Kayla Thornton
 Thornton with the Dallas Wings in 2021 | |
| No. 6 – Dallas Wings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 20, 1992 Germany |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Irvin (El Paso, Texas) |
| College | UTEP (2010–2014) |
| WNBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | Washington Mystics |
| 2015–present | Cheongju KB Stars |
| 2017–present | Dallas Wings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kayla Thornton (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In college, Thornton played for the University of Texas at El Paso.[1][2]
University of Texas at El Paso statistics[]
Source[3]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2010-11 | UTEP | 30 | 210 | 42.8% | 14.3% | 67.8% | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 2011-12 | UTEP | 32 | 315 | 48.0% | 38.1% | 73.0% | 7.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| 2012-13 | UTEP | 32 | 491 | 41.0% | 28.5% | 70.5% | 8.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 15.3 |
| 2013-14 | UTEP | 34 | 663 | 43.0% | 27.7% | 77.7% | 10.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| Career | 128 | 1679 | 43.3% | 28.5% | 73.6% | 8.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 13.1 |
Notes[]
- ^ "Kayla Thornton". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret (May 17, 2018). "Ex-UTEP, Irvin basketball star Kayla Thornton set to open WNBA season with Dallas Wings". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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- Dallas Wings players
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- Washington Mystics players
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