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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Bob Thornton: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
A Southern California big man from UC Irvine, Thornton was an 87th pick in 1984 who stretched it into eight NBA seasons — 283 games for five teams, the Jazz among them in 1991–92, plus three years in Italy's top league.
He never really left the gym: coaching jobs in the CBA and D-League, assistant work with the Bulls, Timberwolves and Grizzlies, four years of advance scouting for Seattle and Oklahoma City, and in 2021 a move across the world to become lead assistant of Australia's Perth Wildcats.
HOW HE CAME & WENTThe Jazz signed him for the remainder of the season on April 14, 1992 and renounced his rights that June.
- Full name
- Robert George Thornton
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 1991–92
- Position
- Forward
- Born
- 1962, Los Angeles
- Height
- 6′10″ (208 cm)
- Weight
- 225 lb (102 kg)
- College
- UC Irvine
- Drafted
- 1984, 4th round (No. 87), New York
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
You do not need to know what it is. Take a photo with your phone and send it to me. I will tell you what you have, for free, whether or not anything comes of it. I pay the postage both ways. I answer every message myself, usually the same day.
With the Jazz
BOB THORNTON · 1991–92 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | UTA | 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .143 | — | 1.000 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .143 | — | 1.000 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
BOB THORNTON · 6 NOTES- Came out of UC Irvine, a rare NBA pipeline.
- He started at Saddleback Community College before UC Irvine.
- His last NBA season came in 1995-96, four years after his previous one, an unusually long road back.
- Between NBA stops he played three seasons in Italy's top division for clubs in Rome, Siena and Pavia.
- He scouted for Seattle and Oklahoma City from 2007 to 2011, then joined the Memphis staff that reached the 2013 Western Conference Finals.
- He calls himself a jack of all trades as a coach with one specialty, working with the bigs.