2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 13
Austin Thornton
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sand Lake, Mich.
- High School:
- Cedar Springs
Bio
The Word
Solid in many different aspects of the game • Versatile wing player with the ability to play and defend multiple positions • Possesses great toughness. 2010-11
Appeared in all 34 games, starting five • Averaged 2.0 points and 11.1 minutes • Shot a team-best .933 from the foul line (14-15) • Scored a career-best 10 points in 22 minutes in the season opener vs. Eastern Michigan (11/12), adding five rebounds and two steals • Narrowly missed double-double with nine points and nine rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M (12/18) • Also tallied nine points and six rebounds, including five offensive boards, vs. Bowling Green (12/4) • Scored seven points vs. Iowa (3/2) • Dished out a season-high three assists vs. Washington (11/24). 2009-10
Appeared in 33 games off the Spartan bench • Averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds • Scored a season-high five points vs. IPFW (12/19) • Averaged 8.2 minutes and 1.8 points in the NCAA Tournament • Contributed four points in a season-high tying 12 minutes vs. Maryland (3/21), in MSU[apos]s 85-83 NCAA Tournament second-round victory • Played 12 minutes vs. Butler (4/3) in the 2010 Final Four • Scored four points vs. Florida (11/27) • Established a season-high with 12 minutes vs. UMass (11/28). 2008-09
Appeared in 27 games • Averaged 1.2 points and 0.8 rebounds • Scored a season-high nine points in the season opener against Idaho (11/16), knocking down three 3-pointers • Scored five points against Oklahoma State (11/28) in the Old Spice Classic • Scored four points each against Alcorn State (12/13) and Ohio State (3/14) in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals • Grabbed a season-high five rebounds in a season-high 11 minutes against Bradley (12/7) • Tallied three rebounds each against North Carolina (4/6) in the NCAA Championship game and versus Maryland (11/27) in the Old Spice Classic. 2007-08
Redshirted. High School
2007 The Associated Press All-State Class B • Named to the 2007 Grand Rapids Press Dream Team, the Detroit Free Press Dream Team and The Detroit News Class B First Team • Led Coach Andy Secor[apos]s Cedar Springs team to the Class B regional finals, averaging 26.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists as a senior, capturing a fourth-consecutive district championship and a third conference title in four years with a 22-2 record • Shot 86.3 percent from the foul line and 49.8 percent from the field • Owns the Michigan High School record with 572 career made free throws and ranks second all-time in the state with 54 consecutive made free throws • Averaged 24.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior, leading Cedar Springs to a 19-5 record and the regional semifinals • 2006 Grand Rapids Press second-team Dream Team selection • Earned all-state honorable mention accolades from The Associated Press • 2006 all-area and all-conference selection • Averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a sophomore • 2005 first-team all-conference selection • Averaged 7.6 points, nine rebounds and four assists as a freshman • Played AAU basketball with the Michigan Mustangs for two years and the Michigan Hurricanes for one year • Was also the starting quarterback for the football team as a sophomore and junior, but opted to concentrate on basketball as a senior • 2006 and 2007 Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Academic All-State honoree • National Honor Society member. Personal
Born Aug. 3, 1988 • Son of Thomas and Sara Thornton • Interdisciplinary studies-human resources major.
Solid in many different aspects of the game • Versatile wing player with the ability to play and defend multiple positions • Possesses great toughness. 2010-11
Appeared in all 34 games, starting five • Averaged 2.0 points and 11.1 minutes • Shot a team-best .933 from the foul line (14-15) • Scored a career-best 10 points in 22 minutes in the season opener vs. Eastern Michigan (11/12), adding five rebounds and two steals • Narrowly missed double-double with nine points and nine rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M (12/18) • Also tallied nine points and six rebounds, including five offensive boards, vs. Bowling Green (12/4) • Scored seven points vs. Iowa (3/2) • Dished out a season-high three assists vs. Washington (11/24). 2009-10
Appeared in 33 games off the Spartan bench • Averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds • Scored a season-high five points vs. IPFW (12/19) • Averaged 8.2 minutes and 1.8 points in the NCAA Tournament • Contributed four points in a season-high tying 12 minutes vs. Maryland (3/21), in MSU[apos]s 85-83 NCAA Tournament second-round victory • Played 12 minutes vs. Butler (4/3) in the 2010 Final Four • Scored four points vs. Florida (11/27) • Established a season-high with 12 minutes vs. UMass (11/28). 2008-09
Appeared in 27 games • Averaged 1.2 points and 0.8 rebounds • Scored a season-high nine points in the season opener against Idaho (11/16), knocking down three 3-pointers • Scored five points against Oklahoma State (11/28) in the Old Spice Classic • Scored four points each against Alcorn State (12/13) and Ohio State (3/14) in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals • Grabbed a season-high five rebounds in a season-high 11 minutes against Bradley (12/7) • Tallied three rebounds each against North Carolina (4/6) in the NCAA Championship game and versus Maryland (11/27) in the Old Spice Classic. 2007-08
Redshirted. High School
2007 The Associated Press All-State Class B • Named to the 2007 Grand Rapids Press Dream Team, the Detroit Free Press Dream Team and The Detroit News Class B First Team • Led Coach Andy Secor[apos]s Cedar Springs team to the Class B regional finals, averaging 26.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists as a senior, capturing a fourth-consecutive district championship and a third conference title in four years with a 22-2 record • Shot 86.3 percent from the foul line and 49.8 percent from the field • Owns the Michigan High School record with 572 career made free throws and ranks second all-time in the state with 54 consecutive made free throws • Averaged 24.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior, leading Cedar Springs to a 19-5 record and the regional semifinals • 2006 Grand Rapids Press second-team Dream Team selection • Earned all-state honorable mention accolades from The Associated Press • 2006 all-area and all-conference selection • Averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a sophomore • 2005 first-team all-conference selection • Averaged 7.6 points, nine rebounds and four assists as a freshman • Played AAU basketball with the Michigan Mustangs for two years and the Michigan Hurricanes for one year • Was also the starting quarterback for the football team as a sophomore and junior, but opted to concentrate on basketball as a senior • 2006 and 2007 Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Academic All-State honoree • National Honor Society member. Personal
Born Aug. 3, 1988 • Son of Thomas and Sara Thornton • Interdisciplinary studies-human resources major.
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