Anne Thorius

Thorius was born in Denmark in 1977. She grew up in Hørsholm, approximately 15 miles north of Copenhagen.[1] She was recruited to play college basketball in the United States and enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1997.[2] Thorius played at the guard position for the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team from 1997 to 2001. She led the Wolverines in assists for four consecutive years,[3] and her total of 537 assists is Michigan's all-time record.[4] She twice totaled 145 assists in a season; the only Michigan player with more assists in a season is Vonnie Thompson.[5] She was also the first Michigan women's basketball player to total 1,000 points and 500 assists.[6] Thorius was a remarkably accurate free-throw shooter at Michigan. Her career free throw percentage of .831 (294 of 354) remains the second highest in Michigan History.[7] She was selected as an Academic All-Big Ten Conference player in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen by the coaches as a second-team All-Big Ten player in 1999 and 2000.[8]

She was drafted by the Orlando Miracle in the fourth round (58th overall pick) of the 2001 WNBA draft, becoming the third Michigan player to be selected in a WNBA Draft.[9] She was waived by the Miracle on May 27, 2001, right before the beginning of the season. Throughout Thorius' professional basketball career, she ended up never playing a single game in the WNBA.

She played professional basketball for the Polish Polypharma Gdynia team in 2001 and played in the Euroleague finals. In 2002, she signed a two-year contract to play for BF Copenhagen in Denmark.[10] She played for Hørsholm in EuroBasket from 2005 to 2010.[11][12] Thorius was also a three-time member of the Danish National Team.[6]