Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame
John Thornton
- Induction:
- 2015
- Class:
- 1975
Dr. John Thornton is a life-long Aggie who grew up in Aggieland the son of a former Yell Leader. He played basketball two seasons for coach Shelby Metcalf becoming the Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year before being elected team captain for the 1975 SWC Championship squad. Dr. Thornton holds three degrees from Texas A&M and during his time as an assistant coach helped lead the Aggies to the NIT as well as the 1987 NCAA Championships. He would serve as interim basketball head coach during the middle of the 1990 season before moving into athletics administration and serving the student-athletes at Texas A&M so well he would become the interim director of athletics in 2012, helping the Aggies move into the Southeastern Conference.
USC Postgame: Michael Earley, Gavin Grahovac, Clayton Freshcorn, Bear Harrison
Tuesday, June 02
NCAA Baseball Regional Game 7 Post (USC): Andy Stankiewicz, Augie Lopez, Grant Govel
Tuesday, June 02
USC Postgame: Michael Earley, Jake Duer, Gavin Grahovac
Monday, June 01
NCAA Baseball Regional Game 6 Post (USC): Andy Stankiewicz, Kevin Takeuchi, Andrew Johnson
Monday, June 01
