Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1993)

Marcus Thornton
	Thornton with the William & Mary Tribe in 2014
No. 15 – Lavrio
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	GBL
Personal information
Born	February 9, 1993; Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop McNamara; (Forestville, Maryland)
College	William & Mary (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015: 2nd round, 45th overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Sydney Kings
2016	Maine Red Claws
2016–2017	Consultinvest Pesaro
2017	Guangxi Rhinos
2017–2018	Canton Charge
2018–2019	Seoul SK Knights
2019–2020	Élan Chalon
2020–2021	Niners Chemnitz
2021–2022	Medi Bayreuth
2022–2023	Fortitudo Bologna
2023–2024	Lavrio
2024	Astros de Jalisco
2024–2025	Benfica
2025–present	Lavrio
Career highlights
	CAA Player of the Year (2015); AP honorable mention All-American (2015); 2× First-team All-CAA (2014, 2015); Second-team All-CAA (2013); CAA All-Rookie Team (2012); No. 3 jersey retired by William & Mary Tribe;
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Marcus Alexander Thornton (born February 9, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Lavrio of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. Thornton completed his collegiate career at the College of William & Mary (W&M) in 2015 and was named the 2014–15 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. Thornton spent 10 days on the NBA roster of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but never played.

On February 25, 2015, Thornton surpassed 2,052 career points to overtake Chet Giermak's long-standing school record. Giermak's mark stood for 65 years – the longest-lasting NCAA Division I school record in the nation at the time it was broken.