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Melanie Thornton

Position: Forward

6-1 (185cm)

Hometown: Carmel, IN

School: Butler (Women)

2009-10 Horizon POY
2009-10 All-Horizon
2x Horizon All-Defense

SUMMARY

Career

117

PTS

8.2

TRB

5.4

AST

0.7

FG%

46.8

FG3%

25.0

FT%

66.8

eFG%

47.0

12.0

Per Game

Season

Conference

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	SOS
2006-07	Butler	Horizon	FR	31		11.0	1.2	3.2	.378	1.2	3.1	.371	0.0	1.000	0.9	1.3	.683	0.9	2.1	3.0	0.4	0.2	0.9	0.8	1.4	3.3
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	24		6.2	1.1	2.1	.510	1.0	2.0	.532	0.2	.250	0.8	1.2	.714	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.8	3.0
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	32		24.0	3.7	8.8	.417	3.7	8.7	.422	0.2	.167	2.2	3.3	.676	1.9	5.2	7.1	1.0	2.2	1.4	2.4	2.2	9.6
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	30	28	27.6	6.2	11.8	.528	6.2	11.8	.530	0.0	.000	3.2	4.9	.649	2.7	6.1	8.8	1.0	2.4	1.7	2.8	2.6	15.7	-0.21
Career	Butler			117	28	17.8	3.1	6.7	.468	3.1	6.6	.472	0.1	.250	1.8	2.8	.668	1.7	3.7	5.4	0.7	1.4	1.1	1.7	1.8	8.2

Conference stats are available as of the 2010-11 season

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	Butler	Horizon		16		10.4	1.2	3.1	.388	1.2	3.1	.388	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.2	.684	0.9	2.1	3.1	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.7	1.2	3.2
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	14		6.0	0.9	2.0	.464	0.9	1.8	.480	0.1	0.2	.333	0.8	1.1	.733	0.8	0.9	1.6	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	2.7
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	18		22.2	2.9	7.9	.366	2.9	7.8	.369	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.1	.696	1.8	4.8	6.6	0.7	1.7	1.3	2.3	2.2	7.9
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	18	18	28.6	6.7	11.8	.568	6.7	11.8	.568	0.0	0.0		3.2	4.8	.674	2.1	5.9	8.0	1.1	2.4	1.8	3.2	2.7	16.7
Career	Butler			66	18	17.7	3.1	6.5	.475	3.1	6.5	.477	0.0	0.1	.250	1.8	2.7	.688	1.5	3.6	5.1	0.6	1.4	1.1	1.7	1.8	8.1

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Totals

Season

Conference

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	Butler	Horizon	FR	31		340	37	98	.378	36	97	.371	1	1	1.000	28	41	.683	29	65	94	13	6	27	26	44	103
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	24		148	26	51	.510	25	47	.532	1	4	.250	20	28	.714	24	23	47	3	15	5	14	18	73
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	32		768	118	283	.417	117	277	.422	1	6	.167	71	105	.676	62	165	227	31	71	44	77	71	308
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	30	28	828	187	354	.528	187	353	.530	0	1	.000	96	148	.649	80	183	263	30	72	50	85	77	470
Career	Butler			117	28	2084	368	786	.468	365	774	.472	3	12	.250	215	322	.668	195	436	631	77	164	126	202	210	954

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	Butler	Horizon		16		167	19	49	.388	19	49	.388	0	0		13	19	.684	15	34	49	7	3	13	11	19	51
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	14		84	13	28	.464	12	25	.480	1	3	.333	11	15	.733	11	12	23	0	14	4	5	12	38
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	18		400	52	142	.366	52	141	.369	0	1	.000	39	56	.696	32	87	119	12	31	23	41	40	143
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	18	18	514	121	213	.568	121	213	.568	0	0		58	86	.674	38	106	144	19	43	33	58	48	300
Career	Butler			66	18	1165	205	432	.475	204	428	.477	1	4	.250	121	176	.688	96	239	335	38	91	73	115	119	532

Per 40 Minutes

Season

Conference

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	Butler	Horizon	FR	31		340	4.4	11.5	.378	4.2	11.4	.371	0.1	0.1	1.000	3.3	4.8	.683	11.1	1.5	0.7	3.2	3.1	5.2	12.1
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	24		148	7.0	13.8	.510	6.8	12.7	.532	0.3	1.1	.250	5.4	7.6	.714	12.7	0.8	4.1	1.4	3.8	4.9	19.7
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	32		768	6.1	14.7	.417	6.1	14.4	.422	0.1	0.3	.167	3.7	5.5	.676	11.8	1.6	3.7	2.3	4.0	3.7	16.0
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	30	28	828	9.0	17.1	.528	9.0	17.1	.530	0.0	0.0	.000	4.6	7.1	.649	12.7	1.4	3.5	2.4	4.1	3.7	22.7
Career	Butler			117	28	2084	7.1	15.1	.468	7.0	14.9	.472	0.1	0.2	.250	4.1	6.2	.668	12.1	1.5	3.1	2.4	3.9	4.0	18.3

