Thornton was raised in Alpharetta, Georgia and attended Milton High School, where he was a four–year starter on the basketball team.[1] The team won the state championship in 2021,[1][2] and Thornton was Mr. Georgia Basketball[3] and the Gatorade Georgia Boy's Basketball Player of the Year in 2022.[1]
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
College careeredit
As a freshman, Thornton started all 35 games for Ohio State during the 2022–23 season while averaging 10.6 points and 2.6 assists per game.[6][7] He scored his most points of the season against Michigan with 22.[8]
^ abcHolcomb, Todd. "Milton's Thornton named Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of Year". AJC.com. from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^Guaramato, Carisbel. "Allen Whitehart and the Milton High School Eagles team make it to the state basketball championship". BVMSports.com. from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^Atlanta Tipoff Club [@ATLTipoffClub] (March 26, 2022). "Add Mr. Georgia Basketball to his resume ✅ Congratulations to @OhioStateHoops signee, @Bruce2T_ for having an outstanding season and taking home the ATOC Mr. Georgia Basketball award 🏀" (Tweet). Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Twitter.
^Hass-Hill, Colin. "Four-Star Point Guard Bruce Thornton Commits To Ohio State". ElevenWarriors.com. from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^SUVtv [@SUVtv] (November 26, 2020). "🚨ICYMI, Bruce Thornton has committed to Ohio State University" (Tweet). Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
^"Bruce Thornton Stats". SportsReference.com. from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^"Bruce Thornton Bio". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
^Jardy, Adam. "Bruce Thornton: Ohio State played more freely despite loss at Michigan". Dispatch.com. from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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Ohio State Buckeyes bio
January 01, 1970
bruce, thornton, basketball, bruce, thornton, born, september, 2003, american, college, basketball, player, ohio, state, buckeyes, conference, bruce, thorntonno, ohio, state, buckeyespositionpoint, guardleaguebig, conferencepersonal, informationborn, 2003, sep. Bruce Thornton born September 14 2003 is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference Bruce ThorntonNo 2 Ohio State BuckeyesPositionPoint guardLeagueBig Ten ConferencePersonal informationBorn 2003 09 14 September 14 2003 age 20 NationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight215 lb 98 kg Career informationHigh schoolMilton Alpharetta Georgia CollegeOhio State 2022 present Career highlights and awardsThird team All Big Ten 2024 Mr Georgia Basketball 2022 Contents 1 Early life 1 1 Recruiting 2 College career 3 College statistics 3 1 College 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editThornton was raised in Alpharetta Georgia and attended Milton High School where he was a four year starter on the basketball team 1 The team won the state championship in 2021 1 2 and Thornton was Mr Georgia Basketball 3 and the Gatorade Georgia Boy s Basketball Player of the Year in 2022 1 Recruiting edit Thornton was considered a consensus four star recruit by ESPN 247Sports and Rivals On November 26 2020 Thornton committed to play college basketball for Ohio State over offers from teams such as Alabama Georgia and Auburn 4 5 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit date Bruce ThorntonPG Alpharetta GA Milton GA 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 195 lb 88 kg Nov 26 2020 Recruiting star ratings Scout N A Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 86 Overall recruiting rankings Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2022 Team Ranking Rivals com College career editAs a freshman Thornton started all 35 games for Ohio State during the 2022 23 season while averaging 10 6 points and 2 6 assists per game 6 7 He scored his most points of the season against Michigan with 22 8 College statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high College edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2022 23 Ohio State 35 35 30 5 456 375 729 2 7 2 6 8 1 10 6References edit a b c Holcomb Todd Milton s Thornton named Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of Year AJC com Archived from the original on 2023 11 17 Retrieved 2023 11 17 Guaramato Carisbel Allen Whitehart and the Milton High School Eagles team make it to the state basketball championship BVMSports com Archived from the original on 2023 11 17 Retrieved 2023 11 17 Atlanta Tipoff Club ATLTipoffClub March 26 2022 Add Mr Georgia Basketball to his resume Congratulations to OhioStateHoops signee Bruce2T for having an outstanding season and taking home the ATOC Mr Georgia Basketball award Tweet Retrieved May 31 2022 via Twitter Hass Hill Colin Four Star Point Guard Bruce Thornton Commits To Ohio State ElevenWarriors com Archived from the original on 2023 11 17 Retrieved 2023 11 17 SUVtv SUVtv November 26 2020 ICYMI Bruce Thornton has committed to Ohio State University Tweet Retrieved November 16 2023 via Twitter Bruce Thornton Stats SportsReference com Archived from the original on 2023 11 17 Retrieved 2023 11 17 Bruce Thornton Bio OhioStateBuckeyes com Archived from the original on 2023 11 17 Retrieved 2023 11 17 Jardy Adam Bruce Thornton Ohio State played more freely despite loss at Michigan Dispatch com Archived from the original on 2023 11 17 Retrieved 2023 11 17 External links editOhio State Buckeyes bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bruce Thornton basketball amp oldid 1213613165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
