Thomas Francis Sorber (born December 25, 2005) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Sorber grew up in

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, and initially attended

Trenton Catholic Academy Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy (formerly Trenton Catholic Academy) was a Catholic school in Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It served students in pre-kindergarten ...

. He transferred to Archbishop Ryan High School in

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after his freshman year. As a sophomore, Sorber averaged 16.5 points per game and led the

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in rebounding. Sorber was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown over offers from Miami (Florida), Providence, and Villanova.

College career

Sorber scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in his college debut against Lehigh. He scored 25 points with nine rebounds in the next game against Fairfield and was named the

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Rookie of the Week for the first week of the season. At the conclusion of his freshman season, Sorber was named to the All-Big East Third Team and was a unanimous selection to the Big East All-Freshman team. As a freshman, he averaged 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. On March 27, 2025, Sorber declared for the

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while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft. On June 25th, Thomas was selected as the 15th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Personal life

His family is from

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, where his late father, Peter Sorber Sr., was a star soccer player. Thomas' brother, Peter Jr., played basketball at

Morgan State University Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a Public university, public historically black colleges and universities, historically black research university in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's historically bla ...

and

Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Lincoln University (LU) is a public state-related historically black university (HBCU) near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972. Lincoln is also recognized as th ...

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Georgetown Hoyas bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorber, Thomas 2005 births Living people American men's basketball players American people of Liberian descent Basketball players from Trenton, New Jersey Centers (basketball) Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players Oklahoma City Thunder draft picks Power forwards Trenton Catholic Academy alumni