Shevon Thompson ’14 has made it. The Harcum alumnus has a Wikipedia page. “It was awesome,” Thompson said of his one season donning the Bears’ purple and white. “Me and my teammates had a lot of fun. We came in every day and we fought. We practiced hard. We connected as a team. We did everything as a team. From the first practice, we had one goal. The goal was to win a championship.” The 2013–14 Harcum men’s basketball team nearly did, too, going as far as the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national semifinals in Hutchinson, Kansas. Head coach Drew Kelly’s Bears went 32–4. Thompson averaged 9.7 points per game. His 414 boards and 11.2 rebounds per game during Harcum’s historic run remain Bear records. “I really worked my butt off to get those numbers,” Thompson said. Thompson started his post-Harcum journey at Midland By David Campbell Catching up with three outstanding varsity athletes who made their mark at Harcum College. College (Texas) and ended it at George Mason University (Fairfax, Virginia). The 7-footer from Jamaica averaged a double-double (11.2 points and 11.0 rebounds) over two seasons for the Patriots. Thompson’s production didn’t go unnoticed. He was selected in the second round of the 2016 NBA Development League (now the NBA G League) draft by the Erie BayHawks, an affiliate of the Orlando Magic. He has also suited up for the G League’s Raptors 905 (Toronto Raptors) and Wisconsin Herd (Milwaukee Bucks). “It is a great league,” “I REALLY WORKED MY BUTT OFF TO GET THOSE NUMBERS.” 16 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Thompson said. “It’s awesome. You get to play against great guys. You get to travel all over the country and play, so that’s really awesome about it. You have the opportunity to play in the NBA and you have other NBA teams watching you, also. I think it’s a great league.” In March, Thompson decided to return overseas (he played in Turkey from August to November 2018)
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