of which 82 came in the ...

Thompson makes the World University Games Team
the5thcorner.com 6/20/2009 — Deon Thompson As I had talked about a while back, Deon Thompson was trying out for the 2009 Men’s World University Games Team. I am now glad to report that after a three day work out the forward (and only returning starter from a national title team) from Chapel Hill will be among the ...

Team USA beat Russia by 67 to 63
the5thcorner.com 7/1/2009 — Team USA I doubt that a head coach, especially one that works for Division I program, would be listening to a blogger like myself, but it seems that I was pretty dead on when I said in my last post about Deon Thompson and Team USA the squad needed the big man from Chapel Hill on the court ...

USA falls to Russia 69 to 68
the5thcorner.com 7/11/2009 — After bringing good news from over seas for the last week or so, it’s time to say that Team USA won’t be playing in the Gold Medal game, as it was beaten by the Russian team 69 to 68 . And while the score might say it was a tight game, the reality is a lot different. Head coach Bo ...

Thompson trying out for World University Games
the5thcorner.com 5/23/2009 — Deon Thompson When it was time for the Tar Heels to enter the draft a lot of the fans didn’t understand why Deon Thompson did not go and test the waters to be told what he needs to improve on so that next season he could become an NBA’er. Well, as I found out a couple of days ...

USA Basketball
usabasketball.com 6/30/2009 — June 29, 2009 • Belgrade, Serbia • Additional Quotes • Box Score • Photo Gallery Corey Fisher (Villanova / Bronx, N.Y.) scored 15 points and Deon Thompson (North Carolina / Torrance, Calif.) added 12 to go with nine boards as the 2009 USA ...

Deon Thompson playing with USA Basketball team...
collegehoopsnet.com 5/24/2009 — UNC Tar Heels

USA Basketball
usabasketball.com 7/6/2009 — July 6, 2009 • Belgrade, Serbia • Additional Quotes • Box Score • Photo Gallery Behind 17 points from Deon Thompson (North Carolina / Torrance, Calif.), the 2009 USA Men’s World University Games Team (3-0) overran Greece (1-2) in the second ...

Davis & Thompson on Wooden Award list
the5thcorner.com 8/20/2009 — Even with the season still a while away here is something that is worth looking at when it comes to North Carolina basketball. The Wooden Award pre season list (which does not allow freshmen on it) has come out. In all fifty names, two of them, Senior Deon Thompson and Sophomore Ed Davis ...

Swofford Runs Cynicism Up Flagpole, No One Salutes — Bleacher Report - College Football 7/8/2009
The one thing that stands between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, hosting the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament and not hosting the tournament is the Stars and Bars of the old Confederacy. “Old” is the operative word because, ...

Pacers sign top pick Tyler Hansbrough — Examiner Sports 7/8/2009
The Indiana Pacers have signed Tyler Hansbrough, the former North Carolina star who was the team's top pick in the NBA draft.

WCarolina player dies following workout (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 7/9/2009
A junior defensive back at Western Carolina has died after participating in a voluntary offseason workout. Western Carolina spokesman Daniel Hooker says Ja'Quayvin Smalls collapsed Wednesday and was pronounced dead about 7:30 p.m. at Harris Regional ...

W. Carolina player dies after collapse at workout — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7/9/2009
A junior defensive back at Western Carolina has died after participating in a voluntary offseason workout. Western Carolina spokesman Daniel Hooker says Ja'Quayvin Smalls collapsed Wednesday and was pronounced dead about 7:30 p.m. at Harris Regional ...

Ja'Quayvin Smalls of Western Carolina dies after voluntary workout — ESPN.com - College Football 7/9/2009
A junior defensive back at Western Carolina has died after participating in a voluntary offseason workout.