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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

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15 Deniya Thornton

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Position G/F
  • Major Criminal Justice
  • Hometown New Roads, La.

Biography

2024-25 (Sophomore):

Started all 30 games in her sophomore season while leading the team in minutes played, 965 minutes at 32.2 minutes per game … Named First-Team All-Conference … Named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete and to the SSAC All-Academic Team … Earned SSAC Player of the Week in three different weeks throughout the season, also earning NAIA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Jan. 28 … CSC Academic All-District ... Averaged 13.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 45.7% from the field and 30.3% from three … Scored a career-high 38 points in the season opener against LSU Shreveport, with her 38 points being the most by any Wolf Pack player in a game since the 2017-18 season … Put together a triple-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 steals against Middle Georgia on Jan. 25, the first triple-double by a Wolf Pack women's basketball player since the 2017-18 season. 

2023-24 (Freshman):

Played in 30 games her freshman year with 28 start,s tying for the most starts on the team … Third on the team in minutes played, 23.4 minutes per game … Averaged 7.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, plus 35 steals and 20 blocks, which was second on the team … Named to the SSAC All-Freshman Team … Scored a season-high 20 points with nine rebounds and four steals in a win against florida Memorial on Nov. 2 … Scored 15 points in the opening round of the NAIA National Championship against Southeastern … Had her first double-double with the Pack, 13 points and 10 rebounds, against William Carey on Dec. 16. 


Pre-Loyola:

Attended St. Amant High School, where her coach was Bianca Harvey … Top 15% of her class of over 500 students, maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA while in high school, District MVP, Two-time First Team All-District each year of high school, Two-time All-State Honorable Mention, 1,000 points in high school.
 

Personal:

Majoring in Criminal Justice … Born December 24, 2004 … Daughter of Chelsie Thornton … Her favorite food is shrimp pasta and her least favorite is spaghetti … Favorite book is You … Favorite movie is The Lion King … Most influential person in her life is her mother … Hobbies are sleeping, basketball, TV … Favorite athlete is Aja Wilson.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2023-24Freshman

    G/F
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2024-25Sophomore

    G/F
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2025-26Junior

    G/F
    5'10"
    15