Erin Thorn

Erin Thorn
Personal information
Born (1981-05-19) May 19, 1981
Orem, Utah, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight144 lb (65 kg)
Career information
High schoolMountain View (Orem, Utah)
CollegeBYU (1999–2003)
WNBA draft2003: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Drafted byNew York Liberty
Playing career2003–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2003–2008New York Liberty
2009–2011Chicago Sky
2012Minnesota Lynx
2013Indiana Fever
Career highlights
  • MWC Tournament MVP (2002)
  • 3× First-team All-MWC (2001-2003)
  • MWC All-Freshman Team (2000)
  • MWC Freshman of the Year (2000)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Erin Thorn (born May 19, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in Orem, Utah,[1][2] Thorn earned Ms. Basketball honors for the state of Utah in 1999.[3] After accepting a scholarship to Brigham Young University, Thorn was a four-year starter at shooting guard for the women's basketball team. She graduated in 2003 with a degree in Fitness and Wellness Management.

2003 to 2013, she played with several teams in the Women's National Basketball Association.

BYU statistics

Source[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999-00 BYU 31 409 42.1 43.3 81.4 3.5 3.7 2.0 0.5 13.2
2000-01 BYU 32 496 41.7 39.7 85.1 4.5 3.2 1.5 0.2 15.5
2001-02 BYU 33 572 43.8 40.9 83.5 4.0 3.5 1.8 0.2 17.3
2002-03 BYU 31 584 44.5 41.1 91.6 4.2 5.7 2.1 0.5 18.8
Career BYU 127 2061 43.1 41.2 86.0 4.0 4.0 1.9 0.4 16.2

Professional career

Thorn was selected by the New York Liberty in the second round (17th overall pick) of the 2003 WNBA draft, on April 25, 2003. She became a starter in 2007 after Vickie Johnson and Becky Hammon departed the Liberty. Thorn was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending May 29, 2007.

In 2009 WNBA offseason, Thorn was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Sky and in the 2012 WNBA offseason agreed to a contract with the Minnesota Lynx. She currently plays for Tarbes GB in France. In the offseason, she has been serving as an assistant coach for her alma mater, Brigham Young University.

She later played for Tarbes GB in Tarbes, France.[5]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2003 New York 2307.9.310.2421.0000.50.70.20.00.61.9
2004 New York 1719.2.267.290.5000.50.50.20.10.52.0
2005 New York 2109.7.389.3451.0000.70.60.20.00.32.7
2006 New York 27114.0.417.431.9031.41.20.20.00.76.1
2007 New York 292930.4.424.390.7353.02.50.90.01.79.7
2008 New York 32511.9.340.268.9090.61.10.20.10.63.2
2009 Chicago 34017.0.424.402.9091.61.60.60.00.96.2
2010 Chicago 34020.1.412.420.8891.92.10.60.11.36.3
2011 Chicago 34716.8.405.395.9471.72.40.30.11.75.4
2012 Minnesota 2607.5.362.3531.0000.90.90.20.00.52.0
2013 Indiana 6011.2.167.1671.0000.50.70.30.20.81.2
Career 11 years, 4 teams 2834315.1.395.370.8831.31.50.40.01.04.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004 New York 201.51.0001.000.0000.00.00.00.00.01.5
2005 New York 205.0.500.000.0000.00.00.00.00.01.0
2007 New York 3324.7.455.375.0003.02.00.70.01.04.3
2008 New York 6010.3.583.571.8570.31.00.20.00.84.0
2012 Minnesota 603.0.667.6001.0000.30.20.00.20.52.7
Career 5 years, 2 teams 1938.8.571.524.8750.70.70.20.10.63.1

Notes

  1. ↑ "Former BYU, WNBA player Erin Thorn talks Cougars women, growth of women's basketball". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sharpshooter striving to be ambassador for her faith". Deseret News. January 22, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Edward, James. "Looking back on 23 years of Deseret News Ms. Basketball winners". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "SKY: Erin Thorn: Bonjour Sky Fans". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 16, 2017.


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