USC grad transfer Derryck Thornton picks Boston College over Gonzaga Posted Jun 17, 2019 Derryck Thornton is heading back to the ACC. On Monday, multiple reports surfaced that the USC grad transfer and former Duke point guard would be heading to Boston College for his final season. Thornton was a five-star recruit as a high school junior, opting to leave school and enroll at Duke a year early. Thornton was initially thought to be a Gonzaga lean. (NBC Sports)