A major transfer announced the Laurel.
His team Costa Mexa got him Marcus Thorntona 30-year-old guard with extensive experience from high-level European leagues.
The 1.93m tall American competed last season in Loaded bolognawhile in his career he has passed, among others, from BayreuthElan Salon, but also the G-League of the NBA. In 2022-23, he averaged 12.2 points and 3.4 assists per game in Italy’s second division.
The announcement in detail:
Marcus Thornton in Lavrio!
KAE Lavrio announces its agreement with athlete Marcus Alexander Thornton for the 2023-2024 season.
Marcus Thornton was born on February 9, 1993 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, he is 1.93m tall. and competes with equal ease in the two positions of the district.
From 2011 to 2015 the Lavrio freshman played with William & Mary University in the NCAA and graduated averaging 20 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 33 games, shooting 40.2% from the line of the triple point (102/254). He spent his first professional year in Australia and the G-League. With the Sidney team he averaged 12.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2 assists in 28 games, while with the Maine Red Claws he played 12 games and averaged 13.6 points, 2 rebounds and 2.5 assists .
In the 2016-2017 season he played in the Italian league with Pesaro’s shirt. In 30 games he averaged 13.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists. He returned to the G-League in 2017-2018 and played in 49 games with the Cleveland Charge, posting 18.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 39% 3-point shooting (167/427).
In the 2018-2019 season he played in Turkey with Teksut Bandirma for 7 games (6.7 points in the league and 11 points in the BCL average) and Korea. With the Seoul team, he averaged 10.2 points, 2 rebounds and 1.3 assists. He returned to Europe for Chalon Sur Saone and averaged 10.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23 French league games in 2019-2020.
The next stop in his career was the Bundesliga. With Chemnitz 99, he averaged 13.9 points on 39% three-point shooting, 1.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He remained in Germany in the 2021-2022 season and made a total of 39 appearances with Medi Bayreuth for the league, the Cup and the FIBA ​​Europe Cup. He had an outstanding season averaging 13.3 points, 1.87 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
Last year (2022-2023) he wore the jersey of the historic Fortitudo Bologna (A2 Italy) and averaged 11.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists. KAE Lavrio welcomes Marcus to its family and wishes him a good racing year with good health!
Source: Sport Fm
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