2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Marc Sonnen
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Paul, Minn.
- High School:
- Tartan
Marc Sonnen Final Stats (2009-10) in PDF Format 
Marc Sonnen Final Stats (2010-11) in PDF Format
SENIOR (2012-13): Started all 36 games ... ranks No. 1 all-time at UNI in games played (139) ... ranks No. 7 in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage at 44.7 percent (min. 2.5 made/game) ... shot 46.7 percent from 3-point land in MVC play (49-of-105) ... shot 44.7 percent from 3-point land this season - fourth-best total ever in a season for a UNI player ... hit 96.6 percent of his free throws (28-of-29); closed his career by making 23 straight free throws ... led the team with 96 made 3-pointers - best single-season mark in UNI’s history (tied for sixth in MVC history) ... ranked No. 3 on the team in scoring at 10.5 ppg ... ranked No. 3 on the Panthers’ all-time 3-point FG % list at 41.9 percent ... ranked T-No. 2 on Panthers’ all-time 3-pointers made list with 201 ... committed only 30 turnovers in 1,190 minutes of action ... made 3 or more 3-pointers 17 times this season ... closed his career by making at least one 3-pointer in 23 straight games ... made at least 3-pointer in 43 of his last 45 games ... reached double-figure scoring in 19 games ... knocked in five 3-pointers and scored 19 pts in helping UNI to a 77-66 CIT win over North Dakota (3/20) ... played all 40 minutes and scored a team-high 16 points and knocked in four 3-pointers vs. Illinois State (3/8) in the MVC Tourney ... drained six 3-pointers and tallied 18 points in an 80-72 win over Illinois State (3/2) ... scored a team-high 18 pts, including four 3-pointers, at Southern Illinois (2/27) ... made five 3-pointers and tied for team-high scoring honors with 17 pts in UNI’s 71-54 win at Drake (2/16) ... led the team with 15 points, including three 3-pointers, in UNI’s 68-65 win at Bradley (2/10) ... sank 3-of-5 from 3-point land and scored a team-high 11 points at Evansville (1/29) ... buried 7-of-9 3-pointers and scored a career-high tying 21 pts in UNI’s 84-53 win over Bradley (1/12) ... scored all 16 of his points in the second half of UNI’s 70-60 road win at Illinois State (1/5) ... knocked in a trio of 3-pointers in leading UNI to an 82-75 win over Saint Mary’s (12/23) ... led UNI with 15 pts at No. 21-ranked UNLV (12/19) ... had his streak of 19 straight games with at least one made 3-pointer snapped vs. Iowa (12/15) ... tied a career-high with 21 pts in UNI’s 82-77 overtime win at George Mason (12/8) ... drained 7 3-pointers at George Mason ... scored 12 pts (four 3-ptrs.) in UNI’s 76-59 win over the Northern Colorado Bears (12/5) ... grabbed a season-high tying 4 rbs and blocked a shot vs. the Bears ... one of two Panthers to reach double-figure scoring against Stanford (11/23) with 10 pts ... led the Panthers in scoring against No. 2-ranked Louisville (11/22) with 11 pts ... played a career-high 43 minutes and scored 11 pts in UNI’s 84-81 overtime win over Toledo (11/14) ... sank his first two 3-pointers of the season to give UNI an 11-0 lead vs. Wartburg (11/10) ... averaged 4.0 ppg in helping lead UNI to a pair of exhibition victories over Briar Cliff and Northern State.
