Another June, another championship for former Coug Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors. Thompson had 10 points in Game 4, a 108-85 thundering of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
That’s two titles in a row for Thompson and three in the past four years. Thompson joined Destiny Vaeao as former Cougs who won professional championships this year. Vaeao was on the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
In fact, Washington State was one of six schools that had alums win the Super Bowl and NBA Finals:
6 universities had former players win both the #SuperBowl and #NBAFinals this year: Arizona, Oregon, Texas, UCLA, USC, and Washington State.