Erin Thorn

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Erin Thorn
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Free agent
Position Guard
Personal information
Born (1981-05-19) May 19, 1981 (age 43)
Orem, Utah, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight144 lb (65 kg)
Career information
High school Mountain View (Orem, Utah)
College BYU (1999–2003)
WNBA draft 2003: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2008 New York Liberty
2009–2011 Chicago Sky
2012 Minnesota Lynx
2013 Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
  • MWC Tournament MVP (2002)
  • 3x First-team All-MWC (2001-2003)
  • MWC All-Freshman Team (2000)
  • MWC Freshman of the Year (2000)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Erin Thorn (born May 19, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. She is currently playing for Tarbes GB in Tarbes, France. [1]

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Born in Orem, Utah, Thorn earned Ms. Basketball honors for the state of Utah in 1999. [2] After accepting a scholarship to Brigham Young University, Thorn was a four-year starter at shooting guard for the women's basketball team. She graduated in 2003 with a degree in Fitness and Wellness Management.

BYU statistics

Source [3]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1999-00BYU3140942.143.381.43.53.72.00.513.2
2000-01BYU3249641.739.785.14.53.21.50.215.5
2001-02BYU3357243.840.983.54.03.51.80.217.3
2002-03BYU3158444.541.191.64.25.72.10.518.8
CareerBYU127206143.141.286.04.04.01.90.416.2

Professional career

Thorn was selected by the New York Liberty in the second round (17th overall pick) of the 2003 WNBA draft, on April 25, 2003. She became a starter in 2007 after Vickie Johnson and Becky Hammon departed the Liberty. Thorn was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending May 29, 2007.

In 2009 WNBA offseason, Thorn was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Sky and in the 2012 WNBA offseason agreed to a contract with the Minnesota Lynx. She currently plays for Tarbes GB in France. In the offseason, she has been serving as an assistant coach for her alma mater, Brigham Young University.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2003 New York 2307.9.310.2421.0000.50.70.20.00.61.9
2004 New York 1719.2.267.290.5000.50.50.20.10.52.0
2005 New York 2109.7.389.3451.0000.70.60.20.00.32.7
2006 New York 27114.0.417.431.9031.41.20.20.00.76.1
2007 New York 292930.4.424.390.7353.02.50.90.01.79.7
2008 New York 32511.9.340.268.9090.61.10.20.10.63.2
2009 Chicago 34017.0.424.402.9091.61.60.60.00.96.2
2010 Chicago 34020.1.412.420.8891.92.10.60.11.36.3
2011 Chicago 34716.8.405.395.9471.72.40.30.11.75.4
2012 Minnesota 2607.5.362.3531.0000.90.90.20.00.52.0
2013 Indiana 6011.2.167.1671.0000.50.70.30.20.81.2
Career11 years, 4 teams2834315.1.395.370.8831.31.50.40.01.04.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2004 New York 201.51.0001.000.0000.00.00.00.00.01.5
2005 New York 205.0.500.000.0000.00.00.00.00.01.0
2007 New York 3324.7.455.375.0003.02.00.70.01.04.3
2008 New York 6010.3.583.571.8570.31.00.20.00.84.0
2012 Minnesota 603.0.667.6001.0000.30.20.00.20.52.7
Career5 years, 2 teams1938.8.571.524.8750.70.70.20.10.63.1

Notes

  1. "SKY: Erin Thorn: Bonjour Sky Fans". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. Edward, James. "Looking back on 23 years of Deseret News Ms. Basketball winners". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 22, 2016.


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