T. J. Sorrentine

Quick Facts

Full Name	T. J. Sorrentine
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Jul 29, 1982(1982-07-29)
Age	42
Birthplace	Pawtucket
Country	United States
Birth City	Rhode Island
Horoscope	Cancer

T. J. Sorrentine Biography

T. J. Sorrentine is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on July 29, 1982 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. Thomas John “T. J.” Sorrentine (born on the 29th of July 1982) was an American Basketball player from the past, and currently head coach of the associate team at Brown University. Sorrentine is well-known for his playing career in the NCAA tournament at Vermont and three points with just 1:10 left to help the 13th-seed Catamounts beat fourth-seeded Syracuse 60-57 in overtime during the opening game of the NCAA Tournament for the school’s first ever tournament victory.

In the 2004-05 season, Sorrentine helped Vermont to its most significant year in school history, when he, along with Coppenrath along with three other seniors were able to help Vermont record a school-record number of 25 wins. They also won both the America East regular season and conference titles for the third consecutive NCAA appearance. This is only the 3rd team to ever in America East history to win three or more conference championships in a row.

As a 13-seed, the Catamounts drew Big East Champion Syracuse in the 2005 NCAA Tournament in the Worcester region. Sorrentine scored 17 points, including five three-point field goals, one which will remain entrenched in NCAA Tournament lore, as Sorrentine nailed a deep three-pointer with 1:10 left in overtime to put Vermont ahead 59-55 in a 60-57 win. During the game, television commentator Gus Johnson commented that “Sorrentine hit that one from the parking lot.” The win over the Orange was the first postseason win in school history and UVM’s first-ever over a ranked foe (Syracuse was ranked No. 11). Vermont eventually fell to Michigan State in the second round.

In 2008, Sorrentine accepted a spot on Brown’s staff, reuniting with Jesse Agel, his former assistant coach at Vermont. In 2011, Sorrentine was promoted to associate head coach, and a year later was named the interim head coach of the Bears after Agel was fired and a search for a new coach was conducted. Sorrentine is expected to stay on staff for the Bears under new head coach Mike Martin.

With expectations set to be at an all-time high for Burlington in the 2002-03 campaign Sorrentine injured both wrists prior to the beginning of the season. He had to sit out all season on redshirt. In Sorrentine’s absence the Catamounts finished 21-12 and won their first America East Championship, defeating Boston University for a trip to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Recovering from an injury one year later The duo consisting of Sorrentine and Coppenrath together helped bring Vermont to a 22-9 mark with the team won another America East Championship, and an invitation to the 2004 NCAA Tournament, where the Catamounts lost to the eventual winner Connecticut in the opening round.

T. J. Sorrentine Net Worth

T. J. Sorrentine is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, T. J. Sorrentine 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When Sorrentine was brought to Vermont to join Tom Brennan for the 2000-01 season The player immediately made an impression, leading his team’s assists and being second in scoring. He also earned America East Rookie of the Year awards during the course. In 2002, a year later, Sorrentine, along with Taylor Coppenrath and the late Trevor Gaines, helped guide UVM to its first 20-win record and the the first America East Regular Season title during the process. Sorrentine was able to score 18.8 scores per contest, and provided an average of four assists, which earned him America East Player of the award, becoming the first Catamount team to do this since the season of 1991-92. Sorrentine was also awarded AP All-American Honorable Mention honors and also.

Sorrentine played as a player for St. Raphael Academy under his father, Thomas “Saar” Sorrentine, who was a famous Rhode Island high school coach and New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Sorrentine was awarded one of the Rhode Island Player of the Year by both Gatorade and USA Today in 2000, after guiding St. Raphael’s to back-to-back state championships.

After graduation, Sorrentine earned NBA Summer League spots with the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks, before signing with Banca Nuova Trapani in Italy. In that same season, Sorrentine returned stateside to suit up for the Florida Flame of the NBA Development League for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. In 2006-07, Sorrentine returned to Europe, this time to Portugal, spending the season with F.C. Porto. In his final season of professional basketball, Sorrentine spent a season in Slovenia with BC Krka, before his career was halted due to injury.

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T. Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. T. J. Sorrentine celebrates birthday on July 29 of every year.