Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1987)
Thornton with the Kings in December 2013
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| No. 15 – Brooklyn Nets | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 5, 1987 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tara (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| College |
Kilgore (2005–2007) LSU (2007–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall |
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2011 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2011–2014 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2014 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2014–2015 | Boston Celtics |
| 2015 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2015–2016 | Houston Rockets |
| 2016–2017 | Washington Wizards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Marcus Terrell Thornton (born June 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Kilgore College and LSU before being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. He has since played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards.
Thornton played two years at Kilgore College, a junior college in Kilgore, Texas. As a freshman in 2005–06, he averaged 14.5 points while shooting at 65 percent from the field. He averaged 26.9 points in his second season at Kilgore in 2006–07, earning first-team Junior College All-American honors and MVP honors for Region XIV.
Following his sophomore season, Thornton transferred to Louisiana State University. As a junior in 2007–08 playing for the Tigers, he averaged 19.6 points (second in the SEC) and shot 81.7 percent from the free-throw line, the second-best percentage in the conference. As a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 21.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, subsequently earning the 2009 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. In two seasons at LSU, he finished with 1,347 points, 21st all-time and with a 20.4 scoring average, he ranked sixth all-time. He also finished eighth in school history with 168 three-pointers.
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