'11 IL SF (SO) - Sam Thompson

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Small forward
Chicago, Illinois
Whitney Young

Ht: 6'6"
Wt: 200 lbs
AAU: Mac Irvin Fire

Ohio State has offered. Considered the #34 player nationally in the 2011 class.

Listing Ohio State, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Miami, Oregan State, Texas and Virginia Tech.

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Thompson Takes One Visit, Sets Two More..................Took an unofficial visit to Ohio State. Florida and Oregon State are next. Focusing on Oregon State, Ohio State, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Miami and Virginia Tech.

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"I narrowed my school list down to five," Thompson said. "Ohio State, Florida, Oregon State, Illinois and Kentucky. Unless something happens I think it's going to be one of those five. It's been a fun experience getting to know the coaches and the programs."

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Thompson Back in the Game....................Thompson has returned to action after his ankle injury and lists Illinois, Oregon State, Ohio State, Florida, Kansas, Georgetown and Marquette are his favorite schools with only Kansas, Georgetown and Marquette have not offered.

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Thompson Flashes Versatility....................

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Thompson Set On Five....................Florida, Ohio State, Oregon State, Kansas and Georgetown are his main schools at the moment. Kansas and Georgetown have not offered. Will take his official visits to these schools and speaks highly of tOSU and Coach Matta.

there's some tough schools we will have to beat out for this kid. i think we can do it though.

Thompson has a great relationship with Matta and we are close to home for him...........

He is high on the Buckeyes...........

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Multi-Dimensional Thompson Plans KU Visit.......................

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Thompson Aims Higher......................

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Thompson down to five schools
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By Brendan Murphy
ESPNChicago.com

RIVERSIDE, Ill. -- Sam Thompson has a plan.

The rising senior forward from Chicago's Whitney Young is well aware that the recruiting process, on a good day, is organized chaos. Thompson, the nation's No. 55-rated prospect, is doing the best he can to maintain some form of order.

"I have a top five right now," Thompson said at this past weekend's Riverside-Brookfield Shootout. "I don't know if it's completely final but that's the looks of things. Ohio State, Oregon State, Florida, Georgetown and Kansas, and that's in no particular order. & As of right now, I'm going to take all five of my visits to those schools and hopefully decide before [the early signing period in November.]"

Although he doesn't have an Illinois school on his list, many of Thompson's potential college destinations have had much recruiting success in the area.

"That's definitely something that's a plus, having a good Chicago connection, but I wasn't looking for a Chicago connection when I was making my school list," he said. "I was more looking for the best fit for me personally."

As far as the criteria that might impact Thompson's decision, he is very interested in what systems the teams run and how he fits.

"Two of the schools on [the list] run a Princeton offense [Georgetown and Oregon State]," Thompson said. "Then you have Ohio State, more of a slow down team. Florida really likes to get it out there and run along with Kansas. So I have a few different styles of play on there. & I'm going to look more deeply into that this summer."

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