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

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player for the

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of the

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(WCC).

Early life and high school career

Timme grew up in the northern

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suburb of

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and attended

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. 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 USA Today. Timme was consensus top-50 prospect in the 2019 class among major recruiting services. He committed to playing college basketball for

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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 Karl Malone Award. 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-

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. 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 Pacific 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. On March 7, Timme passed

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(2,196 points) as Gonzaga's all-time leading scorer during the Bulldogs' 77–51 win over Saint Mary's during the West Coast Conference tournament championship. Burgess's record had stood since 1961. 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 COVID-affected 2020–21 season.

Career statistics

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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 Stephen F. Austin State University.

References

External links

Gonzaga Bulldogs bio
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