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Bruce Thornton could become Ohio State's career scoring leader Saturday
Bruce Thornton needs 12 points to surpass Dennis Hopson's 2,096-point Ohio State career record as both teams compete for a potential NCAA Tournament spot.
- Saturday's game finds Bruce Thornton needing 12 points to break Ohio State's scoring record, set in 1987, against Indiana.
- Thornton built his total by scoring 371 points as a freshman, 550 as a sophomore, 566 last season and 598 so far as a senior after arriving in a top-10 2022 class for former coach Chris Holtmann.
- Other coaches, including Purdue coach Matt Painter, praised Thornton, and Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said on March 6 that Thornton didn't need validation and chose to stay.
- Many bracket projections place both Indiana and Ohio State among the last to receive at-large bids, making the game NCAA implications significant.
- Seen in the modern era, Thornton's choice to stay should be celebrated nationwide because it defies the modern college basketball context of transfers and NIL.
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The Morning JournalBruce Thornton could become Ohio State’s career scoring leader March 7
Ohio State senior point guard Bruce Thornton needs 12 points against Indiana on Saturday to become the Buckeyes’ career scoring leader. That achievement would be memorable in any era but is unique nowadays. He came to Ohio State as a four-star recruit in a top-10 signing class for […]
Loyalty and leadership: Bruce Thornton’s path to Ohio State history
Bruce Thornton dribbles to the rim in Ohio State’s March 1 game against Purdue. Credit: Cassandra D’Angelo | Lantern Photographer. Bruce Thornton learned the Golden Rule in elementary school. His mother, Tiaunna Briggans, taught him a simple lesson growing up in Fairburn, Georgia: treat people the way you want to be treated. It’s a motto Briggans tries to live by. That lesson followed Thornton everywhere, including the basketball court. In the s…
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