Timothy James Abromaitis (born September 17, 1989) is an American professional

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player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish

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. He played college basketball at Notre Dame.

Early life

Abromaitis was born in

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and grew up in Unionville, Connecticut. He graduated from Farmington High School.

College career

Abromaitis, a 6'8" forward, chose to play

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at Notre Dame and enrolled in 2007. He played sparingly as a freshman in 2007–08, then sat out his sophomore year to develop. In 2009–10, Abromaitis became a starter and averaged 16.1

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. The following season Abromaitis teamed with

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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

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on the season. After the season, he was suspended for four games for violating one of the NCAA rules back in 2009 season. Abromaitis was poised for a strong senior year, but it was cut short after two games as he tore his

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on November 25, 2011. Following the season, Notre Dame petitioned the

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for a sixth year of eligibility, but the waiver request was denied. In addition to his on-court play, Abromaitis was known for his success as a student-athlete. He was twice named a first team

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and was the first player to be named

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Scholar-athlete of the Year three times. He completed his undergraduate finance degree in three years and was able to complete a

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degree in 2010 at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.

Professional career

After failing to receive a sixth year of college eligibility and going undrafted in the

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, Abromaitis signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France's top league. He averaged 9.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. For the 2013–14 season he moved to Strasbourg IG, playing in

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and

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competition. For the 2014–15 season, he played with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig in the highest German league. On July 14, 2015, he signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish

. 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

. On July 8, 2019, Abromaitis signed a two-year deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg. 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

. On July 7, 2022, Abromaitis signed three-year contract with Lenovo Tenerife of the

. In November 2023, he became the all*time leader for games played in the European competition with 87 games played.

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.

Personal life

Tim's father, Jim, played collegiately for the

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and for several overseas teams, notably

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and

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. Abromaitis is of Lithuanian descent.

Career statistics

Basketball Champions League

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References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio

Tim Abromaitis
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