Former Virginia Tech point guard Hank Thorns has decided to play for TCU, starting in 2010-11. Thorns left the Hokies after his sophomore season, in which he averaged 2.7 points and 2.4 assists in 18.9 minutes per game. TCU coach Jim Christian said in a press release that he looks forward to adding Thorns to the roster.
“We are extremely excited to have Hank joining our program,” said Christian. “Hank possesses a lot of qualities that we look for in our point guards. He is very quick, sees the floor well and provides outstanding leadership. Playing in the ACC, he’ll bring Division I experience to our team and will definitely help out our program in practices this season and in the lineup next season.”
During his two-year career with the Hokies, Thorns dished out 185 assists – an average of 2.8 assists per game – in addition to setting the VTech freshman record with 113 assists during the 2007-08 season. Thorns appeared in 65 games for the Hokies where he earned a spot in the starting lineup on 15 occasions while averaging 3.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
