Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1993)

Marcus Thornton

No. 8 – Consultinvest Pesaro
Position	Shooting guard
League	Serie A
Personal information
Born	(1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 (age 24)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Maryland)
College	William & Mary (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Sydney Kings
2016	Maine Red Claws
2016–present	Consultinvest Pesaro
Career highlights and awards
CAA Player of the Year (2015) AP honorable mention All-American (2015) 2× First-team All-CAA (2014, 2015) Second-team All-CAA (2013) CAA All-Rookie Team (2012) William & Mary's all-time leading scorer (2,178) No. 3 retired by William & Mary Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year (2011)

Marcus Thornton (born February 9, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Consultinvest Pesaro of the Italian Serie A. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. Thornton completed his collegiate career at the College of William & Mary (W&M) in 2015. In college, Thornton was considered one of the top mid-major players in the United States and was named the 2014–15 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. On February 25, 2015, Thornton surpassed 2,052 career points to overtake Chet Giermak's long-standing school record. Giermak's mark stood for 65 years – the longest-lasting NCAA Division I school record in the nation at the time it was broken.

Thornton, a native of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, fell in love with basketball at an early age and was considered very talented throughout his youth. He attended Bishop McNamara High School, a perennial basketball power, not because of the sport but because of its academic reputation and its proximity to his home. He suited up for the varsity team as a sophomore but did not play, largely because he was playing behind future NCAA Division I players Talib Zanna (Pittsburgh), Rashad Whack (Mount St. Mary's), Lawrence Smith (North Carolina A&T), and Jerome Couplin III, who went on to play football at William & Mary (and eventually, the NFL).

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