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• Ex-Coug tabbed for USA team

  May 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Basketball: Klay Thompson is one of 13 NBA players selected for the 2012 USA Men’s Select Team that will train against the 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team during its …

• Former WSU player Thompson takes off for Warriors

  April 21, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 OAKLAND, Calif. – Klay Thompson was only 7 years old when his father took him to meet a young Kobe Bryant inside the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room. Or, rather, …

• Paul paces Clippers in debut win

  December 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 OAKLAND, Calif. – Prize acquisition Chris Paul had 20 points and nine assists in his much-anticipated Clippers debut, Blake Griffin added 22 points and seven rebounds and Los Angeles beat …

• WSU’s Thompson always had NBA pedigree

  July 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 OAKLAND, Calif. – Golden State Warriors top draft pick Klay Thompson had your average, run-of-the-mill childhood. He’d hang out at the house of Hall-of-Famer Clyde Drexler. Kobe Bryant would give …

• WSU’s Klay Thompson taken 11th over in NBA draft by Warriors

  June 24, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Klay Thompson said throughout his three years at Washington State his dream was to play in the NBA. He’ll get his chance.

• Warriors draft Klay Thompson with 11th overall pick

  June 23, 2011 in Sports The Golden State Warriors have drafted Washington State shooting guard Klay Thompson with the 11th pick in the NBA draft. 4

• WSU’s Thompson could go as high as No. 10 in today’s NBA draft

  June 23, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Believe it or not, there was a time when University of Washington men’s basketball coach Lorenzo Romar could just kick up his feet, turn on the NBA draft and watch … 2

• WSU’s Thompson likely first-round choice in NBA draft

  June 22, 2011 in Sports The NBA draft is this Thursday and once again a basketball player from an Eastern Washington team is expected to be selected in the first round. Klay Thompson of Washington …

• WSU’s Thompson remaining in draft

  May 9, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Washington State’s Klay Thompson will forego his senior season and remain in the NBA draft, it was announced Sunday. “After taking the last few weeks to make my …

• At least Cougars have some replacement pieces

  April 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Klay Thompson insisted his mind rarely trespassed to his impending, though not concrete, jump to the National Basketball Association as the recent college season hurried to adjournment. Funny. Seemed as … 1

• Thompson submits name for NBA draft

  April 18, 2011 in Sports In a move that surprised no one, Washington State University junior Klay Thompson announced Monday he has submitted his name for the 2011 NBA draft. 8

• WSU’s Thompson leans closer toward NBA

  April 14, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – For those Washington State basketball fans that were hoping April 24 would pass without a word from junior Klay Thompson, it doesn’t look as if that will happen. …

• WSU waits for decisions from Thompson, Casto

  March 30, 2011 in Sports The futures of Klay Thompson and DeAngelo Casto loom as the biggest question marks for the WSU basketball program. 5

• WSU’s Thompson proves that no athlete is invisible

  March 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 Welcome to another session of Prominent Athlete Drug Bust. Join with sports fans here at the busy intersection of Thin Moralizing and Convenient Rationalization for reasoned debate, police bashing and …

• WSU star Thompson to miss game after pot bust

  March 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 PULLMAN – Klay Thompson, the leading scorer for Washington State University’s basketball team, was cited late Thursday by Pullman police for marijuana possession. Thompson, 21, was pulled over about 11 … 4

• UCLA vs. WSU minus Thompson, Moore

  March 4, 2011 in Sports Washington State’s euphoria from Thursday night’s 85-77 Pac-10 Conference victory over USC was wearing off even before the uniforms were thrown into the locker-room corner. 3

• Thompson? We’ll only have noses out of joint a little while

  March 4, 2011 in Sports Welcome to another session of Prominent Athlete Drug Bust. Join with sports fans here at the busy intersection of Thin Moralizing and Convenient Rationalization for reasoned debate, police bashing and … 3

• WSU star Klay Thompson suspended following arrest

  March 4, 2011 Washington State University’s star basketball player Klay Thompson, 21, was arrested late Thursday for marijuana possession. Coach Ken Bone released a short statement this morning saying Thompson had been suspended … 38

• Cougars looking for a little payback

  January 7, 2011 in Sports The memory is still raw. And the Washington State Cougars will have Saturday to relive it. Then Saturday night, when the Oregon Ducks visit Beasley Coliseum in a Pac-10 game, …

• Referees didn’t mess this one up

  January 3, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – Returning to the scene of Thursday evening’s crime, the heavy vibe at Friel Court not 48 hours later suggested that 5,967 grudge-holders had come looking for a new …

• WSU holds off Air Force attack, wins 75-68

    December 12, 2009 in Sports Vince Grippi has this over at the SportsLink blog: Klay Thompson scored 19 and Reggie Moore added 16 as WSU held off the Air Force Academy at the Spokane Arena.

• Cougs’ top scorer encounters physical play

  December 11, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Klay Thompson floated to the right corner. Outside the 3-point line, just in front of the Gonzaga student section, the Washington State University sophomore waited patiently.

• Thompson frustrated in Cougar loss

  December 5, 2009 in Sports MANHATTAN, Kan. — Dominique Sutton had 16 points and pressured Washington State’s Klay Thompson into a frustrating night, leading Kansas State to an 86-69 rout of the Cougars Saturday night.

• Klay didn’t get away from WSU

  March 5, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 How was Klay Thompson, who is a lock to be named to the All-Pac-10 freshmen team next week, overlooked by so many West Coast schools? “He was a late bloomer …

• Thompson becomes asset on defense

  March 5, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Trailing Washington State 32-20 at halftime last month, Oregon State coach Craig Robinson knew he had to get his team back into the game quickly. So, coming out …

• Thompson gets a feel for Pac-10

  January 10, 2009 in Sports on Page C3 PULLMAN – Klay Thompson may be only a freshman, but two games into the conference season the Washington State guard already understands how tough it is to win Pac-10 games. …