Anne Thorius

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Anne Thorius
College University of Michigan
Position Guard
Born (1977-11-27) November 27, 1977 (age 47)

Anne Thorius (born November 27, 1977) is a Danish former basketball player. She played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001 and holds the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball career record with 537 assists.

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University of Michigan

Thorius was born in Copenhagen in 1977. She grew up in Hørsholm, approximately 15 miles north of Copenhagen. [1] She was recruited to play college basketball in the United States and enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1997. [2] Thorius played at the guard position for the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team from 1997 to 2001. She led the Wolverines in assists for four consecutive years, [3] and her total of 537 assists is Michigan's all-time record. [4] She twice totaled 145 assists in a season; the only Michigan player with more assists in a season is Vonnie Thompson. [5] She was also the first Michigan women's basketball player to total 1,000 points and 500 assists. [6] Thorius was a remarkably accurate free-throw shooter at Michigan. Her career free throw percentage of .831 (294 of 354) remains the second highest in Michigan History. [7] She was selected as an Academic All-Big Ten Conference player in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen by the coaches as a second-team All-Big Ten player in 1999 and 2000. [8]

Professional basketball

She was drafted by the Orlando Miracle in the fourth round (58th overall pick) of the 2001 WNBA draft, becoming the third Michigan player to be selected in a WNBA Draft. [9] She was waived by the Miracle on May 27, 2001, right before the beginning of the season. Throughout Thorius' professional basketball career, she ended up never playing a single game in the WNBA.

She played professional basketball for the Polish Polypharma Gdynia team in 2001 and played in the Euroleague finals. In 2002, she signed a two-year contract to play for BF Copenhagen in Denmark. [10] She played for Hørsholm in EuroBasket from 2005 to 2010. [11] [12] Thorius was also a three-time member of the Danish National Team. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thorius leaving a mark at U-M". The Detroit News. March 16, 2001.
  2. ↑ Tracy Sandler (January 15, 1988). "The Great Dane: Denmark native and Michigan guard Anne Thorius adjusts to U.S." The Michigan Daily.
  3. ↑ Michigan Record Book, p. 15.
  4. ↑ "2012-13 Michigan Women's Basketball ("Michigan Record Book")" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ Michigan Record Book, p. 9.
  6. 1 2 "Prospect Profile for Anne Thorius". WNBA.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ Michigan Record Book, p. 7.
  8. ↑ Michigan Record Book, p. 17.
  9. ↑ Jeff Phillips (April 29, 2001). "Orlando Miracle draft Thorius". The Michigan Daily.
  10. ↑ "Anne Thorius vender hjem til Danmark". BT (Denmark). September 26, 2002.
  11. ↑ "Anne Thorius basketball profile". EuroBakset. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  12. ↑ "A Wolverine's Den-mark: Michigan Represented Well on Foreign Tour". Big Ten Conference. July 26, 2006. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013.
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