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| Western Reserve Pioneers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lebanon (Lebanon, Ohio) Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio) |
Anthony Thompson is an American basketball player at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. He is a five-star prospect and one of the top recruits in the class of 2026.
Thompson is from Lebanon, Ohio. [1] He attended Lebanon High School where he played basketball, earning first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore when he averaged 15.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. [2] He then transferred to Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, for his junior season, averaging 22 points per game that year. [3] He also participated in the Adidas 3SSB circuit in 2025, averaging 22.8 points and 5.7 rebounds while making 59% of his shots from the field and finishing fourth in the league in scoring. [4]
A five-star recruit, Thompson is ranked one of the top-15 prospects nationally in the class of 2026. [4] [5] He is ranked the number two small forward as well as the best prospect in Ohio by 247Sports. [6] Thompson committed to play college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes, becoming the school's highest-ranked basketball commit since Jared Sullinger in 2010. [3]
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