Omaha Athletics

Honors and Awards
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20)
•Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2018-19, 2019-20)
•NABC Honors Court (2019-20)

As a Junior (2020-21)
Appeared in six games, starting five, before being sidelined due to injury...Averaged 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds over 19.0 minutes per contest...Pulled down a season-best six rebounds vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 26)…Had a season-high 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting vs. Abilene Christian (Nov. 28)...Added nine points at No. 9 Creighton (Dec. 1).

As a Sophomore (2019-20)
Started 31 games, averaging 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest...Scored in double figures 12 times...Made his season debut with 11 points at Wichita State (Nov. 5)...Dished out five assists with five rebounds and four points vs. Midland (Nov. 7)...Scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting with two rebounds, four assists and a block vs. Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 11)...Hit 5-of-6 from the field for 13 points at Saint Mary's (Dec. 1), which started a streak of three straight games in double figures...Had 16 points with 8-of-8 free throw shooting alongside a career-best nine rebounds and two steals vs. Montana (Dec. 21)...Finished with eight points and a career-high-tying five assists at South Dakota (Jan. 11)...Matched his career high of nine rebounds at Oral Roberts (Feb. 12)...Named to the NABC Honors Court...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2018-19)
Saw action in 10 games, averaging 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest...Made his career debut at Idaho (Dec. 15), where he had two points and two rebounds...Hit 2-for-2 off the bench vs. UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 19) for five points, two boards and an assist...Pulled down a season-best four rebounds at Rice (Dec. 21)...Scored a season-high seven points on 3-of-5 shooting at North Dakota (Jan. 10), adding two rebounds and a helper...Played in his final game of the year at Purdue Fort Wayne (Jan. 24) before his season was cut short due to injury...Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

As a Freshman (2017-18)
Redshirted.

St. James Academy
Four-year letterwinner for coach Stan Dohm...Two-time Kansas all-state...Also a two-time Kansas City All-Metro selection...Named to the EKL All-Conference First Team...McDonald's All-American nominee...NSCA All-American...As a senior, averaged 20.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, shooting 58 percent from the floor and 85 percent from the line...As a junior, averaged 21.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 55 percent from the field and 85 percent at the line...Helped his team advance to a sub-state final...Finished his career in the top five in school history for scoring, assists, steals, free throw percentage and 3-point percentage...810 Varsity Missouri/Kansas All-Star Slam Dunk champion and the all-star game's most valuable player...Member of the National Honor Society...Played AAU ball for coach LJ Goolsby of KC RunGMC...His 15U, 16U and 17U squads won numerous AAU events and qualified for multiple Under Armour tournament finals.

Personal
Born Oct. 3, 1998 in Kansas City, Mo....Parents are Mike and Michele Thornhill...Has two sisters, Madeline and Caylee...Father played basketball at Quincy...Caylee plays soccer at Kansas State...Hobbies include music, community service and spending time with friends and family...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Graduated with his bachelor's degree in management information systems in May 2021.