The Los Angeles Clippers today signed rookie forward Al Thornton, the team?s first round selection (14th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft, announced Vice President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor.

A versatile scorer, the 6?8? forward averaged 19.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in his senior season with the Seminoles and was named a Third-Team All-American by The Associated Press as well as a Second-Team All-American by Rivals.com. Thornton, 23, averaged 23.5 points per game in ACC play as a senior and played in all 35 games for Florida State, shooting 53 percent from the field.

Thornton improved his scoring average every year at Florida State, leading the team with 16.1 points per game as a junior when he was named to the All-ACC Second Team and the All-District First Team after starting all 30 games.