New Brave- Ryan Thornton

[Da Coach]

Now that it is official, I thought it was worth beginning a new thread. Thanks to BU Family for posting the link to the PJ Star article. Here it is again--

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/051607/BRA_BD7P04TF.071.php

Welcome to Bradley, Ryan Thornton!

Ryan spent his freshman season at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He will sit out next season and have 3 years of eligibility left starting in the 2008-2009 season.

Ryan has already gained 20lbs of muscle since his high school days and is at around 200 lbs. Here is his bio page from UW-M--

http://uwmpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/thornton_ryan00.html

[catpkt]

What kind of stats did he put up his freshman year. I know he got a little PT as I saw him on t.v. a few times...

[Da Coach]

He averaged 2.7 ppg in limited minutes.

UW-M stats-

http://uwmpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/wiml-m-baskbl-CumulativeStats.html

[tornado]

Welcome Ryan, I am very happy you chose Bradley and I believe you will be a good player for the Braves.
In his freshman season, Ryan played an average of only 4.8 minutes per game,
and hit 20 of 66 3-pointers, averaging 2.7ppg.

[bigdaddystuck]

I like this addition to the team. Ryan has good size, 6'7" and is trying to get to 220 lbs, that will alllow him to play a couple of different spots in the rotation. He gets next year to workout and improve his game and learn the system.

Welcome Ryan!

[BradleyBrave]

Great pickup for a walk-on. By his jr/sr year, he may be scholarship-worthy ala Danny Adams. I envision a Gavin Schaier-type role. 6'7" guys who can shoot 3's can be very, very valuable to a team.

[georgethedog]

Great pickup for a walk-on. By his jr/sr year, he may be scholarship-worthy ala Danny Adams. I envision a Gavin Schaier-type role. 6'7" guys who can shoot 3's can be very, very valuable to a team.

Now that you brought up Gavin, how do they compare?

[BradleyBrave]

Great pickup for a walk-on. By his jr/sr year, he may be scholarship-worthy ala Danny Adams. I envision a Gavin Schaier-type role. 6'7" guys who can shoot 3's can be very, very valuable to a team.

Now that you brought up Gavin, how do they compare?

Class A background, same height (6'7"), great perimeter shot, great range, slow of foot, not overly athletic. They're pretty much carbon copies of each other, which is why I think RT will struggle to find minutes for a few years, but could be a nice role player by the time he's a senior. 6'7" guys with he and Gavin's kind of touch are hard to find.

[georgethedog]

Great pickup for a walk-on. By his jr/sr year, he may be scholarship-worthy ala Danny Adams. I envision a Gavin Schaier-type role. 6'7" guys who can shoot 3's can be very, very valuable to a team.

Now that you brought up Gavin, how do they compare?

Class A background, same height (6'7"), great perimeter shot, great range, slow of foot, not overly athletic. They're pretty much carbon copies of each other, which is why I think RT will struggle to find minutes for a few years, but could be a nice role player by the time he's a senior. 6'7" guys with he and Gavin's kind of touch are hard to find.

Thanks.

[Beninator]

Welcome to Bradley Ryan Thornton.

This is a nice addition to the team for a walk on. Really like the quick release on RT's shot.

[IlliBraves]

Now I have to play the waiting game...AGAIN!!!

[mrcoachdude]

Welcome to Bradley Ryan Thornton.

This is a nice addition to the team for a walk on. Really like the quick release on RT's shot.

He is a class kid that will make BU nation proud.....he does have an unbelievably quick shot and from looooooooong range....

[Chucky T's]

Would a comparison with Trevor Trimpe be accurate?

I kind of remember Ryan in the state tourney....I think he likes shooting the lights out at Carver arena if my old memory serves me correctly

Welcome to BU Ryan and good luck!

[Da Coach]

Ryan is a better ball handler and can create shots a bit better, and he go inside occasionally and score and rebound. Trevor Trimpe almost never dribbled the ball and was mostly a spotup shooter.

I think Ryan is a lot like Lance Stemler. And we know Coach Les was attracted to Lance's size and ability to shoot. Unfortunately, Lance never showed his shooting stroke much at Bradley, but had a great year as a soph at SWIC. And hopefully we'll see that again next year at Indiana.

[MacabreMob]

Unfortunately, Lance never showed his shooting stroke much at Bradley, but had a great year as a soph at SWIC. And hopefully we'll see that again next year at Indiana.

Last season 3pt %:

Lance Stemler .330

Matt Salley .333
JJ Tauai .338
Danny Ruffin .382
Danny Adams .415
Will Franklin .433
Andrew Warren .457
Jeremy Crouch .500