Austin Thornton Class: Freshman Height / Weight: 6-5 / 200 Position: F Hometown/High School: Sand Lake, Mich./Cedar Springs

2007-08
Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL
2007 The Associated Press All-State Class B ... Named to the 2007 Grand Rapids Press Dream Team, the Detroit Free Press Dream Team and The Detroit News Class B First Team ... Led Coach Andy Secor's Cedar Springs team to the Class B regional finals, averaging 26.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists as a senior, capturing a fourth-consecutive district championship and a third conference title in four years with a 22-2 record ... Shot 86.3 percent from the foul line and 49.8 percent from the field ... Owns the Michigan High School record with 572 career made free throws and ranks second all-time in the state with 54 consecutive made free throws ... Averaged 24.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior, leading Cedar Springs to a 19-5 record and the regional semifinals ... 2006 Grand Rapids Press second-team Dream Team selection ... Earned all-state honorable mention accolades from The Associated Press ... 2006 all-area and all-conference selection ... Averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a sophomore ... 2005 first-team all-conference selection ... Averaged 7.6 points, nine rebounds and four assists as a freshman ... Played AAU basketball with the Michigan Mustangs for two years and the Michigan Hurricanes for one year ... Was also the starting quarterback for the football team as a sophomore and junior, but opted to concentrate on basketball as a senior ... 2006 and 2007 Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Academic All-State honoree ... National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL
Born August 3, 1988 ... Son of Thomas and Sara Thornton ... General business administration/pre-law major.