Timothy Luiz Soares (born February 4, 1997) is an American-Brazilian basketball player for

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of the B.League. He played college basketball for The Master's Mustangs before playing professionally in Turkey and Israel.

Early life

Soares was raised in

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High school career

Soares attended Mount Baker High School in

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. Playing for the basketball team, in his senior year in 2015–16, he averaged 16.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, and was named All-Northwest Conference, despite playing with a bone chip in his shoulder.

College career

Soares attended

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, and played for The Master's Mustangs. As a freshman center in 2016–17, he averaged just over eight points a game. As a sophomore in 2017–18, Soares averaged 14.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, which was 3rd in the

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(GSAC). He led the conference and was 3rd in the nation with 90 blocks. He was named All-GSAC, the GSAC Defensive Player of the Year, and Third Team

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(NAIA)

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. As a junior in 2018–19, Soares averaged just under 15.8 points per game, and 8.8 rebounds (3rd in the GSAC) per game, with a conference-leading 69 blocks (2.1 per game; 8th in the nation), a field goal percentage of 58.8 (6th in the GSAC), and a free throw percentage of 83.2 (3rd in the GSAC). Soares was named All-GSAC and GSAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, and was an NAIA Division 1 Honorable Mention All-American. As a senior in 2019–20, Soares averaged 18.7 points per game (5th in the GSAC), 8.4 rebounds per game (3rd in the GSAC), and led the GSAC for the third consecutive season in blocks, with 62 (5th in the NAIA; 2.2 blocks per game), along with a 56.8% field goal percentage (4th). He was named All-GSAC, GSAC Defensive Player of the Year, and NAIA Division I All-American Second-Team for the third straight season.

Professional career

Soares signed his first professional contract with Samsunspor in the

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for the 2020–21 season. He averaged 14.1 points and 9.5 rebounds (5th in the league) per game. In July 2021, Soares signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the

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. He averaged 14 points and six rebounds per game during the 2021–22 season. For the

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, Soares played for the

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. On July 29, 2022, Soares signed with the

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in Australia for the 2022–23 NBL season.

Brazil National Basketball team

On August 21, 2023, the

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(CBB) released the list of 12 athletes called up for the

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. Among the names, that of Tim.

Personal life

Soares is the son of Rogerio (6' 8") and Susan Soares (6' 4"), who were

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, and his siblings are Jessica,

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(6' 6"; 2020 NAIA Division I player of the year), Tiago, and Rebecca. His father played for The Master's University men's basketball from 1992 to 1995, and his mother was the national Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year as a high school senior in 1986, and then played at the

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."Brazilian Big Man Commits To TMC Basketball,"
October 21, 2015.

References

External links

Israeli League profileThe Master's Mustangs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soares, Tim 1997 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Brazilian descent Basketball players from São Paulo Basketball players from Washington (state) Brazilian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Brazilian men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. players Mets de Guaynabo basketball players Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players The Master's Mustangs men's basketball players People from Whatcom County, Washington Samsunspor (basketball) players Sydney Kings players 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 21st-century American sportsmen Koshigaya Alphas players American expatriate basketball people in Japan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Grises de Humacao players