Thornwell Named As Finalist For 2014 Kyle Macy Award

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BOSTON - South Carolina guard Sindarius Thornwell has been named as a finalist for the 2014 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Award.

The 25 finalists for the award comprise the 2013-14 Kyle Macy Freshmen All-America team. Finalists include Deandre Bembry (St. Joseph's), Myles Davis (Xavier), James Daniel (Howard), Rodney Elliott (UMBC), Joel Embiid (Kansas), Tyler Ennis (Syracuse), Shannon Evans (Buffalo), Kahlil Felder (Oakland), Aaron Gordon (Arizona), Khallid Hart (Marist), Vincent Hunter (UTEP), Rysheed Jordan (St. John's), Tim Kempton (Lehigh), E.C. Matthews (Rhode Island), Jordan Mickey (LSU), Jabari Parker (Duke), London Perrantes (Virginia), Cameron Payne (Murray State), Bobby Portis (Arkansas), Julius Randle (Kentucky), Jonathan Starks (Tulane), Sindarius Thornwell (South Carolina), Noah Vonleh (Indiana), Paul Watson (Fresno), Andrew Wiggins (Kansas) and Marquis Wright (Siena).

The native of Lancaster, S.C., averaged 13.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season while being the only Gamecock to start all 34 games. He accounted for nearly 30 percent of Carolina's scoring this season. In SEC play, he led all freshmen in scoring (15.6) and assists (4.0).

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