Tim Abromaitis Explained

Tim Abromaitis
Number:21
Team:Lenovo Tenerife
League:Liga ACB
BCL
Birth Date:17 September 1989
Birth Place:Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:236
High School:Farmington
(Farmington, Connecticut)
College:Notre Dame (2007–2012)
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:SIG Strasbourg
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Years4:2015–2019
Team4:Iberostar Tenerife
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Zenit
Years6:2020–2022
Team6:Unicaja
Years7:2022–present
Team7:Lenovo Tenerife
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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. 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

|-| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" | 2016–17†| style="text-align:left;" | Tenerife| 20 || 22.0 || .548 || .455 || .886 || 5.3 || 1.1 || .8 || .4 || 9.1|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2017–18| style="text-align:left;" | Tenerife| 16 || 21.9 || .562 || .561 || .857 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .8 || .5 || 9.9|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 7, 2014. Tim Abromaitis. The Official Site of USA Basketball. March 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308015512/http://www.usab.com/bios/abromaitis_tim.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Tim Abromaitis. The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics. March 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140601040517/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tim_abromaitis_304937.html. June 1, 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Coyne. Tom. Irish scorer breaks out. The News-Sentinel. November 7, 2009. October 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308035809/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20091117%2FSPORTS%2F911170321. March 8, 2014. dead.
  4. News: Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis suspended four games. CBS Sports. Jeff Borzello. October 11, 2011. June 1, 2014. June 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140601144823/http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/32661733. dead.
  5. News: Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis suspended over NCAA infraction. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. October 11, 2011. June 1, 2014. November 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131113095219/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/8154217-419/notre-dame-forward-tim-abromaitis-suspended-over-ncaa-infraction.html. dead.
  6. News: Irish's Tim Abromaitis must sit 4 games. ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2011. June 1, 2014. April 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140410021515/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7087891/tim-abromaitis-notre-dame-fighting-irish-forced-sit-4-games. live.
  7. Web site: Fortuna. Matt. Tim Abromaitis not given 6th year. ESPN.com. May 1, 2012. October 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140601041110/http://espn.go.com/chicago/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7878959/tim-abromaitis-notre-dame-fighting-irish-denied-6th-year-elgibility. June 1, 2014. live.
  8. Web site: Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis Named American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Big East Conference. March 6, 2012. October 8, 2013. March 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308014737/http://old.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232357/notre-dames-tim-abromaitis-named-american-eagle-outfitters-big-east-scholar-ath.aspx. dead.
  9. Web site: Tim Abromaitis profile. Notre Dame Fighting Irish. October 8, 2013. December 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131221153943/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/abromaitis_tim00.html. dead.
  10. Web site: Tim Abromaitis, nouvelle recrue de l'ASVEL. fr. ASVEL Basket. July 26, 2012. October 8, 2013. December 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010148/http://www.asvelbasket.com/actualites.asp?id=878. dead.
  11. Web site: STRASBOURG brings in Abromaitis. Euroleague Basketball. August 8, 2013. October 8, 2013. August 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130815011909/http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/115313/8177/strasbourg-brings-in-abromaitis. dead.
  12. News: Tim Abromaitis signs with Basketball Braunschweig. 20 April 2016. Sportando.com. 17 July 2014.
  13. News: Iberostar Tenerife sign Tim Abromaitis. 14 July 2015. Sportando.com. 14 July 2015.
  14. News: ACB.COM - Tim Abromaitis, dos temporadas más como ancla interior aurinegra . 3 July 2018 . www.acb.com . 3 July 2018 . es-ES . 20 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720001245/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=141907 . dead .
  15. News: Zenit adds versatile forward Abromaitis . 9 July 2019 . EuroLeague.net . 8 July 2019.
  16. News: Tim Abromaitis joins Unicaja Malaga on two-year deal. July 14, 2020. Sportando. En. July 14, 2020.
  17. Web site: ¡Vuelve Tim Abromaitis! . 2022-07-08 . cbcanarias.net. 7 July 2022 .
  18. Web site: Twenty-sixth World University Games -- 2011 - Men. USA Basketball. October 8, 2013. September 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130902145612/http://www.usab.com/mens/worlduniversity/mwug_2011.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Strong Of Heart: Tim Abromaitis. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020035439/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021411aad.html. dead. October 20, 2016. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athletics. February 14, 2011. February 19, 2015.
  20. Web site: Nikolas Stauskas interview. TalkBasket.net. October 19, 2016. Jul 10, 2011.
  21. Web site: Sarapas. Jaunius. Vietoje NBA – Europa: NCAA žibėjusiam lietuvių kilmės T. Abromaičiui koją pakišo likimas. DELFI.lt. May 20, 2017. lt-LT. May 20, 2017.
  22. Web site: Iberostar Tenerife at the Basketball Champions League 2016-2017 .
  23. Web site: Iberostar Tenerife at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018 .

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