2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 4
Raynere Thornton
- Position:
- G/F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Gordon State
Bio
2017-18 Season (Junior)
Started 10 games during the season. . . . Ranked fourth on the team in rebounding with a 3.9 average. . . . Scored career-high 21 points in only 19 minutes in the team's upset win over No. 23 Houston on Feb. 22. In that game, he went 9-of-9 from the free-throw line and was 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. . . . In a Feb. 25 win at UConn, he made a career-best five 3-pointers and finished with 16 points. . . . His performances against Houston and UConn earned him American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors on Feb. 26. . . . He made his first start Dec. 20 against Siena in place of injured Jimario RIvers and had 13 points and 7 rebounds. . . . He followed with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in an 83-71 win over Loyola (Md.). . . . In the AAC Championship tournament in Orlando, he tied a career-high with 11 rebounds in a career-best 36 minutes during a quarterfinal win over Tulsa.
2016-17 (Gordon State)
Named First Team All-Region ... Earned First Team All-Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) honors ... Averaged 10.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game ... Made 47.4 percent of his shots from the field ... Ranked ninth in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in rebounds per game, was 30th in total assists (177), and 37th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9) ... Scored in double-figures 17 times, double-figure rebounds 24 times, and double-figure assists six times ... He had three triple-doubles including on February 1 against Atlanta Metropolitan (11 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists); on February 18 against South Georgia Tech (12 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists; and on March 1 against Chattahoochie Tech (11 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) ... He had 16 points/rebounds double-doubles, and two rebounds/assists double-doubles ... Scored 13 points on November 2 against Southern Crescent Tech to go with 11 rebounds ... Had his second double-double of the season on November 7 with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Reinhardt JV ... Nearly recorded his first triple-double of the season on November 17 against Middle Georgia Prep with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists ... Had a 22-point, 13-rebound double-double against USC Salkehatchie on December 1 ... Had a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double at Santa Fe on December 14 ... Scored 14 points with 16 rebounds on January 11 at Albany Tech ... Went 8-of-11 from the field for 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds on January 14 at South Georgia State ... Against Southern Crescent Tech on January 16 he scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists ... Had a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double on January 21 at South Georgia Tech ... Made 9-of-12 shots from the field for 18 points to go with 12 rebounds against East Georgia State ... Had an 18-point, 15-rebound double-double on January 15 at Chattahoochie Tech to close out a stretch of six double-doubles in six games ... Had a near-triple-double on February 15 against Albany Tech with 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists.
2015-16 (Gordon State)
Named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) All-Freshman Team ... Scored in double-figures 14 times, including scoring a season-high 22 points on December 9 against Central Georgia Tech ... Averaged 9.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while dishing out 2 assists per contest ... He made 49.5 percent of his shots on the season ... Reached double-figure rebounds 19 times ... Had a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double on November 13 against Gulf Coast State ... Pulled down 17 rebounds to go with 12 points against Chattahoochie Valley on November 28 ... Scored 22 points on December 9 against Central Georgia Tech to go with 11 rebounds ... Had a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double against South Georgia Tech on December 12 ... Had double-doubles on back-to-back days on December 29 against Gulf Coast State (10 points, 12 rebounds) and on December 30 against Chipola (14 points, 10 rebounds) ... Had a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double on January 6 against Chattahoochie Tech ... Pulled down 19 rebounds on January 13 at West Georgia Tech to go with 14 points ... Pulled down 20 rebounds on February 3 against South Georgia Tech and coupled it with a 10-point effort for a double-double ... Closed out his double-doubles on the season with 19 points and 15 rebounds against Southern Crescent Tech on February 15 and 11 points and 11 rebounds on February 20 against East Georgia State.
High School (Marietta)
Averaged 12 points and 9.9 rebounds per game as a senior at Marietta High School ... Had 17 games in which he scored in double figures as a senior, including 23 points against Kennesaw Mountain on January 17 and 22 against both Harrison (December 13) and Pebblebrook (January 25) ... Had 18 double-digit rebounding games, and 15 total double-doubles ... Pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds twice during the season, on December 3 against Kennesaw Mountain and December 19 against Lithia Springs.
