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Timothy James Abromaitis (born September 17, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball at Notre Dame.

Early life

Abromaitis was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and grew up in Unionville, Connectict.[1] He graduated from Farmington High School.[2]

College career

Abromaitis, a 6'8" forward, chose to play college basketball at Notre Dame and enrolled in 2007. He played sparingly as a freshman in 2007–08, then sat out his sophomore year to develop.[3] In 2009–10, Abromaitis became a starter and averaged 16.1 points per game. The following season Abromaitis teamed with Ben Hansbrough to lead the Irish to a 27–7 record and a #2 seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Abromaitis averaged 15.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on the season. After the season, he was suspended for four games for violating one of the NCAA rules back in 2009 season.[4][5][6]

Abromaitis was poised for a strong senior year, but it was cut short after two games as he tore his anterior cruciate ligament on November 25, 2011. Following the season, Notre Dame petitioned the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility, but the waiver request was denied.[7]

In addition to his on-court play, Abromaitis was known for his success as a student-athlete. He was twice named a first team Academic All-American and was the first player to be named Big East Conference Scholar-athlete of the Year three times.[8] He completed his undergraduate finance degree in three years and was able to complete a Master of Business Administration degree in 2010 at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.[9]

Professional career

After failing to receive a sixth year of college eligibility and going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Abromaitis signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France's top league.[10] He averaged 9.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. For the 2013–14 season he moved to Strasbourg IG, playing in LNB Pro A and Euroleague competition.[11]

For the 2014–15 season, he played with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig in the highest German league.[12]

On July 14, 2015, he signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13] On April 30, 2017, he won the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four.

On July 3, 2018, he re-signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.[14]

On July 8, 2019, Abromaitis signed a two-year deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.[15] He averaged 7.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On July 15, 2020, he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[16]

On July 7, 2022, Abromaitis signed three-year contract with Lenovo Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[17]

National team career

In 2011, Abromaitis represented the United States in the 2011 Summer Universiade in China. He averaged 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 8 games as the team finished in fifth place with a 7–1 record.[18]

Personal life

Tim's father, Jim, played collegiately for the University of Connecticut and for several overseas teams, notably Real Madrid and Pallacanestro Varese.[19]

Abromaitis is of Lithuanian descent.[20][21]

Career statistics

Basketball Champions League

Source:[22][23]

† Denotes seasons in which Abromaitis won the BCL
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17† Tenerife 20 22.0 .548 .455 .886 5.3 1.1 .8 .4 9.1
2017–18 Tenerife 16 21.9 .562 .561 .857 4.5 1.1 .8 .5 9.9

References

  1. ^ "Tim Abromaitis". The Official Site of USA Basketball. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Tim Abromaitis". The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Coyne, Tom (November 7, 2009). "Irish scorer breaks out". The News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Jeff Borzello (October 11, 2011). "Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis suspended four games". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis suspended over NCAA infraction". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Irish's Tim Abromaitis must sit 4 games". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  7. ^ Fortuna, Matt (May 1, 2012). "Tim Abromaitis not given 6th year". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis Named American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Big East Conference. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "Tim Abromaitis profile". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "Tim Abromaitis, nouvelle recrue de l'ASVEL". ASVEL Basket (in French). July 26, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "STRASBOURG brings in Abromaitis". Euroleague Basketball. August 8, 2013. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "Tim Abromaitis signs with Basketball Braunschweig". Sportando.com. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Iberostar Tenerife sign Tim Abromaitis". Sportando.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  14. ^ "ACB.COM - Tim Abromaitis, dos temporadas más como ancla interior aurinegra". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Zenit adds versatile forward Abromaitis". EuroLeague.net. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Tim Abromaitis joins Unicaja Malaga on two-year deal". Sportando. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  17. ^ "¡Vuelve Tim Abromaitis!". cbcanarias.net. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  18. ^ "Twenty-sixth World University Games -- 2011 - Men". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  19. ^ "Strong Of Heart: Tim Abromaitis". Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athletics. February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  20. ^ "Nikolas Stauskas interview". TalkBasket.net. Jul 10, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  21. ^ Sarapas, Jaunius (May 20, 2017). "Vietoje NBA – Europa: NCAA žibėjusiam lietuvių kilmės T. Abromaičiui koją pakišo likimas". DELFI.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  22. ^ "Iberostar Tenerife at the Basketball Champions League 2016-2017".
  23. ^ "Iberostar Tenerife at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018".

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Abromaitis