USC grad transfer Derryck Thornton visiting Boston College, other visits planned

By ADAM ZAGORIA

USC grad transfer Derryck Thornton will visit Boston College today (Monday) and has several other visits planned, a source confirmed.

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports first reported Thornton would visit BC and is also expected to visit St. John’s and Gonzaga. Auburn and Texas Tech are also involved.

The 6-foot-3 Thornton averaged 7.7 points and 4.3 assists last season. Thornton will be heading to his third school after spending his freshman season at Duke.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.