2009-10 (As a Junior): Appeared in 26 games with three starts in his first season at UALR ... Averaged 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.6 percent from the field (37-of-65) ... Led the Trojans with 26 blocked shots and ranked eighth in the Sun Belt Conference with a 1.0 blocks per game average ... Recorded a season-high five blocks against Lyon College (Dec. 6), and totaled four blocks and seven rebounds in his first career start at Wright State (Dec. 22) ... Logged a season-high 25 minutes against Middle Tennessee (Jan. 9), and responded with nine points and seven rebounds off 4-of-6 shooting ... Went 4-for-4 from the field against St. Gregory's (Nov. 18), finishing with eight points and seven boards ... Scored a season-high 11 points and grabbed six boards at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21) thanks in part to a perfect 5-of-5 showing at the foul line ... Saw action in 16 conference games with two starts, averaging 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
At Southern Union: Earned First Team Region XXII honors after averaging 15.8 points and 10.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore for the Bisons ... Ranked second in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) in rebounding, field goal percentage (.719) and blocks per game (3.04) ... Started all 26 games, scoring in double figures 25 times with six games of 20-or-more points ... Recorded 14 double-doubles ... Converted 156-of-217 field goal attempts for an astounding .719 shooting percentage ... Led the ACCC in total blocks with 79 ... Scored a career-high 27 points against Marion Military Institute (12/3/08) by going 10-of-13 from the field ... Collected a season-high 20 rebounds against Talladega College (11/15/08) ... Established personal bests with eight blocks against both L.B. Wallace (2/5/09) and Chattahoochee Valley (2/12/09) ... Went 10-of-16 from the floor on his way to a 26-point effort against Meridian CC (11/25/08) ... Chipped in 23 points against Bishop State (1/26/09) off 10-of-13 shooting ... Was a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor against both Snead State (10/31/08) and L.B. Wallace (1/8/09) ... Played in all 27 games with four starts as a freshman, averaging 10.9 points and team highs of 7.3 rebounds, 1.74 blocks and 1.93 steals per game ... Shot 64.2 percent from the field (129-of-201) and recorded five double-doubles ... Ranked sixth in the ACCC in rebounding average and fifth in blocks per game ... Scored a season-high 26 points against Brewton-Parker College (11/27/07) by going 13-of-16 from the field ... Played under head coach Ron Radford.
At Bowdon HS: A two-time First Team All-Conference selection by the Georgia Times, which also named him the area's most valuable player in 2005 ... Led the Red Devils in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior ... Earned team most valuable player honors in 2005 and the most improved award in 2003 ... Played for head coach Scott Raymond.
Personal: Full name is Montrell Lovell Thornton ... Born Aug. 30, 1987 in Anniston, Ala. ... Son of Pamela and Earnest Thornton ... Has one brother, Terell ... Plans to major in criminal justice.
