2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Cortijo, Carlos
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Jersey Number 15
Carlos Cortijo
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Canovanas, Puerto Rico
- Previous School:
- Eastern Florida State College
- High School:
- Central Pointe Christian Academy
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in 31 games while making 14 starts…Ranked fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0) and 10th in assists (team-best 3.0 per game)…Scored in double figures four times, including career-high scoring efforts of 13 points apiece against Montreat (Dec. 7) and Southeast Missouri (Jan. 4), also adding a career-high four free throws made (in five tries) and a career-best 33 minutes in the latter matchup…Scored 10 points with a career-best two blocks in the season-opening road win at Illinois State on Nov. 4...Handed out at least four assists in 13 separate contests, including a career-best seven dimes in four different outings…Three of those career-high seven-assist games came in the final four games of the season, including a no-turnover performance during the OVC Championship quarterfinals against Little Rock on March 6…Posted a 35:9 assist-to-turnover ratio over the last seven outings of the season…Accounted for six multi-steal performances, including a career-best three swipes at Tennessee State on Jan. 21…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Played for Skyhawk head coach Jeremy Shulman and future Skyhawk teammates Andrija Bukumirovic, Afan Trnka and Matija Žužic at Eastern Florida State College last season, helping guide the Titans to a 27-5 overall record with a Citrus Conference championship after going 14-2 against league foes...Averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game last season, starting in 30 of his 31 contests...Upped those numbers to 10.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per outing in league play, shooting 36.4 percent (16-of-44) from three-point range with nearly a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio (78 assists against 42 turnovers)...Scored in double figures 14 times as a freshman, including a career-best 28-point outburst (on 10-of-13 shooting) with a career-high seven rebounds at Polk State College on March 4...Knocked down multiple three-pointers on 10 separate occasions, including three triples against East Georgia State College on Nov. 4...Sank a career-best six free throws twice, including a perfect 6-of-6 effort on the way to 18 points against Hillsborough Community College on March 2...Distributed at least seven assists in eight different games in 2023-24, including a career-best nine dimes at St. Petersburg College on Jan. 10...Was responsible for 11 multi-steal games with his career-best tally of six swipes coming against Hillsborough Community College on March 13...Prepped at Central Pointe Christian Academy in Kissimmee, Fla., helping the White Tigers win the SIAA state championship during his senior season...Was also a vital part of a Central Pointe program that advanced to the SIAA state Final Four while he was a junior...Was a part of a squad that went 85-28 (.752 winning percentage) in his final three seasons at CPCA, including a pair of 30-win campaigns while playing under head coaches Richie Dalmau and Christian Dalmau and alongside fellow UT Martin signee Lamine Niang...Also boasts vast international experience, playing on the Puerto Rico National Team at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico over the summer of 2022...Averaged 7.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal over six games while shooting 80 percent (12-of-15) from the free throw line...Best game in that event came against Mexico as he went off for 12 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 6, 2004...Son of Jenice Cortijo...Has one sibling, Kevin Cortijo...Majoring in sport management.
BEFORE UTM: Played for Skyhawk head coach Jeremy Shulman and future Skyhawk teammates Andrija Bukumirovic, Afan Trnka and Matija Žužic at Eastern Florida State College last season, helping guide the Titans to a 27-5 overall record with a Citrus Conference championship after going 14-2 against league foes...Averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game last season, starting in 30 of his 31 contests...Upped those numbers to 10.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per outing in league play, shooting 36.4 percent (16-of-44) from three-point range with nearly a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio (78 assists against 42 turnovers)...Scored in double figures 14 times as a freshman, including a career-best 28-point outburst (on 10-of-13 shooting) with a career-high seven rebounds at Polk State College on March 4...Knocked down multiple three-pointers on 10 separate occasions, including three triples against East Georgia State College on Nov. 4...Sank a career-best six free throws twice, including a perfect 6-of-6 effort on the way to 18 points against Hillsborough Community College on March 2...Distributed at least seven assists in eight different games in 2023-24, including a career-best nine dimes at St. Petersburg College on Jan. 10...Was responsible for 11 multi-steal games with his career-best tally of six swipes coming against Hillsborough Community College on March 13...Prepped at Central Pointe Christian Academy in Kissimmee, Fla., helping the White Tigers win the SIAA state championship during his senior season...Was also a vital part of a Central Pointe program that advanced to the SIAA state Final Four while he was a junior...Was a part of a squad that went 85-28 (.752 winning percentage) in his final three seasons at CPCA, including a pair of 30-win campaigns while playing under head coaches Richie Dalmau and Christian Dalmau and alongside fellow UT Martin signee Lamine Niang...Also boasts vast international experience, playing on the Puerto Rico National Team at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico over the summer of 2022...Averaged 7.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal over six games while shooting 80 percent (12-of-15) from the free throw line...Best game in that event came against Mexico as he went off for 12 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 6, 2004...Son of Jenice Cortijo...Has one sibling, Kevin Cortijo...Majoring in sport management.
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