Thompson's dad played for Bill Self at TU, and he remain good friends with him. I think the only things that keep him from signing with KU is the possibility of probation and being one of many highly recruited players. OU allows him the opportunity to maybe be the star of the team, like Trey Young, and play with his high school teammate Trey Phipps, who he started playing summer ball with at least as young as 6th grade if not younger. OSU was in earliest with an offer and has made consistent follow up. OSU offers him a chance to play close to home with the Boone Twins that he played at least one year of AAU ball with (although I don't think they are that close) and with 2 of last summer AAU teammates (I believe), and the chance to potential be on a great young team with a dynamic young coach. North Carolina offers him the chance to play at a true blue blood program that is all "his deal" since as far as I know his dad is not good friends with the coach like at Kansas and the chance to live in a different part of the country. I think the AD's at NC son may have played on Thompson's dad's AAU team for a short period of time when he was the TU athletic director, but I don't think that is an substantial connection there. I hope he comes to OSU, but I still think Kansas is the frontrunner due to his dad's friendship with Bill Self and I suspect he when to game at KU when is was a kid and maybe even summer camps.
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