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Timothy James Abromaitis (born September 17, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball at Notre Dame.
Abromaitis was poised for a strong senior year, but it was cut short after two games as he tore his anterior cruciate ligament on November 25, 2011. Following the season, Notre Dame petitioned the NCAA 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 Academic All-American and was the first player to be named Big East Conference Scholar-athlete of the Year three times. He completed his undergraduate finance degree in three years and was able to complete a Master of Business Administration degree in 2010 at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
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 Liga ACB. 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 Liga ACB. In April 2019, he was named the Basketball Champions League Quarterfinals MVP as he helped his team eliminate Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and advance to the Final Four.
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. In December 2019, he had to miss a few weeks of playing due to a leg muscle sprain which he suffered in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague win over Fenerbahce. On July 15, 2020, he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.
On July 7, 2022, Abromaitis signed three-year contract with Lenovo Tenerife of the Liga ACB.
In November 2023, he became the all*time leader for games played in the European competition with 87 games played.
His older brother, Jason, played basketball at Yale University.
Abromaitis is of Lithuanians descent.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Abromaitis won the BCL |
|- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" | 2016–17† | style="text-align:left;" | Tenerife | 20 || 22.0 || .548 || .455 || .886 || 5.3 || 1.1 || .8 || .4 || 9.1 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;" | Tenerife | 16 || 21.9 || .562 || .561 || .857 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .8 || .5 || 9.9 |}
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