In more than one instance, the verbiage that Race Thompson used seemed fitting. “Stepping-stone,” Thompson said during a Zoom call with reporters on Thursday. Earlier in the Zoom call, Thompson also mentioned “building” on what he had accomplished personally over the last two seasons. “Stepping-stone” and “building” are notable because parallels can be drawn from them. Both seem to be fitting not for only the current state of the IU basketball program heading into the 2022-23 season, but also for the trajectory of Thompson’s collegiate career.
Thompson has now been in the IU program since 2017.