Sindarius Thornwell

Sindarius Thornwell

Thornwell shoots a free throw in 2014
No. 0 – Los Angeles Clippers
Position	Guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1994-11-15) November 15, 1994 Lancaster, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College	South Carolina (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–present	Los Angeles Clippers
2018	→Agua Caliente Clippers
Career highlights and awards
SEC Player of the Year – Coaches (2017) First-team All-SEC (2017) SEC All-Freshman team (2014)

Sindarius Thornwell (born November 15, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He attended Oak Hill Academy and Lancaster High School prior to the University of South Carolina. Thornwell was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 48th pick in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft. The Los Angeles Clippers later traded for his draft rights.

High school career

Thornwell attended Lancaster High School in kershaw, South Carolina for his first 3 years of high school. He then transferred to Oak Hill Academy for his senior year where he averaged 26.8 points per game and averaged 8.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists as well. He led them to a 33-5 record. He was ranked as the 39th best player by ESPN.com and a 4 star recruit by Rivals.com, who also ranked him as the 11th best shooting guard in his class. He also competed in the 2012 Nike Global Challenge playing in 4 games.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sindarius Thornwell Guard	Lancaster, South Carolina	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 2, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92

College career

After committing to USC on October 2, 2012, Thornwell was second on the USC basketball team in scoring with 13.4 ppg and 4.0 rebounds per game. He also averaged 3.0 assists per game. During conference play, he was averaging 15.0 ppg as well. On January 22, 2014, Thornwell had a career high 26 points against the University of Georgia. As a result of his production that season, Thornwell was named a member of the All-SEC Freshman Team. His sophomore year in the 2014–2015 season was not as productive as his freshman season. His junior year, on the other hand, would provide relatively similar results to what he had in his freshman year. ^[1] However, it would be his senior season where Thornwell would come into his own as a player, as Thornwell would average 21.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.2 steals in 34.2 minutes of action per game. As a result of his production that season, he was not only a member of the All-SEC First Team, but he was also named the SEC Player of the Year thanks to votes from the coaches of the Southeastern Conference. Furthermore, Thornwell would be the main leader to help the No. 7 seeded South Carolina proceed all the way to the Final Four in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, which was the highest results in South Carolina’s history.

Professional career

Career statistics

References

• "Sindarius Thornwell Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - South Carolina Gamecocks - ESPN". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "Sindarius Thornwell Bio - South Carolina Official Athletic Site". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "Sindarius Thornwell | NBADraft.net". nbadraft.net. Retrieved 2014-04-05.