TBP: The Best Player to Wear #2

[Muskie]

We reconevene our polling after a season cut short.


A recent ESPN article covered the best player to ever wear.... (post here) (http://www.xavierhoops.com/showthread.php?33920-The-Best-Basketball-Player-In-College-History-at-Every-Jersey-Number). I thought it might be a nice change of pace to try it here. Some numbers will cause more controversy and discussion than others.



Back again for your voting pleasure: The Xavier Player ever to wear #2:

Landen Amos 2011-2012
Kyle Castilin 2018-2019
James Farr 2012-2016
Adrion Graves 2006-2008
Jordan Latham 2010-2011
Brian Thornton 2003-2006

[D-West & PO-Z]

We reconevene our polling after a season cut short.


A recent ESPN article covered the best player to ever wear.... (post here) (http://www.xavierhoops.com/showthread.php?33920-The-Best-Basketball-Player-In-College-History-at-Every-Jersey-Number). I thought it might be a nice change of pace to try it here. Some numbers will cause more controversy and discussion than others.



Back again for your voting pleasure: The Xavier Player ever to wear #2:

Landen Amos 2011-2012
Kyle Castilin 2018-2019
James Farr 2012-2016
Adrion Graves 2006-2008
Jordan Latham 2010-2011
Brian Thornton 2003-2006



Thornton

[D-West & PO-Z]

Farr leading has to be a case of recency bias. I love Farr but can't believe he is winning this right now.

Career numbers:
Thornton: 10.8 pts, 5.6 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block, 56.7 FG%, 71.0 FT%
Farr: 5.9 pts, 5.2 rebs, 0.3 assists, 0.7 block, 50.2 FG%, 65.2 FT%

Last year:
Thornton: 15.3 pts, 6.8 rebs, 1.5 assists, 2 blocks, 64.0 FG%, 69.6 FT%
Farr: 10.7 pts, 7.8 rebs, 0.6 assits, 1 block 54.5 FG%, 72.8 FT%

[xukeith]

I remember Brian Thornton only playing a partial year dur to career ending injury.
Did he not play 2 years?

[paulxu]

That tally would have been higher if the 6-foot-8 player had not suffered a season-ending injury against La Salle in February of his final season. He fractured his right ankle and damaged a ligament while chasing a loose ball. Surgery soon followed.

https://theathletic.com/826871/2019/02/21/former-xavier-star-brian-thornton-has-seen-all-sides-of-college-hoops/

Our first academic All-American, and now works for the NCAA.