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Erin Thorn
Free agent
PositionGuard
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 schoolMountain View (Orem, Utah)
CollegeBYU (1999–2003)
WNBA draft2003: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2008New York Liberty
2009–2011Chicago Sky
2012Minnesota Lynx
2013Indiana 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]

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

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Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games 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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999-00 BYU 31 409 42.1 43.3 81.4 3.5 3.7 2.0 0.5 13.2
2000-01 BYU 32 496 41.7 39.7 85.1 4.5 3.2 1.5 0.2 15.5
2001-02 BYU 33 572 43.8 40.9 83.5 4.0 3.5 1.8 0.2 17.3
2002-03 BYU 31 584 44.5 41.1 91.6 4.2 5.7 2.1 0.5 18.8
Career BYU 127 2061 43.1 41.2 86.0 4.0 4.0 1.9 0.4 16.2

Professional career

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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

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Legend
  GP Games 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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2003 New York 23 0 7.9 .310 .242 1.000 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.9
2004 New York 17 1 9.2 .267 .290 .500 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 2.0
2005 New York 21 0 9.7 .389 .345 1.000 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 2.7
2006 New York 27 1 14.0 .417 .431 .903 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 6.1
2007 New York 29 29 30.4 .424 .390 .735 3.0 2.5 0.9 0.0 1.7 9.7
2008 New York 32 5 11.9 .340 .268 .909 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 3.2
2009 Chicago 34 0 17.0 .424 .402 .909 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.9 6.2
2010 Chicago 34 0 20.1 .412 .420 .889 1.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 6.3
2011 Chicago 34 7 16.8 .405 .395 .947 1.7 2.4 0.3 0.1 1.7 5.4
2012 Minnesota 26 0 7.5 .362 .353 1.000 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.5 2.0
2013 Indiana 6 0 11.2 .167 .167 1.000 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.2
Career 11 years, 4 teams 283 43 15.1 .395 .370 .883 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.0 4.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004 New York 2 0 1.5 1.000 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
2005 New York 2 0 5.0 .500 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
2007 New York 3 3 24.7 .455 .375 .000 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 4.3
2008 New York 6 0 10.3 .583 .571 .857 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 4.0
2012 Minnesota 6 0 3.0 .667 .600 1.000 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 2.7
Career 5 years, 2 teams 19 3 8.8 .571 .524 .875 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 3.1

Notes

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  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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