Steven Thornton - 2014-15 - Men's Basketball

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Position Forward
Class Senior
Hometown Santa Clarita, CA
High School Golden Valley HS

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2014-15 Scored in double figures on 13 occasions ... Led or tied for the team in scoring two times and in assists one time ... Scored a career-high 22 points at Hawai'i on January 17 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Grand Canton on January 4 (box score/recap) ... Handed out a season-high three assists at Northern Illinois on January 2 (box score/recap) and vs. Cal State Fullerton on January 8 (box score/recap) ... Picked up a season-high three steals at Long Beach State on February 5 (box score/recap) and at UC Davis on March 5 (box score/recap) ... Blocked a career-high two shots vs. UC Davis on Jauary 15 (box score/recap) ... Big West Tournament Scored eight points, grabbed three rebounds, handed out one assist, blocked one shot and picked up two steals in 32 minutes in the Highlanders' 63-54 First Round loss to UC Irvine (box score/recap) ....

2013-14 Saw his first action and picked up his first start with the Highlanders in the team's season-opener at San Diego State on November 8 (box score/recap) ... Scored a career-high 21 points at Cal Poly on February 22 (box score/recap) ... Scored in double-figures in 14 games ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at North Texas on January 4 (box score/recap) ... Dished out a career-high four assists against Cal State Fullerton on February 6 (box score/recap) ... Led the team in scoring on four occasions ... Big West Tournament Scored seven points, grabbed two rebounds, handed out one assist, blocked one shot and recorded one steal in 36 minutes vs. #1 UC Irvine (box score/recap) ...

2012-13 (Citrus College) Played for Coach Chris Victor at Citrus College … Helped the Owls to an overall record of 16-11 ...

2011-12 (Utah State) Scored a season-high 13 points and grabbed a season-high five rebounds vs. Southern Utah on November 19 ...

High School Letterwinner in basketball for Coach Larry Keys at Golden Valley High School ... Averaged 19.0 points and 5.0 rebounds as a senior earning First-Team, All-Foothill League honors ... Was named a Second-Team, All-CIF Southern Section Division IIIA member that same season ... Won back-to-back league championships as a junior and senior ... Scored 41 points against Gahr High School in the semifinals of the conference tournament ... Helped the team to a league championship, while reaching the third-round of the playoffs … In 2009, played in SFU All-Star game … Also played in Valley All-Star game … Won the Battle of the Valley Skill Competition Dunk Contest ...

Personal Steven Thornton Jr. is the son of Steven and Mayda Thornton ... Majoring in psychology ... Is one of five children ... Roots for the Warriors ... Lists Steph Curry and Reggie Miller as a few of his favorite athletes … Enjoys pizza, spam and bacon ... Skateboarding, paintball and video games are his hobbies ... Favorite movies are "Pan's Labyrinth," "Step Brothers" and "Insidious" ... Watches "American Dad," “Bob’s Burger,” and "Chopped" ... Enjoys reading “Grimm’s Fairytales” … His most memorable sporting achievement was winning his high school’s first league title ...