Thompson wore number 21 for North Carolina; when his college career ended in 2010, he had played in a total of 152 games, at that time the most in NCAA Division I men's history.

[14] On January 2, 2017, he left Galatasaray and signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda for the rest of the season.

He was also named MVP of the week after performing and average index of 31 in the club wins at MoraBanc Andorra and versus Real Betis Energía Plus.

[17] On January 6, 2019, Thompson left Burgos and signed with Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas until the end of the season.

[18] He helped Žalgiris reach the EuroLeague playoffs, and win the Lithuanian Basketball League championship.

[22] On August 18, 2023, Thompson signed with Shinshu Brave Warriors of the B.League,[23] where he averaged 11.4 points and 8.3 rebounds in 29 minutes.

[25] In July 2019, Thompson was listed as a preliminary squad member of the Ivory Coast national team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.