Again in Lavrio Marcus Thornton. The East Attica OEM announced the return of the 31 -year -old American guard until the end of this season to help her get into the Stoiximan GBL’s first octave.
Thornton also competed last season in the team, and until recently he was competing in Benfica.
In detail, the announcement:
“DHI Lavrion announces its deal with athlete Marcus Alexander Thornton on his return to the team for the remainder of the 2024-2025 season.
Marcus Thornton was born on February 9, 1993 in Maryland’s Upper Marlboro, 1.94m high. and fights with the same ease in the positions of the region.
From 2011 to 2015 the new Lavrion player competed with William & Mary University in NCAA and graduated, with 20 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists on average in 33 matches, with 40.2% from line of the tripod (102/254).
It was selected by the Boston Celtics at No.45 of the NBA Draft in 2015, but never competed in the world’s top league.
He spent his first professional year in Australia and G-League. With Sydney’s team he had 12.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2 assists in 28 matches, while with Maine Red Claws he played 12 matches and had 13.6 points, 2 rebounds and 2.5 assists on average .
In the 2016-2017 season he played in the Italian Championship with the jersey of Pesaro. In 30 matches, he had 13.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists on average. He returned to the 2017-2018 season to G-League and measured 49 appearances with Cleveland Charge, with 18.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 39% on three-pointers (167/427).
In the 2018-2019 season he competed in Turkey with Teksut Bandirma for 7 games (6.7 points in the league and 11 points in BCL on average) and Korea. Seoul’s team had 10.2 points, 2 rebounds and 1.3 assists on average. He returned to Europe for Chalon Sur Saone and in 23 French league matches in the 2019-2020 season he had 10.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists on average.
The next stop in his career was the BBL. The Chemnitz 99 jersey had 13.9 points with 39% on three -pointers, 1.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists on average. He remained in Germany in the 2021-2022 season and in total measured 39 appearances with Medi Bayreuth for the championship, the Cup and the FIBA ​​Europe Cup. It had an excellent season with 13.3 points, 1.87 rebounds and 2.9 assists on average.
In the 2022-2023 season, he wore the historic Fortitudo Bologna jersey (A2 Italy) and had 11.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists on average. Last year, he played in Lavrio DHI in 27 games, with 11.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists on average. Upon completion of his obligations to the Stoiximan GBL, he signed to the Astros de Jalisco in Mexico, with whom he played in 22 matches and had 7.4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on average.
This year’s start was found in Benfica, with which Thornton also competed in the Basketball Champions League. In total, in all competitions, he measured 11 appearances with the Lisbon team, with 9.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists on average.
The Lavrion family DHI again welcomes Marcus to the team and wishes him health and racing successes! “
Source: Sport Fm
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