TOWSON, Md. – Former Towson men's basketball standout Charles Thompson has signed with Leicester Riders in the United Kingdom for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
 
"I'm super excited to go," Thompson said. "It's a dream of mine to become a professional athlete and play a sport that I love."
 
Thompson played five seasons at Towson, earning All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) honors in his last two seasons with the Tigers. Thompson finished his career as the program leader in games played and games started, playing in 151 and starting in 116. He is one of three players in program history to score over 1,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds. The Fort Washington, Maryland native ranked second in minutes with 3,873.
 
Thompson earned CAA All-Defensive Team honors in four consecutive years. He amassed 1,006 rebounds to finish third in program history. Thompson totaled 198 blocks to rank fourth all-time and shot 55.3% from the floor to finish third in program history in field goal percentage.

Leicester Riders are the oldest professional basketball team in the United Kingdom, established in 1967. They are one of the country's most successful teams, having won 19 titles in the top tier of basketball in the UK.

Several Tigers who played under coach Pat Skerry have made their mark professionally. Signing contracts since 2020 include Nicolas Timberlake, Cam Holden, Sekou Sylla, Juwan Gray, Dennis Tunstall, Nakye Sanders, Brian Fobbs, Alex Gavrilovic, Zane Martin, Timajh Parker-Rivera, Terry Nolan Jr. and Brian Starr.  Many other players under Skerry have played professionally: Jerrelle Benimon, Mike Burwell, Marcus Damas, John Davis, Bilal Dixon, Four McGlynn and Mike Morsell.