Santa Margarita to retire Klay Thompson’s jersey on Friday

Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors will have his high school jersey retired at Santa Margarita High Friday during a school assembly. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Santa Margarita's Klay Thompson helped lead the Eagles to the CIF State Division III championship in 2008. The current NBA player will have his high school jersey number retired at a ceremony at Santa Margarita High Friday. Christina House / For The Orange County Register
After a stellar prep career at Santa Margarita High, Klay Thompson played at Washington State. On Friday, Santa Margarita High will retire his jersey number. (ARMANDO BROWN, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)

By Nathan Percy | Orange County Register

January 11, 2017 at 9:38 p.m.

Santa Margarita plans to retire the jersey of Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson at an on-campus assembly at 1:20 p.m. Friday.

Thompson, a 2008 graduate of Santa Margarita, was a three-year varsity player, averaging 18 points per game during his senior season. He led the Eagles to a 30-5 record and a Division III state title, scoring 39 points and hitting seven three-pointers, a state finals record.

He also earned Division III State Player of the Year honors before moving on to Washington State and ultimately becoming a first-round draft selection – 11th overall – by the Warriors.

The school will retire his No. 1 jersey during the school-wide assembly in the Moiso Family Pavilion.

The event will be streamed live on the school’s website, smhs.org/streaming.