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	Butler	Horizon		16		167	4.6	11.7	.388	4.6	11.7	.388	0.0	0.0		3.1	4.6	.684	11.7	1.7	0.7	3.1	2.6	4.6	12.2
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	14		84	6.2	13.3	.464	5.7	11.9	.480	0.5	1.4	.333	5.2	7.1	.733	11.0	0.0	6.7	1.9	2.4	5.7	18.1
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	18		400	5.2	14.2	.366	5.2	14.1	.369	0.0	0.1	.000	3.9	5.6	.696	11.9	1.2	3.1	2.3	4.1	4.0	14.3
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	18	18	514	9.4	16.6	.568	9.4	16.6	.568	0.0	0.0		4.5	6.7	.674	11.2	1.5	3.3	2.6	4.5	3.7	23.3
Career	Butler			66	18	1165	7.0	14.8	.475	7.0	14.7	.477	0.0	0.1	.250	4.2	6.0	.688	11.5	1.3	3.1	2.5	3.9	4.1	18.3

Per 100 Poss

Season

Conference

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	ORtg	DRtg
2006-07	Butler	Horizon	FR	31		340	6.2	16.5	.378	6.1	16.3	.371	0.2	0.2	1.000	4.7	6.9	.683	15.8	2.2	1.0	4.5	4.4	7.4	17.3	88.1	96.4
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	24		148	10.3	20.3	.510	9.9	18.7	.532	0.4	1.6	.250	8.0	11.1	.714	18.7	1.2	6.0	2.0	5.6	7.2	29.0	106.2	79.6
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	32		768	9.2	22.1	.417	9.2	21.7	.422	0.1	0.5	.167	5.6	8.2	.676	17.8	2.4	5.6	3.4	6.0	5.6	24.1	88.5	69.4
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	30	28	828	12.8	24.2	.528	12.8	24.2	.530	0.0	0.1	.000	6.6	10.1	.649	18.0	2.1	4.9	3.4	5.8	5.3	32.2	102.2	72.8
Career	Butler			117	28	2084	10.3	21.9	.468	10.2	21.6	.472	0.1	0.3	.250	6.0	9.0	.668	17.6	2.1	4.6	3.5	5.6	5.9	26.6	95.8	76.0

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%
2006-07	Butler	Horizon		16		167	.388	.388		.684
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	14		84	.464	.480	.333	.733
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	18		400	.366	.369	.000	.696
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	18	18	514	.568	.568		.674
Career	Butler			66	18	1165	.475	.477	.250	.688

Advanced

Season

Conference

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40
2006-07	Butler	Horizon	FR	31		340	.438	.383	.010	.418	106	9.1	21.3	15.1	8.1	1.0	7.2	18.1	20.7	0.1	0.3	0.4	.046
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	24		148	.568	.520	.078	.549	70	18.2	18.6	18.4	5.1	6.0	3.4	17.9	26.3	0.6	0.5	1.1	.292
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	32		768	.463	.419	.021	.371	294	8.9	25.4	16.9	10.0	5.6	5.9	18.8	26.6	0.9	4.0	4.8	.252
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	30	28	828	.554	.528	.003	.418	426	12.2	27.6	19.9	9.6	4.9	6.0	16.7	30.5	3.3	2.3	5.7	.275
Career	Butler			117	28	2084	.508	.470	.015	.410	895	10.9	25.1	17.9	9.2	4.6	6.0	17.7	27.2	4.9	7.1	12.0	.230

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%
2006-07	Butler	Horizon		16		167	.439	.388	.000	.388	9.6	21.9	15.8	8.6	1.0	7.4	15.9	20.3
2007-08	Butler	Horizon	SO	14		84	.541	.482	.107	.536	14.7	18.6	16.5	0.0	9.8	5.0	12.5	24.1
2008-09	Butler	Horizon	JR	18		400	.424	.366	.007	.394	9.3	26.4	17.7	6.8	4.7	5.9	19.6	26.8
2009-10	Butler	Horizon	SR	18	18	514	.591	.568	.000	.404	9.7	26.3	18.1	9.7	4.8	6.7	18.6	30.5
Career	Butler			66	18	1165	.516	.476	.009	.407	9.9	25.2	17.5	7.8	4.6	6.4	18.2	27.3

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