Thornton Jenkins (1995) - Hall of Fame - University of Missouri Athletics

Thornton Jenkins

Induction:
1995
Class:
1950

A guard/forward for the Tigers, Jenkins captained the MU basketball team in 1947-48, and twice won all-conference honors. He led Mizzou in scoring three times, then played AAU basketball, earning all-America honors in 1950. Jenkins went on to a decorated officiating career (1950-71) and worked two NCAA Final Fours – in College Park, Maryland, in 1966, and Los Angeles, in 1968. He also worked ten national junior college championship games and five NCAA regional tournaments. Jenkins, a native of Advance, Missouri, was a longtime resident of Columbia. He was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.