Kayla Thornton
Kayla Thornton (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In college, Thornton played for the University of Texas at El Paso.[1][2]
 Thornton with the Dallas Wings in 2021 | |
| No. 5 – New York Liberty | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 20, 1992 Germany |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Irvin (El Paso, Texas) |
| College | UTEP (2010–2014) |
| WNBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | Washington Mystics |
| 2015–present | Cheongju KB Stars |
| 2017–2022 | Dallas Wings |
| 2023-present | New York Liberty |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Thornton was traded to the New York Liberty on January 16, 2023, as part of a 3-Team trade.[3]
Career statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Washington | 10 | 0 | 8.8 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | Dallas | 34 | 1 | 17.2 | .412 | .279 | .800 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 34 | 32 | 28.6 | .447 | .355 | .860 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 2019 | Dallas | 27 | 25 | 30.4 | .343 | .272 | .931 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 2020 | Dallas | 22 | 14 | 25.3 | .429 | .347 | .875 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | Dallas | 31 | 25 | 27.6 | .421 | .349 | .849 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | Dallas | 36 | 35 | 29.2 | .471 | .329 | .829 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Career | 7 years, 2 teams | 194 | 132 | 25.4 | .414 | .322 | .847 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 30.0 | .571 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 16.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Dallas | 3 | 3 | 26.3 | .526 | .500 | 1.000 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 6 | 5 | 21.8 | .424 | .308 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
College
Source[4]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2010-11 | UTEP | 30 | 210 | 42.8% | 14.3% | 67.8% | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 2011-12 | UTEP | 32 | 315 | 48.0% | 38.1% | 73.0% | 7.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| 2012-13 | UTEP | 32 | 491 | 41.0% | 28.5% | 70.5% | 8.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 15.3 |
| 2013-14 | UTEP | 34 | 663 | 43.0% | 27.7% | 77.7% | 10.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| Career | 128 | 1679 | 43.3% | 28.5% | 73.6% | 8.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 13.1 |
Notes
- "Kayla Thornton". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Bloomquist, Bret (May 17, 2018). "Ex-UTEP, Irvin basketball star Kayla Thornton set to open WNBA season with Dallas Wings". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- "New York Liberty Acquire Frontcourt Duo of Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton in Three-Team Deal". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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