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Jersey Number 11
Derryck Thornton
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Findlay Prep
- Prev School:
- USC
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2019-20):
AS A SENIOR (2018-19):
- Posted a career-high in scoring in his first game at BC, tallying 23 points in a win over Wake Forest
- Reached double figures in 21 of his 29 games played
- Ranked among the ACC leaders in assists, averaging 3.4 per game - good for 13th in the league
- Tallied 22 points in wins at USF and at home against NC State
- Was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line in the win over NC State
- Overall, four of his top five and eight of his top 11 single-game scoring totals came in 2019-20
- Led BC in scoring 12 times, assists 17 times, and steals seven times
- Was 9-of-12 from the floor, scoring 19 points to go along with four assists and two steals at Notre Dame
- Dished out a season-high seven assists twice - vs. Belmont and at Pittsburgh
- Knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers, scoring 18 points at home against Syracuse
AS A SENIOR (2018-19):
- Thornton played in 32 games and made 27 starts for USC, averaging 7.7 points 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists.Â
- He led USC with 139 assists which ranked fifth among Pac-12 players.Â
- Posted a 2.2:1 assist/turnover ratio which ranked third among Pac-12 players.Â
- Scored a season-high 17 points vs. Vanderbilt Â
- Knocked down 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, tallying 12 points to go with six rebounds and six assists vs. Missouri State
- Added with 13 points and six assists vs. Long Beach State
- Opened Pac-12 play with 13 points, a career-high 12 assists, no turnovers and seven rebounds vs. California - his first career double-double.Â
- Followed that up with 13 points and nine assists vs. Stanford
- Twice tallied a career-best seven rebounds - vs. California and vs. Colorado.Â
- He had seven games with no turnovers. USC was 11-3 in games he had 5 or more assists.
- Appeared in 25 games in his first season playing for USC and averaged 3.8 points and 1.4 rebounds.
- Scored a season-high 11 points in the opener vs. CS Fullerton
- Suffered a dislocated right shoulder in practice on Nov. 28 and missed the next nine games.Â
- Returned to action on Dec. 31 vs. Washington State and scored two points in nine minutes of action.Â
- Added eight points and had a career-high four steals on Jan. 10 vs. Colorado.Â
- Made his only start of the season at Arizona and scored seven points and had three assists.Â
- Connected on his first 21 free throws before missing on his fourth attempt on March 3 vs. UCLA.Â
- Finished the season making 23 of 27 free throws for a team-leading 85.2 percent.Â
- Missed the first two games of the Pac-12 Tournament with an upper respiratory infection.Â
- Scored eight points by making 3 of 4 shots vs. UNC Asheville in the NIT opener on March 13.
- Sat out the 2016-17 season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules.
- Started at point guard in 20 of Duke's 36 games last season and averaged 7.1 points and 2.6 assists per game.
- The Blue Devils went 15-5 in his 20 starts and he averaged 8.7 points in those games.
- Scored in double figures seven times, with a season-best of 19 points vs. VCU
- He had five or more assists four times, with a season-best of seven vs. Virginia Tech
- Ranked second on the team in total assists (93) and sixth in total points (255) and minutes played (935).
- His assist total ranked 10th all-time on Duke's freshman list and his 1.58:1 assist to turnover ratio ranks tied for seventh all-time by a Blue Devils' freshman.
- Had 17 assists and six turnovers in Duke's last five games of the season.
- Graduated from Findlay Prep as the No. 11 ranked player by Scout.com and the No. 14 ranked player by Rivals.com.
- Was rated as the No. 13 player in the 2015 class by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index.
- Reclassified to 2015 to graduate early, after leading Findlay Prep to a 29-3 record and averaging 17.0 points, 6.2 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game as a junior.
- As a sophomore, he helped lead Findlay Prep to a 31-5 record while averaging 11.6 points and 7.7 assists per game.
- Named to the 2013-14 U.S. Basketball men's Developmental National Team
- Played his freshman season at Sierra Canyon H.S. and led the Trailblazers to a 17-11 record and guided them to CIF SS 4AA second round, averaging 15.9 points, 7.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game.
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