Thorne's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2016-17 Senior

• Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Played in 23 games, starting 10
• Averaged 5.2 points and 3.4 rebounds on the season
• Double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds vs. McKendree (Nov. 15)
• 11 points on 4-4 shooting with seven rebounds vs. Detroit Mercy (Nov. 18)
• Season-high 12 points on perfect 6-6 shooting with seven boards vs. No. 19 West Virginia (Nov. 24)
• Season-high 11 rebounds with eight points vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 10)
• 10 points at Maryland (Dec. 27)

2015-16 Redshirt

• Limited to a total of eight games on the season after tearing meniscus in left knee on Nov. 28
• Averaged 12.9 points and 8.5 rebounds, including 3.0 offensive rebounds per game
• Led the team in rebounding in six of his eight games and scored in double figures five times
• Double-double in Illini debut with season highs of 25 points and 14 rebounds vs. North Florida (Nov. 13)
• 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting with game-high eight boards vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 13)
• Second double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 21)
• 12 points and game-high nine rebounds vs. Chicago State (Nov. 23)
• 10 points and seven boards in first half vs. Iowa State (Nov. 28), before leaving with knee injury
• After missing 11 games, returned to action at Indiana (Jan. 19), finishing with nine points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes
• Missed final 15 games
• Received medical hardship waiver for sixth-season of eligibility in 2016-17

At Charlotte

• Started 30 of 32 games last season and was Charlotte’s third-leading scorer, averaging 10.1 points, while shooting 53.4 percent from the field (134-251)
• Led the team and ranked fifth in Conference USA in rebounding with an average of 7.3 boards
• Scored in double figures 18 times, led by season-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Penn State (Nov. 20, 2014), adding 16 rebounds for a double-double
• Set career high in rebounding with 18 boards against UNC Asheville (Nov. 30, 2014)
• Combined for 36 points in back-to-back games vs. Miami (19 points on Nov. 23, 2014 and 17 points on Nov. 25, 2014)
• 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. UTEP (Feb. 12, 2015)
• 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting vs. Rice (Feb. 28, 2015)
• Started 30 of 31 games as a sophomore, averaging 9.1 points and ranking 14th in C-USA with an average of 6.7 rebounds
• Scored in double figures 14 times, highlighted by career-high 26 points on 12-of-18 from the field against Appalachian State (Dec. 8, 2013)
• Recorded first career double-double against Kansas State with 16 points and 11 rebounds (Nov. 20, 2013)
• Played in 17 games as a redshirt freshman and had breakout performance vs. Temple with 10 points and seven rebounds (Feb. 24, 2013)

High School

• Averaged 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks as a senior at Trinity Christian
• Helped team win the 2011 NCISAA 1A state title
• Averaged 5.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks as a junior
• Played for the North Carolina Force at AAU program

Personal

• Born May 17, 1993
• Enrolled in the UI master’s program in recreation, sport and tourism
• Earned master’s degree in education policy, organization and leadership in August 2016
• Earned bachelor’s degree in sociology from Charlotte in May 2015
• Parents are Michael Sr. and Arlene Thorne
• Has two sisters, Erica and Natalie
• Enjoys fishing in his free time
• Favorite player is Marc Gasol
• Proudest basketball accomplishment was winning the state high school championship as a senior