Started 10 games during the season. . . . Ranked fourth on the team in rebounding with a 3.9 average. . . . Scored career-high 21 points in only 19 minutes in the team's upset win over No. 23 Houston on Feb. 22. In that game, he went 9-of-9 from the free-throw line and was 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. . . . In a Feb. 25 win at UConn, he made a career-best five 3-pointers and finished with 16 points. . . . His performances against Houston and UConn earned him American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors on Feb. 26. . . . He made his first start Dec. 20 against Siena in place of injured Jimario RIvers and had 13 points and 7 rebounds. . . . He followed with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in an 83-71 win over Loyola (Md.). . . . In the AAC Championship tournament in Orlando, he tied a career-high with 11 rebounds in a career-best 36 minutes during a quarterfinal win over Tulsa.
2016-17 (Gordon State)
Named First Team All-Region ... Earned First Team All-Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) honors ... Averaged 10.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game ... Made 47.4 percent of his shots from the field ... Ranked ninth in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in rebounds per game, was 30th in total assists (177), and 37th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9) ... Scored in double-figures 17 times, double-figure rebounds 24 times, and double-figure assists six times ... He had three triple-doubles including on February 1 against Atlanta Metropolitan (11 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists); on February 18 against South Georgia Tech (12 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists; and on March 1 against Chattahoochie Tech (11 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) ... He had 16 points/rebounds double-doubles, and two rebounds/assists double-doubles ... Scored 13 points on November 2 against Southern Crescent Tech to go with 11 rebounds ... Had his second double-double of the season on November 7 with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Reinhardt JV ... Nearly recorded his first triple-double of the season on November 17 against Middle Georgia Prep with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists ... Had a 22-point, 13-rebound double-double against USC Salkehatchie on December 1 ... Had a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double at Santa Fe on December 14 ... Scored 14 points with 16 rebounds on January 11 at Albany Tech ... Went 8-of-11 from the field for 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds on January 14 at South Georgia State ... Against Southern Crescent Tech on January 16 he scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists ... Had a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double on January 21 at South Georgia Tech ... Made 9-of-12 shots from the field for 18 points to go with 12 rebounds against East Georgia State ... Had an 18-point, 15-rebound double-double on January 15 at Chattahoochie Tech to close out a stretch of six double-doubles in six games ... Had a near-triple-double on February 15 against Albany Tech with 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists.
2015-16 (Gordon State)
Named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) All-Freshman Team ... Scored in double-figures 14 times, including scoring a season-high 22 points on December 9 against Central Georgia Tech ... Averaged 9.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while dishing out 2 assists per contest ... He made 49.5 percent of his shots on the season ... Reached double-figure rebounds 19 times ... Had a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double on November 13 against Gulf Coast State ... Pulled down 17 rebounds to go with 12 points against Chattahoochie Valley on November 28 ... Scored 22 points on December 9 against Central Georgia Tech to go with 11 rebounds ... Had a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double against South Georgia Tech on December 12 ... Had double-doubles on back-to-back days on December 29 against Gulf Coast State (10 points, 12 rebounds) and on December 30 against Chipola (14 points, 10 rebounds) ... Had a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double on January 6 against Chattahoochie Tech ... Pulled down 19 rebounds on January 13 at West Georgia Tech to go with 14 points ... Pulled down 20 rebounds on February 3 against South Georgia Tech and coupled it with a 10-point effort for a double-double ... Closed out his double-doubles on the season with 19 points and 15 rebounds against Southern Crescent Tech on February 15 and 11 points and 11 rebounds on February 20 against East Georgia State.
High School (Marietta)
Averaged 12 points and 9.9 rebounds per game as a senior at Marietta High School ... Had 17 games in which he scored in double figures as a senior, including 23 points against Kennesaw Mountain on January 17 and 22 against both Harrison (December 13) and Pebblebrook (January 25) ... Had 18 double-digit rebounding games, and 15 total double-doubles ... Pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds twice during the season, on December 3 against Kennesaw Mountain and December 19 against Lithia Springs.
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