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American basketball player (born 1992)

Kayla Thornton (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Dallas Wings and the New York Liberty, with whom she won the 2024 WNBA Championship. In college, Thornton played for the University of Texas at El Paso.[1][2]

From 2010 to 2014, Thornton played for the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She was El Paso's all-time leading scorer and led the team to a record 29 wins in their 2011-12 season.[3]

Thornton was not selected in the 2014 WNBA draft. She signed with the Washington Mystics for the 2015 season and played in 10 games. She returned to the WNBA for the 2017 season, signing with the Dallas Wings. She spent six seasons in Dallas before being traded on January 16, 2023 to the New York Liberty in a three-team deal.[3][4][5] Thornton played a significant role as a sixth man, and helped propel the team to the 2023 and 2024 WNBA Finals, the latter of which they would win.

On December 6, 2024, Thornton was selected as the Golden State Valkyries' pick from the New York Liberty's 2024 roster in the WNBA's expansion draft.[6]

Thornton is known for her defensive play, and her ability to guard players in any position.[3][7] In the WNBA offseason, Thornton has played in Australia, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Puerto Rico, Russia and South Korea.[7]

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[8] Year Team 2015 Washington 10 0 8.8 .333 .000 .667 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.2 2016 Did not play (waived) 2017 Dallas 34 1 17.2 .412 .279 .800 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.7 6.8 2018 Dallas 34 32 28.6 .447 .355 .860 4.0 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.1 9.2 2019 Dallas 27 25 30.4 .343 .272 .931 5.3 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.6 10.4 2020 Dallas 22 14 25.3 .429 .347 .875 5.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 1.1 7.3 2021 Dallas 31 25 27.6 .421 .349 .849 5.6 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.0 7.5 2022 Dallas 36 35 29.2 .471 .329 .829 5.9 1.8 1.1 0.6 1.2 8.0 2023 New York 40° 0 17.3 .433 .313 .767 3.5 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.5 4.5 2024† New York 40° 11 20.3 .379 .357 .846 2.6 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 5.5 Career 9 years, 3 teams 274 143 23.5 .411 .327 .841 4.2 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.9 7.0 WNBA playoff statistics Year Team 2017 Dallas 1 0 6.0 .000 .000 — 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2018 Dallas 1 1 30.0 .571 .000 — 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 2021 Dallas 1 1 16.0 .000 .000 — 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2022 Dallas 3 3 26.3 .526 .500 1.000 4.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 8.3 2023 New York 10 0 10.1 .444 .400 1.000 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 3.2 2024† New York 11 0 12.5 .333 .176 1.000 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.0 Career 6 years, 2 teams 27 5 13.7 .405 .289 1.000 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 3.2 NCAA statistics[9] Year Team 2010–11 UTEP 30 12 19.9 .428 .143 .678 5.8 0.6 1.1 0.2 1.1 7.0 2011–12 UTEP 32 32 24.9 .480 .381 .730 7.3 0.9 1.1 0.4 1.2 9.8 2012–13 UTEP 32 31 31.2 .410 .285 .705 8.7 1.2 1.9 0.4 1.9 15.3 2013–14 UTEP 34 33 31.3 .430 .277 .777 10.1 2.0 2.6 1.0 2.4 19.5 Career 128 108 27.0 .433 .285 .736 8.1 1.2 1.7 0.5 1.7 13.1
  1. ^ "Kayla Thornton". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Bloomquist, Bret (May 17, 2018). "Ex-UTEP, Irvin basketball star Kayla Thornton set to open WNBA season with Dallas Wings". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Magliocchetti, Geoff (May 17, 2023). "Liberty 2023 Player Preview: Kayla Thornton". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  4. ^ Fleurantin, Brian (2023-01-16). "New York Liberty acquire Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton in major trade". NetsDaily. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ "New York Liberty Acquire Frontcourt Duo of Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton in Three-Team Deal". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ Henderson, Cydney; Horrow, Ellen J. (December 6, 2024). "WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025". USA Today. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Fleurantin, Brian (February 22, 2023). "Kayla Thornton talks her career, the Liberty, and more on Pull-Up with Myles and Owen". NetsDaily. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  8. ^ "Kayla Thornton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  9. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

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