[T.J. Sorrentine]#11 * T.J. SORRENTINE * JR * GUARD * PAWTUCKET, R.I.

A standout point guard who missed all of last season after suffering a pair of broken wrists in a preseason scrimmage, Sorrentine returns to the Catamount lineup at full strength ... For 2003-04, he was selected to the CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American Team ... He needs 26 points to become the 26th Catamount to score 1,000 for his career ... T.J. is already among the Vermont all-time leaders in scoring average (fifth at 16.8 ppg), 3-pt FG's (ninth with 160), free throw shooting (third at 82.8) and assists (seventh with 275) ... He has reached double-figures 49 times (in 58 games) in his career. He also has recorded two double-doubles, both in points and assists ... Previous Seasons: In 2001-02 he had one of the most decorated seasons ever at Vermont in leading the Cats to a school-record 21 wins ... He was the first Catamount to win America East Player of the Year honors since Kevin Roberson in 1992. Along with all-time greats, the late Reggie Lewis and Speedy Claxton, he and Taylor Coppenrath are the only sophomores in conference history to win the award ... T.J., Coppenrath and Lewis are the only to win top rookie honors one year and the top player the next ... He was named to the Associated Press All-American team (honorable mention)... A member of the NABC District I, first team while earning USBWA All-Region honors, T.J. was the only player not from the Big East or the A-10 on either squad ... Vermont's first America East scoring leader since 1995 at 18.8 ppg, he also led in 3-pt FG's per game (3.2, 26th in NCAA). He was in the top five in four other categories: assists (third at 4.00 per game), steals (third at 1.76 per game), 3-pt FG percentage (fourth at 39.3%), and free throw shooting (third at 83.8%) ... Scored 20 or more points in 11 games with the Catamounts going 10-1 ... His 546 points were the seventh most in a single season at Vermont and his 90 3-pt FG's ranked third in both UVM and America East history ... Scored a career-best 45 points against Northeastern on 1/17/02 tying for second in a single-game at Vermont and the fifth most in the NCAA in 2001-02. His 11 3-pt FG's (in 16 att.) that night shattered the school-record, were the second most in America East history and the third most in a single-game in the NCAA in 01-02 ... He also scored 30 vs Boston U, 37 vs Binghamton and had 32 points and a career-high nine boards at UNH ... Named America East Player of the Week a league-best three times ... Selected to the all-tourney teams at the Mohegan Sun Classic and the FIU Holiday Classic. ... In 2000-01, he was selected the America East Rookie of the Year. He led the America East in assists (5.5 pg) and was the top scoring rookie (14.8 ppg). His 159 assists tied for the second-most in a season at UVM (Kenny White '92, 1989/90). Made 70 3-pt FG's, the most by a freshman at Vermont ... In his first game as a Catamount, he scored 23 points at Cleveland State and in his first game at Patrick Gym, he had a Vermont single-season record 15 assists against Albany on 11/30/00 ... Prior to Vermont/ Personal: The Rhode Island High School Player of the Year in 2000 (USA Today, Gatorade), he played at St. Raphael's Academy for his father, Thomas, one of the most respected and successful prep coaches in the Ocean State ... He led St. Rae's to back-to-back state titles. Also a star on the baseball team, he was named the school's top senior athlete in 2000 ... Younger brother James currently plays at St. Raphael's ... Majoring in Sociology, he was named to the America East Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore ... Thomas John (T.J.) Sorrentine, born July 29, 1982, is the son of Thomas and Karen Ann Sorrentine of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Sorrentine's Career Statistics

                                           T O T A L   3-POINTERS                 R E B O U N D S
SEASON       TEAM            GP-GS  MIN   FG-FGA  PCT  FG-FGA  PCT  FT-FTA  PCT  OFF-DEF  TOT--AVG  PF-FO   A  TO BLK  ST  PTS---AVG
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2000-01      VERMONT         29 29 1037  139 371 .375  70 214 .327  80  98 .816   17  68   85  2.9  45  0 159  92   1  45  428  14.8
2001-02      VERMONT         29 29 1077  179 458 .391  90 229 .393  98 117 .838   15  69   84  2.9  51  0 116  94   3  51  546  18.8
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Totals...................... 58 58 2114  318 829 .384 160 443 .361 178 215 .828   32 137  169  2.9  96  0 275 186   4  96  974  16.8
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