Robert Thomson (basketball)

Robert Thomson
Personal information
Born	January 28, 1982 (age 42); Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	Rwandan / American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
High school	Saucon Valley High School; (Hellertown, Pennsylvania)
College	Fairfield (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2012
Position	Center
Career history
2004–2005	Debreceni Vadkakasok
2005–2006	Makedonikos
2007–2009	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2009	Élan Béarnais
2010	Champville SC
2010–2011	U Cluj-Napoca
2011–2012	Cercle Sportif Kigali

Robert Thomson (born January 28, 1982) is a Rwandan-American former basketball player currently playing for CS Gaz Metan Mediaş of the Romanian Basketball League.^[1] He is a member of the Rwanda men's national basketball team.

Born in Pennsylvania, Thomson graduated from Saucon Valley High School in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. He played college basketball at Fairfield University.^[2]

Thomson moved to Rwanda in 2006 after graduating from Fairfield and playing two years of professional basketball in Hungary and Italy.^[3] Thomson later received a Rwandan passport and was a member of the Rwanda team that finished ninth at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship and the 2007 that qualified for the first African championship in Rwandan history. Thomson led all players in rebounds and minutes per game at the 2009 tournament.^[4]

Awards and accomplishments

Club

U Cluj-Napoca

Liga Națională: (2011)

References

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[1] Eurobasket: Robert Thomson

[2] Fairfield University Athletics

[3] U.S. basketball player finds new experience on road to Rwanda

[4] FIBA Africa Championship Individual Leaders

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