Andrew Matthew Timme ( ; born September 9, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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. He was a three-time consensus

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selection, including first-team honors as a

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in 2023. He was twice voted the WCC Player of the Year and ended his career as Gonzaga's all-time leading scorer.

Early life

Timme grew up in the north

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suburb of

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, and attended J. J. Pearce High School. As a junior, he averaged 27.7 points, 17.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists and was named the District 8-6A Most Valuable Player and second-team All-State by ''

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''. Timme was consensus top-50 prospect in the 2019 class among major recruiting services. He committed to playing college basketball for Gonzaga in November of his senior year after considering offers from

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and

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College career

Timme spent most of his true freshman season as a key reserve for the Bulldogs, occasionally starting. Timme was named to the WCC All-Freshman team. Timme scored a season-high 20 points in a 90–60 win over Saint Mary's on February 8, 2020. He tied for the team lead with 17 points scored in the Bulldogs' 2020 WCC tournament championship game win over Saint Mary's. Timme averaged 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, shooting a team-high 61.8 percent from the field. Coming into his sophomore season, Timme was named to the Preseason All-WCC team as well as the watchlist for the

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. On November 27, 2020, he had 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 90–67 win against Auburn. Timme averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, helping lead Gonzaga to the title game. He earned first-team All-WCC honors as well as winning the Karl Malone Award and was a consensus second-team All-America selection. On November 13, 2021, Timme scored a then-career-high 37 points and added seven rebounds and three assists in an 86–74 win against then fifth-ranked

. On the season, he averaged 18.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists over 32 games. At the close of the regular season, Timme was named WCC Player of the Year and repeated as a consensus second-team All-American. After the season he entered his name into the

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, but ultimately withdrew in order to return to Gonzaga for his senior season. Timme entered his senior season as a unanimous preseason All-American selection. He set a new career high with 38 points in a 99–90 win over

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on January 21, 2023. Timme scored his 2,000th career point during a 15-point performance on February 3, 2023, in a 88–70 win over Santa Clara. Timme was named the Co-WCC Player of the Year, sharing the award with

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of Santa Clara. He was the first player to repeat as WCC Player of the Year since Blake Stepp won it in 2003 and 2004. Timme was also named a consensus first-team All-American. On March 7, Timme passed

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's career scoring record of 2,196 points, which had been set in 1961, with 18 points in the Bulldogs' 77–51 win over Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference tournament championship game. He was also named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Timme averaged career highs of 21.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game during his senior season. At the end of the 2022–23 regular season, he told media on more than one occasion that he planned to leave Gonzaga for the professional ranks after the NCAA tournament, choosing not to take advantage of the NCAA eligibility waiver granted to all basketball players active in the

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-affected 2020–21 season. He finished his college career with 2,307 points scored and 896 rebounds, which is fourth in school history, and 115 blocked shots, which is eighth. Timme scored 301 points over 13 NCAA tournament games, which is the sixth most in tournament history.

Professional career

Wisconsin Herd (2023–2024)

After going undrafted in the

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, Timme joined the

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for the

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, signing with them on October 2, 2023. However, he was waived on October 18 and twelve days later, he joined the

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, for whom he averaged 9.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 12 games until he underwent season-ending surgery on February 1, 2024, after suffering a left foot fracture.

Stockton Kings (2024)

On October 18, 2024, Timme signed with the

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, but was waived that day. On October 27, he joined the

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Long Island Nets (2024–2025)

On December 30, 2024, Timme was traded to the

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. Timme played 29 games for Long Island, averaging 23.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

Brooklyn Nets (2025–present)

On March 28, 2025, Timme signed a multi-year contract with the

of the

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. He made his NBA debut the next day and registered a

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with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 132–100 loss to the

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Career statistics

NBA

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College

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Personal life

Timme's father, Matt Timme, played college basketball at

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, followed by a brief stint playing professionally in Europe. Drew's mother Megan, whom Matt married not long after he returned from Europe, played tennis at

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References

External links

Gonzaga Bulldogs bio
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