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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Bruce Thornton vs. North Carolina
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Bruce Thornton vs. Central Michigan on 11-29-23
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Bruce Thornton vs. Oakland 11-6-23
Bruce Thornton vs. North Carolina
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Bruce Thorton
Jersey Number 2

Bruce Thornton

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Fairburn, Ga.
  • H.S./Last School:
    Milton

CAREER HONORS

  • All-Big Ten Third Team (2024)
  • Emerald Coast Classic Most Valuable Player (2023)
  • Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2023)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2024)


2023-24 (Sophomore)

  • Played in and started 35 games
  • Led the team in scoring at 15.7 ppg, assists at 4.8 apg, steals at 1.2 spg and minutes played at 33.6 mpg
  • His 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (168-to-42) was second-best in the country
  • Became just the third player in program history with more than 100 assists and fewer than 50 turnovers in a season
  • Had 40 assists and just five turnovers in the final five games of the season, which were all tournament games
  • Shot 85 percent from the free throw line and had three games with 10 or more FT makes
  • Had two double-doubles on the season, the first two of his career
  • Scored a career-high 29 points on 4-of-6 from long range and a career-best 13-of-14 from the free throw line in the win over No. 17 Alabama (11/24) at the Emerald Coast Classic
  • Dished-out a then career-high seven assists and had a career-high tying three steals in the championship game against Santa Clara (11/25)
  • Named the Emerald Coast Classic Most Valuable Player after averaging 21.0 ppg, 5.5 apg, 4.0 rpg and 2.0 spg
  • Scored 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting vs. Central Michigan (11/29)
  • Had 26 points, five assists and a career-high three steals in the Big Ten opening win over Minnesota (12/3)
  • Led the team with 24 points in the double overtime win over Maryland (2/10)
  • Dished-out a then career-high nine assists to go with 14 points and six rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament win over Iowa (3/14)
  • Notched his first career double-double with 20 points and a career-high 10 assists vs. No. 13 Illinois (3/15)
  • Had a second double-double with 13 points and 10 assists in the final game of the season vs. Georgia (3/26)


2022-23 (Freshman)

  • Had a great freshman season as he was the only player on the team to play and start all 35 games
  • Averaged 10.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
  • Had a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (92-to-46) while playing a team-high 30.5 minutes per game
  • Led the team with 29 steals
  • Scored in double-figures 19 times with four 20-point games
  • Was in double-figures in 10 of the final 13 games of the season
  • Had three points and four assists in his Buckeye debut vs. Robert Morris (11/7)
  • Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds to go along with five points vs. Eastern Illinois (11/16)
  • Played well in the three games at the Maui Invitational, scoring in double figures in two of the three games and averaging 13.0 points on over 56 percent from the floor and 7-of-12 from long range. In addition to his team-high tying seven assists, the most eye-popping number was just three combined turnovers in the three games (average of 30 mpg)
  • Had 17 points in the OT loss vs. North Carolina (12/17) at Madison Square Garden
  • Scored a season-high 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting at Michigan (2/5)
  • Led the team with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in the win over Illinois (2/26)
  • Made a season-high four three-pointers and finished with 20 points at Michigan State (3/4)
  • Tied a season-high with six assists to go along with a team-high 17 points in the B1G Tournament win over Iowa (3/9)
  • Had six assists and zero turnovers while posting a game-high 21 points in the win over Michigan State (3/10)


PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

  • A consensus four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports
  • 42 prospect overall and No. 8 point guard according to 247Sports
  • Named Georgia’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior
  • Averaged 17.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.5 assists during his senior season
  • Led Milton to the Class 7A state title as a junior and a final national ranking of No. 7, earning the school’s first trip to the GEICO National Tournament
  • Was second in assists per game at 5.7 apg in the EYBL in 2021
  • One of five juniors to earn All-America honors in 2020-21
  • Was named first team All-State for the second-consecutive season by the GHSA after averaging 17 points, seven rebounds and eight assists per game as a junior
  • Shot nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc and 80 percent from the free throw line
  • Was the 7A Player of the Year
  • Earned MaxPreps Sophomore All-American honors in 2020 after averaging 23 points and more than seven rebounds and six assists per game
  • Scored over 1,500 points in his career at Milton and was a three-time first team All-State selection
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