T.J. Distefano

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
6-2
Weight:
150
Position:
Guard
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
College Station, Texas
High School:
St. Joseph

2015-16 (Freshman)
Played in 11 games as a freshman, totaling 14 minutes of action during the Aggies’ SEC Championship season.

Before A&M
Attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Bryan, Texas, where he was a four-year basketball letterwinner for coach Lance Giese ... garnered TAPPS Class 3A All-District honors as a junior (2013) and senior (2014) ... averaged 19.4 points per contest as a senior, helping lead the Eagles to a 22-10 record and a playoff berth ... enjoyed a career-best 34-point performance against Waco’s Reicher High School ... also lettered for two seasons in baseball ... member of the National Honor Society ... played AAU ball with Texas Elite ADIDAS in 2013 and Prep Star Elite in 2014.

Personal
Anthony James Distefano was born on Aug. 22, 1996, in Gulfport, Miss., to parents James and Jennifer Distefano ... his father serves as a team doctor for Texas A&M athletics, including work with the men’s basketball team ... has one brother, Joseph, and two sisters, Bailey and Sadie ... majoring in sports management with aspirations of becoming a coach in the future ... enjoys fishing in his spare time.