Thompson — for all his fame, his 44-inch vertical jump, his being commonly known as “Michael Jordan before Michael Jordan,” his having a statue dedicated to him outside Reynolds Coliseum in 2023 — is ...

Charlotte Small and David Thompson statue at Invermere, British Columbia (www.aportraitofcanada.ca). (For Bill Waiser History Matters column, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Feb. 16, 2016) ...

Wolfpack legend David Thompson discusses being the first player in program history to have a statue outside of Reynolds Coliseum nearly 50 years after his historic college career.