Bootsy Thornton
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bootsy Thornton
| image = Bootsy Thornton.jpg
| image_size = 150
| caption = Thornton playing for Montepaschi Siena (2012)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|07|30}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
| nationality = American
| high_school = Paul Laurence Dunbar
(Baltimore, Maryland)
| college =
- Tallahassee CC (1995–1997)
- St. John's (1998–2000)
| draft_year = 2000
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2014
| career_number =
| career_position = Shooting guard
| years1 = 2000–2003
| team1 = Oregon Scientific Cantù
| years2 = 2003–2005
| team2 = Montepaschi Siena
| years3 = 2005–2006
| team3 = Winterthur FC Barcelona
| years4 = 2006–2007
| team4 = Akasvayu Girona
| years5 = 2007–2008
| team5 = Montepaschi Siena
| years6 = 2008–2011
| team6 = Efes Pilsen
| years7 = 2011–2012
| team7 = Montepaschi Siena
| years8 = 2012–2013
| team8 = Dinamo Sassari
| years9 = 2013–2014
| team9 = Strasbourg IG
| highlights =
- All-EuroLeague Second Team (2008)
- 3× Italian League champion (2004, 2008, 2012)
- Italian Cup winner (2012)
- 2× Italian Supercup winner (2004, 2007)
- Turkish League champion (2009)
- Turkish League Finals MVP (2009)
- Turkish Cup winner (2009)
- 2× Turkish President's Cup winner (2009, 2010)
- FIBA EuroCup champion (2007)
}}
Marvis Linwood "Bootsy" Thornton III (born July 30, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.
After graduation from St. John's University, where he played for two years, Thornton moved to Italy, where he made a name for himself over the following decade. Thornton spent his most successful years with Montepaschi Siena for which he played on three occasions, winning as many national championship titles and being an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2008.
High school
Thornton played basketball at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, in Baltimore, Maryland.
College career
Thornton will forever have a place in St. John's Red Storm lore, thanks to his 40-point performance against Duke on January 24, 1999, including seven three-pointers.[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/25/sports/college-basketball-a-defiant-st-john-s-falls-to-duke-in-overtime.html COLLEGE BASKETBALL; A Defiant St. John's Falls to Duke in Overtime]
Professional career
A highly versatile shooting guard, Thornton earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the 2007–08 season. On August 8, 2012, Thornton signed with Dinamo Sassari.{{cite news | url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/42186/dinamo-sassari-officially-lands-bootsy-thornton.html | title=Dinamo Sassari officially lands Bootsy Thornton | publisher=sportando.net | date=August 8, 2012 | accessdate=September 14, 2012}} On December 25, 2013, he signed with Strasbourg IG for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=SIG Strasbourg announced Bootsy Thornton|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/70292/sig-strasbourg-announced-bootsy-thornton.html|accessdate=25 December 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100412095107/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B7W Bootsy Thornton] at acb.com {{in lang|es}}
- [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=THO-BOO-77 Bootsy Thornton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219002617/http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=THO-BOO-77 |date=2014-02-19 }} at legabasket.it {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A20524/Thornton-Bootsy Bootsy Thornton] at lnb.fr {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://www.tblstat.net/player/918 Bootsy Thornton] at tblstat.net
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{{Akasvayu Girona 2006–07 FIBA EuroCup champions}}
{{Turkish Basketball Super League Finals MVP}}
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Category:Dinamo Sassari players
Category:FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
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Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
Category:SIG Strasbourg players
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