Marc Sonnen glides to the basket for a layup against Kansas in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.  |
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JUNIOR (2011-12): Saw action in all 34 games, drawing 21 starts
... led the team with 58 made 3-pointers ... ranked third in the team in scoring (8.6 ppg) ... reached double-figure scoring in 15 contests this season – six off the bench ... made at least one 3-pointer in 27 of last 28 games ... tied a season-high with 15 pts in UNI’s 67-65 NIT road win at Saint Joseph’s (3/14) ... scored eight of UNI’s first 10 pts of second half in leading Panthers to a 64-55 win vs. Bradley (2/22) ... set a career-high with 6 asts and scored 12 pts in a 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11) ... had his streak of 17 straight games with a made 3-pointer snapped vs. Southern Illinois (1/31) ... scored 13 points, including two 3-pointers, vs. Wichita State (1/18) ... had a streak of 7 consecutive 3-point makes stretching over three games snapped vs. MSU (1/13) ... knocked in all five 3-pointers he attempted against Creighton (1/10) ... played a career-high 35 minutes against the Bluejays ... tied a career-high with 4 asts in an 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) ... posted a season-high 15 pts in a 65-48 win over Indiana State (1/4) ... started his first game of the season (2nd of his career) and scored 14 pts vs. Evansville (1/1) ... notched 11 pts and buried three 3-pointers in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) ... sank all 8 free throws and scored 11 pts in an 80-60 win over Iowa (12/6) ... buried all three 3-point shots he took in the 2nd half of UNI’s 69-62 win over Iowa State (11/30) ... knocked down 3-pointers vs. Iowa State with 5:34, 4:05 and 2:30 left in the 2nd half ... one of five Panthers in double figure scoring (12 pts) vs. Northern Colorado (11/20) ... knocked in 12 points off the bench in a road win at Old Dominion (11/12) ... snared 9 rbs in UNI’s 57-43 exhibition win over Dubuque (11/4) ... averaged 7.5 rpg and 4.0 ppg in two exhibition games ... has played in all 103 games in each of his first three seasons as a UNI Panther.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Notched career-highs with 9 rebounds, 4 assists in an 84-50 win vs. Rider in the CIT ... saw his streak of 15 consecutive FT makes halted vs. Rider (3/15) ... knocked in a season-high 17 pts in an 80-70 road win at Bradley (2/15) ... was a perfect 8-for-8 at the line in the final minute vs. Bradley (2/15) ... made his first career start at Drake (2/5) and played a career-high 32 minutes ... has four double-digit scoring efforts this season off the bench ... secured a career-best 6 rbs in a 68-47 win over SIU Edwardsville ... posted a season-high 15 pts in a 69-53 victory over Morehead State ... tied a career-high with 5 rbs in a 65-52 win over North Dakota ... scored 14 pts in UNI's 84-45 win over Coe ... poured in a game-high 13 pts in leading UNI to a 57-38 exhibition win over Univ. of Mary ... scored 2 pts, dished out 2 asts in UNI's 67-46 exhibition victory over Wartburg.
FRESHMAN (2009-10): Recorded a career-high 3 steals in UNI's 69-67 win over No. 1-ranked Kansas (3/20) ... sunk a pair of 3-pointers and scored 8 pts in helping UNI to a 69-66 win over UNLV (3/18) ... nailed 4-of-8 shots, including two 3-pointers in scoring 10 points vs. Bradley in MVC semis (3/6) ... hit a pair of 3-pointers and tallied 9 pts in leading UNI to a 55-54 win at Missouri State (1/30) ... shot the first free throws of his collegiate career at Missouri State - made 3-of-5 (1/30) ... tied a career-high with five rebounds in a 65-46 win at Evansville (1/1) ... drilled 7-of-8 threes in scoring 21 points to lead UNI to a 64-41 win at North Dakota (12/19) ... handed out a career-high two assists and two steals in UNI's 82-65 win over Siena (12/12) ... scored five points in a 67-50 win over Iowa (12/8) ... led squad with five rebounds against the Hawkeyes (12/8) ... credited with first collegiate assist in a 52-45 win over Northern Illinois (11/28) ... scored five points in 20 minutes of action vs. Boston College (11/23) ... came off the bench for five minutes of action in a 71-65 win at Denver (11/13) ... grabbed a rebound and missed his only shot attempt against the Pioneers (11/13).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Tartan High School ... a four-year starter, earned All-Suburban Conference honors each of the last three seasons, including being named league MVP his junior campaign ... helped his squad to four 21-win seasons ... 1,000-pont scorer as a prep ... averaged 19 points per game as a junor and a senior ... second-team all-state pick as a senior ... finished in the top-15 for Mr. Basketball in the state of Minnesota ... McDonald's All-America nominee ... earned letters in basketball (4) and football (3) ... high school coach: Mark Klingsporn.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 28, 1990, in St. Paul, Minn. ... son of Dan Sonnen and the late Gayle Sonnen ... has a sister, Chelsea ... majoring in sociology ... also recruited by UW-Green Bay, Colorado State, North Dakota State, Iowa and Iowa State ... selected UNI because of its "great coaches, players and system. It is a great school and the campus is not far from home" ... becomes the fourth Tartan player in recent seasons to join the Panther basketball program, as Erik Crawford (2003-06), Eric Coleman (2004-07) and Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2006-2011) each are Tartan alums.
