Marcus Thornton

Marcus Thornton

No. 23   Sacramento Kings
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	June 5, 1987 (1987-06-05) (age 24)
Place of birth	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nationality	American
High school	Tara Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	LSU
NBA Draft	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Pro career	2009–present
Career history
New Orleans Hornets (2009–2011) Sacramento Kings (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2010)
Marcus Thornton at NBA.com

Marcus Terrell Thornton (born June 5, 1987 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.

High school career

He averaged 27 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior at Tara High School in Baton Rouge, LA.^{[citation needed]}

College career

He played two years at Kilgore College, a junior college in Kilgore, Texas, where he earned All-American honors. He completed his collegiate career at Louisiana State University (LSU) where he was named the 2009 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

Professional career

Thornton was the 43rd pick by the Miami Heat at the 2009 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the New Orleans Hornets. On the 23rd of February 2010, Marcus Thornton broke the Hornets franchise record for the most points scored in a quarter with 23. He finished with 37 points. At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Rookie Second Team.

On February 23, 2011, Thornton was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Carl Landry.^[1]

On March 14, 2011, Thornton scored a career high 42 points against the Golden State Warriors.

NBA statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	New Orleans	73	17	25.6	.451	.374	.814	2.9	1.6	.8	.2	14.5
2010–11	New Orleans	46	0	16.2	.410	.376	.758	2.8	.9	.4	.1	7.8
2010–11	Sacramento	27	23	38.1	.450	.361	.805	4.7	3.4	1.7	.2	21.3
Career		146	40	25.0	.443	.371	.801	3.2	1.7	.8	.1	13.6

Personal

Thornton is a cousin of fellow NBA player Al Thornton.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Kings Acquire Marcus Thornton from the New Orleans Hornets in Exchange for Carl Landry". NBA.com. 2011-02-23. http://www.nba.com/kings/news/press_release_2011_02_23.html. Retrieved 2011-02-24. 
2. ^ "Hornets Take UCLA's Collison". WDSU.com. 2009-06-25. http://www.wdsu.com/r/19863779/detail.html. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 

Persondata
Name	Thornton, Marcus
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 5, 1987
Place of birth	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date of death
Place of death