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Jersey Number 2
LJ Thorpe
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Royal Palm Beach HS
Bio
Honors and Awards:
2021-22 All-Big South Honorable Mention
2021-22 All-Big South Preseason First Team
2020-21 All-Big South Honorable Mention
2020-21 Preseason Second Team All-Big South
2019-20 Big South Honorable Mention
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior):
- Named to 2020-21 All-Big South Honorable Mention
- Ranked third on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game, starting 16 of 20 games played
- Second in rebounding (4.1 rpg), second in assists with 60 (3.0 apg) and second in made field goals (81)
- Led team in free throw attempts (77, 3.9 per game) and makes (55. 2.8 per game)
- Ranked fourth with a 3-point field goal percentage of .405 (15-37)
- Third on the team in minutes (502), totaling 14 steals
- Led team in scoring three times and powered Bulldogs to wins at Longwood and against Charleston Southern
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore): Named a Big South Honorable Mention selection … Became the second player in program history (Kenny George) with a triple-double, with 17 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists at Hampton (2/10) … He became the first Bulldog with double-digit assists in a game since 2010 … Started all 31 games, averaging 28.5 minutes per game … Finished second on the team and 11th in the Big South, averaging 13.9 points per game … Was second on the team with 26 double-digit scoring efforts, including 17 games in a row from January 11 through March 3 … Scored a career-best 31 points against Hampton (1/18) on career-highs in field goals made (11) and attempted (19) … Finished the year with four 20-point outings, including 22 points against Tennessee (11/5), helping him earn his first Big South Player of the Week nod … Led the team and ranked fifth in the conference, averaging 6.4 rebounds per game … Had four double-digit rebound efforts, notching double-doubles against UT Martin (12/14) with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and at Charleston Southern (1/11) with 16 points and 10 rebounds … Sank the difference-making basket with nine seconds remaining against CSU in a two-point victory … Had at least five rebounds in all but two league games, and led the team in rebounding 20 times … Ranked eighth in the Big South in steals with 1.4 per game … Recorded a career-high five steals at Tennessee and had 13 games with multiple steals.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 16 games with 6 starts while missing time with injury … Averaged 23.9 minutes, 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … Finished with a double-digit point total in six games … Scored a career-high 24 points on Feb. 9 versus Charleston Southern … Corralled seven rebounds at Winthrop and at Charleston Southern … Made six free throws versus Gardner-Webb on Feb. 21 … Totaled two blocks at Charleston Southern on Feb. 27 … Ended the season with 137 points, 56 rebounds and 383 minutes.
2017-18 (Freshman): Saw action in one game before injuries ended season and he was redshirted ... Thorpe had five points, four steals, two assists and one rebound in UNC Asheville's home win over Lees-McRae (11/13).
High School: The 6-foot-4 combo guard finished his senior season averaging 14.1 points, 7.2 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game ... He had four triple-doubles ... For his efforts during his senior season, Thorpe was tabbed first-team All-Conference and All-Palm Beach County ... He was chosen first-team All-Area by the Palm Beach Post ... He was a Sun-Sentinel first-team All-County selection ... One year earlier as a junior, Thorpe averaged 13.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game ... Thorpe was tabbed first-team All-Area by the Palm Beach Post as a junior as well as first-team All-Conference and All-Palm Beach County ... He was a second-team All-County choice by the Sun-Sentinel.
Personal: L.J. is nickname for "Leonard Junior."
2021-22 All-Big South Honorable Mention
2021-22 All-Big South Preseason First Team
2020-21 All-Big South Honorable Mention
2020-21 Preseason Second Team All-Big South
2019-20 Big South Honorable Mention
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior):
- Named to 2020-21 All-Big South Honorable Mention
- Ranked third on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game, starting 16 of 20 games played
- Second in rebounding (4.1 rpg), second in assists with 60 (3.0 apg) and second in made field goals (81)
- Led team in free throw attempts (77, 3.9 per game) and makes (55. 2.8 per game)
- Ranked fourth with a 3-point field goal percentage of .405 (15-37)
- Third on the team in minutes (502), totaling 14 steals
- Led team in scoring three times and powered Bulldogs to wins at Longwood and against Charleston Southern
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore): Named a Big South Honorable Mention selection … Became the second player in program history (Kenny George) with a triple-double, with 17 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists at Hampton (2/10) … He became the first Bulldog with double-digit assists in a game since 2010 … Started all 31 games, averaging 28.5 minutes per game … Finished second on the team and 11th in the Big South, averaging 13.9 points per game … Was second on the team with 26 double-digit scoring efforts, including 17 games in a row from January 11 through March 3 … Scored a career-best 31 points against Hampton (1/18) on career-highs in field goals made (11) and attempted (19) … Finished the year with four 20-point outings, including 22 points against Tennessee (11/5), helping him earn his first Big South Player of the Week nod … Led the team and ranked fifth in the conference, averaging 6.4 rebounds per game … Had four double-digit rebound efforts, notching double-doubles against UT Martin (12/14) with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and at Charleston Southern (1/11) with 16 points and 10 rebounds … Sank the difference-making basket with nine seconds remaining against CSU in a two-point victory … Had at least five rebounds in all but two league games, and led the team in rebounding 20 times … Ranked eighth in the Big South in steals with 1.4 per game … Recorded a career-high five steals at Tennessee and had 13 games with multiple steals.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 16 games with 6 starts while missing time with injury … Averaged 23.9 minutes, 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … Finished with a double-digit point total in six games … Scored a career-high 24 points on Feb. 9 versus Charleston Southern … Corralled seven rebounds at Winthrop and at Charleston Southern … Made six free throws versus Gardner-Webb on Feb. 21 … Totaled two blocks at Charleston Southern on Feb. 27 … Ended the season with 137 points, 56 rebounds and 383 minutes.
2017-18 (Freshman): Saw action in one game before injuries ended season and he was redshirted ... Thorpe had five points, four steals, two assists and one rebound in UNC Asheville's home win over Lees-McRae (11/13).
High School: The 6-foot-4 combo guard finished his senior season averaging 14.1 points, 7.2 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game ... He had four triple-doubles ... For his efforts during his senior season, Thorpe was tabbed first-team All-Conference and All-Palm Beach County ... He was chosen first-team All-Area by the Palm Beach Post ... He was a Sun-Sentinel first-team All-County selection ... One year earlier as a junior, Thorpe averaged 13.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game ... Thorpe was tabbed first-team All-Area by the Palm Beach Post as a junior as well as first-team All-Conference and All-Palm Beach County ... He was a second-team All-County choice by the Sun-Sentinel.
Personal: L.J. is nickname for "Leonard Junior."
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #5 Longwood (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #3 Gardner-Webb (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #7 Charleston Southern (Big South Tournament)
Thursday, March 14
Highlights || Men's Basketball || UNC Asheville at Radford
Monday, March 04
