Ryan Thornton
Ryan Thornton
Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Chillicothe, Ill.

High School:
Illinois Valley Central

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 185

Position:
Forward

Career and Game-By-Game Stats

2006-07 Season Notes

Appeared in 27 games ... finished tied for fifth on the team with 20 three-point field goals ... scored eight points in 14 minutes in the win over Edgewood Nov. 6 ... tossed in five points in his regular season debut vs. Radford Nov. 10 ... added five more points in each of the next two games vs. Washington State and UAB ... made a three-pointer and grabbed two rebounds against South Dakota State Nov. 22 ... poured in a career high 13 points in just 10 minutes at Central Michigan Nov. 29 ... hit the game-tying three-pointer with just under two seconds remaining in a win over Detroit Jan. 4 ... knocked in a three-pointer at Loyola Jan. 6 ... scored nine points off the bench at Youngstown State Jan. 13 ... tossed in a three-pointer vs. UW-Green Bay Jan. 27 ... converted a three-pointer vs. Cleveland State Jan. 29 ... scored four points and grabbed four rebounds at Wright State Feb. 5 ... knocked in three 3-point shots in scoring nine points against Loyola Feb. 14.

Illinois Valley Central High School

Earned Third-Team All-State honors from both IllinoisPrepHoops and the Associated Press ... averaged 17.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game ... made 117 three-point field goals while shooting 43.8 percent from three-point range ... considered one of the best shooters in the state of Illinois ... led IVC to a runner-up finish in the Class A Illinois State Tournament ... averaged over 20 points per game in the state quarterfinals, semifinals and finals ... made 14 three-point shots in those three games.

Personal

Son of Jim and Lori ... grandfather played basketball at Western Illinois and dad played basketball at Monmouth College (Ill.) ... got an early start on his college education by serving an internship at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee this summer ... hopes someday to work at ESPN.

2006-07 Season Highs
Points	13 @ Central Michigan 11/29
Rebounds	4 @ Wright St. 2/5
Assists	1 @ Wright St. 2/5
Steals	1 vs. Washington St. 11/11
Blocks	n/a
3-Pt.	3 - 3 times
Minutes	15 - 2 times

UWM Career Highs Points same Rebounds same Assists same Steals same Blocks same 3-Pt. same Minutes same