NMH’s Thompson Picks Columbia
Northfield Mount Hermon and New York Jayhawks senior Blair Thompson made a verbal commitment to Columbia on Sunday.
Thompson is a highly skilled big wing with terrific positional size at 6-foot-7 who specializes in shooting the ball from behind the three-point line.
His commitment brings him back home to New York City after having previously starred at Xavier High School in the city where he was totally under-the-radar before joining the Jayhawks and subsequently transferring to NMH for the 2020-21 academic year.
"Blair is a bucket. He is a three-level scorer who is a playmaker at six-foot-seven," NMH head coach John Carroll said. "He is an NYC native who has been playing the best basketball of his career this fall and is ready for a breakout season. Columbia is getting an impact player who should compete for Ivy League Rookie of the Year."
Thompson's commitment marks the 17th consecutive year that NMH has had a player commit to an Ivy League school.
He is also the second Jayhawks product to commit to Columbia in the last two years as he joins Liam Murphy.
Columbia has landed a commitment from @NMHbasketball & @NYJayhawks Blair Thompson.
— Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) October 10, 2021
Local NYC product and shot-maker with terrific positional size. pic.twitter.com/lvjSwR5Utl
Blair Thompson