JT Thor

JT Thor was born in Omaha, Nebraska in August of 2002. Thor grew up with his parents along with seven siblings. His family moved to Anchorage, Alaska at age five, where he started playing basketball for West Anchorage High School in seventh grade. At age 14, Thor's family moved to West Virginia, where his older brother lived, so Thor could attend Huntington Prep School. He played there for two seasons before transferring to Norcross High School in Georgia at age 16. Thor reclassified to the 2020 class, and as a senior at Norcross averaged 14.9 points and 6.6 rebounds a game, which earned him all-state-team honors. He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to Auburn. Thor started 27 games for the Tigers as a freshman and averaged 9.4 points, five rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. Thor declared for the NBA draft in March of 2021, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. Thor was selected 37th overall by the Detroit Pistons and was traded to the Charlotte Hornets on August 6th.