Men’s basketball: Thornton named SEC Player of the Week — 12:46 p.m.

By Staff Reports

January 26, 2009

LSU senior guard Marcus Thornton was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Thornton scored 30 points in two games this week — 31 in a victory against Mississippi State on Wednesday and 30 in a losing effort against Xavier on Saturday.
He is the first LSU player to score 30 points in back-to-back games since Ronnie Henderson in 1995.

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