Deon Thompson is an American college basketball player that plays for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Thompson is 6'9" (2.06 m) tall. As of the 2009-2010 school year, he is a senior. He plays the forward position.

As a senior at Torrance High School in Torrance, California, Thompson scored 30 or more points five times and had 20 or more rebounds on six occasions, and led his team to the Division II-A finals in 2006 and quarterfinals in 2005. He averaged 21.5 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.6 blocked shots as a senior. Thompson wears number 21 for North Carolina.

1 Marcus Ginyard | 4 Bobby Frasor | 5 Ty Lawson