BY DONALD HUNT
Thomas Sorber wasted very little time establishing himself as one of the top freshmen in the Big East Conference this season. Sorber, a former Archbishop Ryan star has the all-time scoring record (1,484) at his alma mater and was averaging 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2 blocks a game for Georgetown University before suffering a season-ending foot injury on Feb. 15th. The 6-foot-10, 225-pound forward/center, has developed into a great all-around player, and will continue to be a vital asset for the Hoyas next season after making a full recovery.
“Coach [Ed] Cooley [Georgetown head coach] has put me in good position to score and running different types of sets for me,” Sorber said. “My teammates have been finding me to get open.”
Sorber shined against some stiff competition in the Big East and was able to be a major player in one of the country’s best conferences in college basketball.
“It’s teaching a lot in how I used my physicality not just to be out there running and bumping into people,” Sorber said. “I would say it helped me become a better player. The Big East has helped me become a better player.”
Sorber played some outstanding basketball in the Philadelphia Catholic League. He feels the league’s quality of play gets you ready to perform at the next level.
Georgetown Forward Thomas Sorber. (Photo/ Georgetown University Athletics)
“It’s a special league,” he said. “The Catholic League has gotten me prepared for playing against different types of players and schemes. Jalil Bethea [Archbishop Wood, Miami], Sammy and Shareef Jackson [Roman Catholic], [Bonner-Prendergast] and Neumann-Goretti have some Division I players. Archbishop Carroll has some good players and Darren Williams [Archbishop Ryan, Florida Gulf Coast] and Brandon Russell from [Archbishop Ryan]. It made me get a sense of what college basketball is like.”
In its final home game of the season, Georgetown secured a 75-73 victory over Villanova and sits 17-13 overall and 8-11 in the Big East.
Sorber enjoyed seeing a lot of his family members at his games this season.
“My mom, brother and sister have all come to see me play,” he said. “They all come down to Georgetown [Washington, D.C.] to watch me play. It’s great having them all down there.”
Thomas Sorber has certainly given them a lot to cheer about in his first year with the Georgetown Hoyas and despite battling some end-of-season adversity, the future continues to look bright.
