Rory Thornton played in all of Rutgers-Camden’s 25 games during his first year of collegiate basketball, while developing into one of the Scarlet Raptors’ starting guards. After coming off the bench in his first nine contests, Thornton started the remaining 16 games. He averaged 5.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and finished second on the team with 41 assists. He also added 24 steals, two blocked shots, and hit 74.3 percent of his foul shots, going 26-for-35 from the line.
        Over his final 12 games, Thornton collected all five of his double-digit games in scoring, including a pair of 12-point games against Rowan (Jan. 10) and Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 20) to establish his career highs. He added five rebounds in the Rowan game, setting a career high that he also tied against both The College of New Jersey (Feb. 15) and Kean (Feb. 17).
        One of Thornton’s top games came late in the season at Eastern University (Feb. 5), when he scored 10 points, had three rebounds, notched a career high with five assists and tied his high of three steals, which was set against Baptist Bible College (Dec. 12).
        Thornton earned a pair of varsity basketball letters at Union High School, where he played for Head Coach Anthony Zioloro. His accomplishments at Union included career-high performances of 30 points and nine assists. He also posted a 3.2 GPA and earned several academic scholarships.