Tim Abromaitis

Position: Forward/Center
Height: 6-8 • 203 cms
Weight: 235 lbs • 106.8 kgs
School: University of Notre Dame ‘11
Hometown: Unionville, Conn.

USA Basketball Notes:

• Announced as a 2011 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team member on Aug. 3, 2011.

College Honors:

• Two-time Capital One Academic All-American honoree (2010, 2011).
• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team (2010).
• Big East Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2010, 2011).
• All-Big East third team (2011) and honorable mention (2010).
  
• Old Spice Classic MVP (2010-11).
• Big East Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award (2010).
• Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award (2010)
• ESPN The Magazine District V All-Academic Team (2009).
• Big East weekly honor roll (12/7/09 and 1/25/10).

College Notes:

• Has played three varisty seasons at Notre Dame; did not play his sophomore season in 2008-09.
• Has scored in double figures in 57 games during his Irish career and reached the 20-plus point mark on 21 occasions.
  
• Three times has tallied 30-plus points in his career.
• Became the 51st player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career.
• As a junior in 2010-11, averaged a team high 15.4 ppg. and a team second-best 6.1 rpg. to help his team to a 27-7 record and one win in the NCAA Tournament.
• As a sophomore in 2009-10, started in 26 of 35 games played and averaged a team second-best 16.1 ppg. to go along with 4.7 rpg. in 31.5 mpg. to help his team to a 23-12 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance; shot team highs of 42.9% from 3-point and 87.3% from the line.
• Also in 2009-10, led the Irish in scoring on seven occasions, reached double figures in points in 28 games and scored 20-plus points eight times, including two
  30-plus point performances; made his first career start against UCF and registered a career-high 31 points.
• Redshirted in 2008-09.
  
• As a freshman in 2007-08, played in 12 games and averaged 1.7 ppg. and 1.0 rpg. to help Notre Dame to a win in the NCAA Tournament.

High School Honors:

• Two-time Hartford Courant and New Haven Register All-State first team (2006 and 2007).
• Connecticut High School Coaches Association Class LL All-State first team (2007).

High School Notes:

• Three-year letter winner at Farmington High School in Connecticut.
• Was a starter for his team as a junior and senior and finished as Farmington’s all-time scoring leader (1,499).
• Averaged 24.1 ppg. and 11.2 rpg. as a senior in 2006-07 to help his team to an 18-5 record and a second-place finish in the Northwest Conference.
• As a junior in 2005-06, averaged 25.7 ppg. and 10.9 rpg., ranked third in state in scoring.
• Three-year starter for AAU Connecticut Gold Under-17 Team; led that team to a 38-13 record while averaging 31.0 ppg.

Personal Notes:

• Born Timothy James Abromaitis on Sept. 17, 1989, in Waterbury, Conn.
• Graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May 2010 with a finance degree one full year ahead of schedule and earned an overall grade point average of 3.73.
• Currently enrolled in Notre Dame's intensified one-year MBA program.
• Son of Debra and James Abroimaitis; has one older brother, Jason.
• Father, James, played basketball at the University of Connecticut and for the NBA’s New Jersey Nets; brother, Jason, played basketball at Yale.

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