Sindarius Thornwell
No. 7 – ratiopharm Ulm | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born | Lancaster, South Carolina | November 15, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | South Carolina (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Los Angeles Clippers |
2018–2019 | →Agua Caliente Clippers |
2019–2020 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2020–2021 | New Orleans Pelicans |
2021 | Orlando Magic |
2021–present | ratiopharm Ulm |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Sindarius Thornwell (born November 15, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Thornwell was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 48th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft before he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
High school career[]
Thornwell attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, South Carolina for his first three 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 four-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 four games.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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 2014–15 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 / Agua Caliente 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 (2019–2020)[]
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]
New Orleans Pelicans (2020–2021)[]
On July 6, 2020, Thornwell was signed by the New Orleans Pelicans as a substitute player for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[6] On December 1, he re-signed with the Pelicans.[7]
After waiving Thornwell on February 23, 2021,[8] the Pelicans signed him to a 10-day contract the next day.[9] On March 10, he was signed to a second 10-day contract.[10]
Orlando / Lakeland Magic (2021)[]
On May 4, 2021, Thornwell signed a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic.[11] He averaged 3.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game in seven games played.
Ratiopharm Ulm (2021–present)[]
On November 11, 2021, he has signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[12]
Career statistics[]
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 |
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2017–18 | L.A. Clippers | 73 | 17 | 15.8 | .429 | .377 | .670 | 1.9 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 3.9 |
2018–19 | L.A. Clippers | 64 | 1 | 4.9 | .347 | .200 | .735 | .7 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 1.0 |
2019–20 | New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 17.5 | .545 | .500 | .500 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .5 | .5 | 8.0 |
2020–21 | New Orleans | 14 | 1 | 5.2 | .333 | .333 | .000 | .4 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 1.2 |
2020–21 | Orlando | 7 | 0 | 20.6 | .320 | .286 | .667 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 3.4 |
Career | 160 | 19 | 10.8 | .407 | .340 | .672 | 1.3 | .7 | .5 | .2 | 2.5 |
Playoffs[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019 | L.A. Clippers | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .333 | .333 | — | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
Career | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .333 | .333 | — | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | South Carolina | 34 | 34 | 29.6 | .386 | .370 | .736 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .6 | 13.4 |
2014–15 | South Carolina | 33 | 33 | 30.6 | .340 | .268 | .716 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .3 | 11.1 |
2015–16 | South Carolina | 34 | 34 | 33.1 | .382 | .333 | .764 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .5 | 13.4 |
2016–17 | South Carolina | 31 | 31 | 33.9 | .444 | .392 | .830 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 21.4 |
Career | 132 | 132 | 31.8 | .392 | .339 | .771 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .6 | 14.7 |
References[]
- ^ "Sindarius Thornwell Bio University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "L.A. Clippers acquire rights to Sindarius Thornwell". NBA.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Press Release: L.A. CLIPPERS SIGN SINDARIUS THORNWELL". Los Angeles Clippers. July 26, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "VIPERS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Collyn (April 5, 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Pelicans sign Sindarius Thornwell". NBA.com. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Pelicans re-sign Sindarius Thornwell". NBA.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Pelicans waive Sindarius Thornwell". NBA.com. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Pelicans Sign Sindarius Thornwell to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Pelicans sign Sindarius Thornwell to second 10-day contract". NBA.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Orlando Magic Sign Sindarius Thornwell to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ratiopharm Ulm announces Sindarius Thornwell". Sportando. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio
- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American basketball players
- Agua Caliente Clippers players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- New Orleans Pelicans players
- Orlando Magic players
- People from Lancaster, South Carolina
- Ratiopharm Ulm players
- Point guards
- Rio Grande Valley Vipers players
- Shooting guards
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players