Ohio State basketball guard to compete in 3-point shooting contest
Ohio State star guard, Bruce Thornton, will be one of six players participating in a 3-point shooting contest during Final Four weekend.
Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton's career may be over in Columbus, but he's not quite done competing in the Scarlet and Gray, because according to an announcement on social media on Saturday, he'll compete in a three-point shooting contest as a part of the Final Four festivities next weekend. Thornton will be one of six participants competing at 1:30 p. m.
ET on ESPN on April 5 at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, as part of the College 3-point Championship. Thornton finished his OSU career as the all-time leading scorer in Ohio State basketball history with 2,164 points and made 40% of his 3-point shots this past season (62-of-155). He'll be competing alongside High Point’s Chase Johnston, Texas Tech’s Donovan Atwell, Oklahoma State’s Anthony Roy, SMU’s Boopie Miller, and Samford’s Jadin Booth.
BT for three 🗣️ Tune into ESPN at 1:30 pm on April 5th to see Bruce Thornton in the State Farm 3-Point Contest 🎯 #GoBucks | #DevelopedHere pic. twitter. com/vLTwlCgMT3 — Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) March 27, 2026 The Ohio State basketball team may run out of gas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but you can watch and root for Thornton wearing his OSU jersey one last time.
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