Tomas Ress (born August 22, 1980) is an Italian professional

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player who last played for

Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

of the

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(LBA). Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the

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position.

Amateur career

Ress played high school basketball at

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. He then played

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with the

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Professional career

Ress began his pro career with

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

during the 1997-98 season. He then moved to

Victoria Libertas Pesaro Victoria Libertas (also known as "VL" or in Italian ''Vuelle''), full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professiona ...

, before joining

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. Histo ...

. He then moved to Pallacanestro Reggio Emilia, before moving to

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. In July 2014, he signed with

Reyer Venezia Mestre S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

. On May 2, 2018, Ress won his second European cup after winning the

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with Reyer. On July 26, 2018, Ress officially part ways with Venezia.Reyer Venezia, veteran Tomas Ress part ways
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Italian national team

Rees played with the

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at the

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, where he won the gold medal.

Personal

Ress' sister is former WNBA player

Kathrin Ress Kathrin Ress (born June 26, 1985) is an Italian professional basketball player, formerly of the WNBA, with the Minnesota Lynx. College career Born in Salorno, South Tyrol, Ress attended college at Boston College and graduated in 2007. In h ...

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Italian League Profile

ESPN.com College Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ress, Tomas 1980 births Living people Centers (basketball) Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Italian men's basketball players Italian expatriate basketball people in the United States Lega Basket Serie A players Mens Sana Basket players Pallacanestro Reggiana players Power forwards (basketball) Reyer Venezia players Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players Virtus Bologna players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball