Thurman showed star potential during his freshman season, and the Bears will look for consistency and continued improvement from the sizeable threat as he continues to evolve in 2013-14.
2012-13
0 2 1 3 1 0 0 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2
0 1 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 19 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
6 9 10 5 6 13 0 10 18 13 21 9 19 7 4 4 6 6 0 3 2 4 2 6
Blocked Shots 1, vs. San Diego State (11/17/12) 1, vs. Oral Roberts (12/1/12) Steals 2, at Evansville (1/2/13) Minutes 36, vs. Wichita State (1/23/13)
Career Misc. Leading MSU in scoring
5
Leading MSU in rebounding
1
Leading MSU in assists
0
Double- igure points
8
Double- igure rebounds
0
Double- igure assists
0
Double-doubles
0
Triple-doubles
0
Dunks
1
20-Point Games
1
Charges Drawn
3
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0 3 3 2 3 2 3 6 6 3 7 1 3 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3
0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
2 3 2 2 2 1 1
Assists 2, 7 times, last at Wichita State (2/9/13)
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3 3.5 1-0 0 1 0 0
0-0 1-2 0-3 0-2 0-3 1-1 0-3 1-5 2-4 1-2 1-6 0-1 0-3 1-3 0-1 1-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-3 0-3
0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
2 0 0 0 0 2 1
Free Throw Attempts 4, at Drake (1/5/13)
A
2-1
3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8
4-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 4-0 1-0
Free Throws 3, at Drake (1/5/13) 3, vs. Evansville (2/2/13)
B
8.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 3.6 3.7 3.6
Three-Point Attempts 7, vs. Creighton (1/11/13)
T
8 2 4 4 0 4 3
Three-Pointers 4, at Bradley (1/19/13)
E
1-7 0-2 0-4 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-3
Field Goal Attempts 17, vs. Wichita State (1/23/13)
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19 29 12 30 25 11 28 32 26 36 30 35 28 23 31 19 14 13 6 12 18 13 19
8-13 .615 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 3-11 .273 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 Did not play -- coach’s decision 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 Did not play -- injured (hip) 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 5-14 .357 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 2-8 .250 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-13 .308 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 4-8 .500 4-5 .800 1-2 .500 8-17 .471 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 2-3 .667 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000 2-12 .167 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .0000 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 .000
Field Goals 8, vs. Philander Smith (11/9/12) 8, at Indiana State (1/16/13)
S
25
2012-13 (Freshman) FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct OR-DR Reb Ave PF-D A TO BS ST Pts
Rebounds 8, vs. Philander Smith (11/9/12)
A
Min 21 16 22 22 10 15 17
Points 21, vs. Wichita State (1/23/13)
B
Opponent Date GS PHILANDER SM 11/9 SAN DIEGO ST 11/17 JACKSONVILLE 11/19 MALONE 11/21 * vs. South Caro. 11/24 vs. SMU 11/25 ORAL ROBERTS 12/1 at Tulsa 12/5 at Oklahoma St. 12/8 VALPARAISO 12/15 at Ala. A&M 12/18 at Nw Mexico St. 12/22 SOUTHERN ILL* 12/30 at Evansville* 1/2 at Drake* 1/5 ILLINOIS ST.* 1/8 CREIGHTON* 1/11 at Indiana St.* 1/16 * at Bradley* 1/19 * WICHITA ST.* 1/23 * DRAKE* 1/27 * at Creighton* 1/30 * EVANSVILLE* 2/2 * at UNI* 2/5 * at Wichita St.* 2/9 * INDIANA ST.* 2/12 * at Southern Ill.* 2/16 * UNI* 2/19 * at E’n Mich.% 2/23 at Illinois St.* 2/27 BRADLEY* 3/2 vs. Southern Ill#3/7 vs. Wichita St.# 3/8
Career Highs
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Gavin Christopher Thurman was born 7/6/94 in Wichita, Kan. ... Son of Gary and Cheryl Thurman of Wichita ... Has a brother, Gary, Jr. ... Undecided on academic major ... Plans to pursue a career in sports management ... Biggest sports thrill was winning the state championship as a senior ... Received scholarship offers from Nevada, Wichita State, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado State ... Also recruited by Kansas, Oklahoma, Georgetown, Florida State and Texas A&M.
