2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

Gulf South Conference
UWF Athletic Communications
UWF Athletic Communications
UWF Athletic Communications
UWF Athletic Communications
UWF Athletic Communications
Caleb Cole
Caleb Cole

24 DJ Thorpe

  • Position G
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Highschool South Grand Prairie HS
  • Prev School Western Texas College

Biography

*** 2nd in UWF history in career steals (128) ***
*** 6th in GSC single-season history with 86 steals ***

2017-18 (Sr.):
Started all 32 games for UWF, playing 1,027 total minutes... Led UWF in three-point shooting percentage (.430), and shot .511 from the field... Broke program single-season record with 86 steals... Led the GSC and ranked 5th nationally with 86 steals... Had eighth-best three-point shooting season in UWF history, shooting .430 from beyond the arc... Ranked second on the team in assists (68), third in shooting percentage (.511), and fourth in scoring average (11.9 points per game) and rebounds (98)... Had two games with 6 steals -- the third-highest total in program history -- against Spring Hill (11/21) and West Alabama (12/16)... Scored career-high 24 points against Valdosta State (2/22) in regular-season finale, shooting 9-13 from the floor... Played the full 40 minutes in three games.

2016-17 (Jr.): Played in 29 games...  Averaged 19.7 minutes per game...  Scored season-high 22 points 01/02 vs. North Alabama...  Led team in steals with 42.

Junior College: Attended Western Texas College . . . Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors . . . Averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game at Western Texas College... Posted 50% field goal percentage to go along with a 36% success rate from three-point range... Contributed 1.5 assists per game. 

High school: Played basketball at South Grand Prairie . . . Team MVP his senior year... Also named 1st Team All-District...won a State Championship junior year . . . Averaged 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals... Also played soccer at South Grand Prairie.

Fun facts: Says if he could spend a day with any historical figure he'd choose Martin Luther King Jr... Lists his favorite social network as Snapchat... Lists favorite childhood TV show as SpongBob SquarePants... Favorite entertainer is Jay-Z... Lists his dad as his biggest role model... As a kid playing basketball, he imagined himself being Allen Iverson... Favorite movie is Bad Boys... Favorite movie is Power... Says his lifetime ambition is to own a yacht... Says if he could have any talent/super power it would be invisibility.

Personal: Son of Kola and Ronke Thorpe . . .  Healthcare administration major and plans to be a hospital administrator after graduation... Has one brother and two sisters... Full name is Andrew Thorpe... Nickname is DJ... Born in Dallas, Texas.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2016-17Junior

    G
    6'3" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2017-18Senior

    G
    6'4" 180 lbs
    24