Sindarius Thornwell

Sindarius Thornwell (born November 15, 1994) is an American professional basketball for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. 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 Clippers later traded for his draft rights.

Sindarius Thornwell
Thornwell shoots a free throw in 2014
No. 4 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-11-15) November 15, 1994
Lancaster, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolOak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
CollegeSouth Carolina (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Los Angeles Clippers
2018–2019→Agua Caliente Clippers
2019–presentRio Grande Valley Vipers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Thornwell attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, 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 South Carolina on October 2, 2012, Thornwell was second on the South Carolina 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

Los Angeles Clippers (2017–2019)

On June 22, 2017, Thornwell was selected with the 48th pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, but his draft rights were then traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.[2] Thornwell signed with the Clippers on July 26.[3]

Rio Grande Valley Vipers

On August 4, 2019, Thornwell signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers and played in three preseason games before he was waived on October 16.

On October 26, 2019, the Canton Charge traded Thornwell to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for a first round G League pick in 2020.[4] Thornwell averaged 9.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game on 42.9 percent shooting in the 2019-20 season.[5]

Career statistics
Legend
  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

NBA

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 L.A. Clippers 731715.8.429.377.6701.9.9.7.33.9
2018–19 L.A. Clippers 6414.9.347.200.735.7.3.2.11.0
Career 1371810.7.415.342.6891.3.6.5.22.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 L.A. Clippers 403.0.333.333–1.0.0.3.01.3
Career 403.0.333.333–1.0.0.3.01.3

NBA G League

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Agua Caliente 1137.7.286.0001.00010.04.01.01.014.0
Career 1137.7.286.0001.00010.04.01.01.014.0

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 South Carolina 343429.6.386.370.7364.13.01.2.613.4
2014–15 South Carolina 333330.6.340.268.7164.92.21.3.311.1
2015–16 South Carolina 343433.1.382.333.7644.83.81.5.513.4
2016–17 South Carolina 313133.9.444.392.8307.12.82.11.021.4
Career 13213231.8.392.339.7715.23.01.5.614.7

References
  1. "Sindarius Thornwell Bio University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. "L.A. Clippers acquire rights to Sindarius Thornwell". NBA.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. "Press Release: L.A. CLIPPERS SIGN SINDARIUS THORNWELL". Los Angeles Clippers. July 26, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. "VIPERS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. Taylor, Collyn (April 5, 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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