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Personal
A
Was part of a 23-2 Kansas Class 6A championship team as a senior in 2011-12 for Coach Joe Auer at Heights High in Wichita ... Averaged 12.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a senior with 41 three pointers ... Averaged 13.0 points in five substate and state tournament games ... Falcons defeated Blue Valley North, 73-61, at Koch Arena in Wichita, in the state finals ... Was prep teammates with Kansas’ Perry Ellis who was named national prep player of the year ... Heights had a 62-game winning streak -- a Kansas prep record -- snapped on 2/21/12 ... His senior season was highlighted with the following efforts: 14 points and 10 rebounds in 82-52 win against his former team, Southeast (1/31/12); 18 points and 12 rebounds in win over Wichita West (2/7/12); 19 points and 7 boards in win over Wichita Northwest (2/10/12); season-high 27 points in substate win over Junction City (2/29/12) with a 7-for-9 night from three-point range ... As a junior, he scored 19.8 points and collected 7.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per contest for Coach Carl Taylor at Southeast High School in Wichita ... Earned first-team all-state and all-city honors as a junior ... Led the Golden Buffalo to a 13-9 season in 2010 and then transferred to Heights High School for his senior campaign ... Was also second-team all-city as a sophomore ... Rated as a three-star recruit by both Rivals.com and ESPN ... The AAU standout for KC Pump ‘N Run was rated as the No. 4 overall recruit in the state of Kansas for 2012.
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High School
B
Averaged more than 21 minutes per game and earned 12 starts as the No. 5 freshman scorer in the Missouri Valley Conference during his rookie campaign ... His 214 points ranked 13th on MSU’s all-time freshman scoring list and were fourth on the 2012-13 club ... Was also third on the team in free throw percentage (.700) and sixth in rebounds (88) ... Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on 1/28/13 after posting 7 rebounds and 2 assists in fourth straight start vs. Drake (1/27/13) and 8-for-17 effort from the field with 3 3-pointers in 21-point outburst against his hometown Wichita State (1/23/13) ... Was 3-for-5 off the bench vs. Wichita State in MVC Tournament quarterfinals (3/8/13) ... Played 18 minutes off the bench and recorded a huge jumper for the Bears in their Senior Night win over Bradley (3/2/13) ... Jumped center for the first time in his career at No. 22 Wichita State (2/9/13) ... Registered team-high 19 points at No. 17/21 Creighton (1/30/13) ... Was 4-for-5 from 3-point range and matched team-high with 13 points to go with 6 boards and 2 assists at Bradley (1/19/13) ... Notched game-high 18 points with 6 rebounds and 32 minutes at Indiana State (1/16/13) in his second career start ... Recorded third double-figure scoring game in six tries with 10 points and 3 boards off the bench vs. No. 11/13 Creighton (1/11/13) ... Notched 13 points with a pair of 3-pointers and 2 assists in win at Drake (1/5/13) ... Compiled 30 minutes in OT loss at Evansville (1/2/13) with his first 2 career steals and a pair of 3-pointers, including a go-ahead trey with 3:49 to play ... Recorded second double-figure scoring game of his career with 10 points off the bench at New Mexico State (12/22/12) ... Had his best effort in a month with 9 points at Alabama A&M (12/18/12), including a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first half to give the Bears a one-point lead ... Had 3 points and 4 rebounds in home win over Malone (11/21/12) in his first collegiate start ... Played 21 minutes, scored 19 points and snagged 8 boards in collegiate debut against Philander Smith (11/9/12) on 8-of-13 shooting performance to earn MSU Coors Player of the Week honors ... Tallied 39 points in two exhibition games, making 14-of-25 field goal attempts ... During team’s 2012 summer foreign tour of Costa Rica, he averaged 8.8 points and 5.0 rebounds with 7 assists and 4 steals in the four games.
* Missouri Valley Conference games; # MVC Tournament; %ESPN BracketBusters;
www.MissouriStateBears.com
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