CAREER HONORS
C-USA Player of the Week (Nov. 26, 2012)
JUNIOR (2012-13) Saw action in all 30 contests with 29 starts... ranked third on the squad with 8.6 points per game and led the team with 8.5 rebounds per contest... led Conference USA and ranked 10th all-time in Houston single-season history in field-goal percentage (.553), converting 94 of 170 shots... shot 49 percent (71-146) from the free-throw line... also averaged 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals per contest... played 28.4 minutes per game... tied for the league lead with 1.6 blocks per game in conference action... scored in double figures in 10 games... pulled down 10 or more rebounds in 12 contests while posting a team-best five double-doubles... named C-USA Player of the Week on Nov. 26 after averaging 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting 84 percent (21-25) from the field in three games against McNeese State, Southeast Missouri and Northwestern State... posted career-best 21 points to go with 14 rebounds while shooting 9-of-12 from the field at McNeese State on Nov. 20... went a perfect 8-of-8 from the field en route to 18 points against Northwestern State on Nov. 24... grabbed 17 boards in back-to-back games against Alabama and Yale... totaled 58 rebounds over a four-game span from Nov. 13-23... notched second double-double of the season with a 10-point, 11-rebound performance against UTSA on Nov. 27... registered third double-double in an overtime victory over Delaware State on Jan. 6, putting up 11 points and 10 boards in a career-best 41 minutes... grabbed double-double rebounds in four straight games from Jan. 6-20... pulled down 12 boards in C-USA opening win over Memphis and followed up with a career-best 18 rebounds and five blocks at UAB... registered fourth double-double in Houston's comeback win at Rice on Feb. 10 with 10 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes of work... posted nine points, 11 rebounds and a career-high three assists in just 20 minutes in Houston's comeback win at Tulane on Feb. 17... notched final double-double of the season in Houston's upset victory over league-leading SMU on Feb. 24 with 13 points and 13 boards, playing all 40 minutes... just missed a double-double in the regular-season home finale against Rice, posting 13 points and nine rebounds while going a perfect 5-of-5 from the field... followed up with a 17-point, eight-rebound performance at Tulsa on March 7, going 5-of-7 from the field and 7-of-11 from the charity stripe... after shooting 43 percent (45-105) from the free-throw line in the season's opening 21 games, Thompson shot 63 percent (26-41) over the final nine contests.
Game Highs
Points
21
at McNeese State (11/20/12)
FG
9
at McNeese St. (11/20/12)
FGA
12
at McNeese St. (11/20/12)
FT
7
at Tulsa (3/7/13)
FTA
13
vs. East Carolina (2/7/13)
Rebounds
18
at UAB (1/13/13)
Assists
3
at Tulane (2/17/13)
Steals
5
at Mississippi St. (11/9/12)
Blocks
5
at UAB (1/13/13)
MinutesPlayed
41
vs. Delaware State (1/6/13)
PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE
Earned NJCAA All-Conference Honorable Mention honors last season after averaging 8.1 points and a team-leading 9.0 rebounds per game... helped lead Paris JC to a 24-7 record while reaching a national ranking of No. 11, setting a school record... shot 44 percent (80-of-183) from the field and 61 percent (75-of-124) from the free-throw line... tallied 10 points and 18 boards against Kilgore JC.
FREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL
Became first athlete in school history to score 1,000-career points... averaging 14.1 points and 11.8 rebounds per game among tough Philadelphia competition... played in Philadelphia's prestigious Labor Classic All-Star Game.
PERSONAL
Full name is Yasmeen Zaa'hire Thompson... born on Oct. 8, 1991, in Philadelphia, Pa... daughter of Derrick Chappelle and Tamika Thompson... has two siblings; Saleem and Keiann... majoring in organizational leadership... hopes to become a computer programmer upon graduation... enjoys shoppnig and hanging out with family in her free time.
