One of El Paso’s own continues to make a name for herself across the WNBA, and now her team has thanked her with a multiyear extension during the offseason.
The Irvin high school grad and former Miner basketball legend found herself back in the Sun City on a hiatus from competitive basketball like she never experienced before.
After the 2015 season with the Washington Mystics, UTEP and Irvin High School alumna Kayla Thornton was waived and without a job in the WNBA. She was cut from the San Antonio Stars training camp with a foot injury and didn’t play all of the 2016 season...
EL PASO, TEXAS – Senior Kayla Thornton poured in the second-most points (28) by a Miner in a postseason game to help UTEP advance to the second round of the WNIT with a 74-64 win against Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State in front of 4,500 fans at the Don Haskins Center Friday evening...
As expected, UTEP's Kayla Thornton was named to the C-USA's First Team and All_Defensive team today by league coaches. The UTEP senior and El Paso native returned to practice today and will play in the C-USA Tournament, which begins on Tuesday...
Earlier this evening, UTEP women's basketball head coach released a statement on the condition of senior forward Kayla Thornton, who collapsed in the Don Haskins Center tunnel following the Miners' 81-74 win over East Carolina.
"Kayla Thornton is improving but she has not yet been cleared to return to the basketball court...
All season long Keitha Adams had every right to play the 'Dangerfield card,' and complain about her teams' lack of respect. There was a point in the season when the Miners had won 15 straight and their two losses were by a combined three points...