Tomas Dimša (born 2 January 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. He mostly plays at the shooting guard position.
 Dimša with Lithuania in 2022 | |
| No. 33 – Žalgiris Kaunas | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LKL EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 January 1994 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2015 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2009–2013 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| 2015–2016 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2016–2018 | Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas |
| 2018 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 2018–2019 | Juventus Utena |
| 2019–2020 | Lietkabelis |
| 2020–present | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2020–2021 | → Gran Canaria |
| 2021–2022 | → Universo Treviso |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Before starting his professional career, Dimša played in the NKL with the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school for four seasons. He won bronze medals during his last two seasons with the Sabonis school team.
On 15 May 2013, Dimša was brought into the main Žalgiris Kaunas roster for a game against Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League. According to the new Žalgiris director P. Motiejūnas, Dimša will see more playing time next season.[1] On 19 August 2016, he signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL),[2] and was a member of the team until contract's termination on 11 April 2018.[3] One day later, he signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Varese of the LBA until the end of the season.[4]
On 27 September 2018, Dimša signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the LKL.[5]
On 29 June 2019, he signed a 1+1 year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[6] He averaged 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in 2019–20.
On 5 June 2020, Dimša signed back with Žalgiris Kaunas.[7] On June 11, 2023, he renewed his contract with the EuroLeague mainstays for two more seasons.[8]
Lithuanian national team edit
Dimša represented Lithuania in the U–16 and U–19 youth tournaments. He led his team to a silver medal and a bronze medal while participating in two tournaments. In 2014 coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Dimša into preliminary 24 players list for main Lithuania national basketball team.[9]
Dimša won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[10]
Career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 15 | 3 | 15.3 | .396 | .409 | .727 | 1.6 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 6.6 | .292 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | .0 | 1.4 | -0.4 | |
| 2022–23 | 36 | 7 | 15.8 | .383 | .342 | .722 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 5.9 | 3.1 | |
| Career | 61 | 10 | 14.2 | .357 | .345 | .694 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 4.6 | 2.3 | |
References edit
- ^ "P. Motiejūnas: "Žalgirio" branduolį sudarys lietuviai ir 3–4 legionieriai". Balsas.lt. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Permainos LKL: T. Dimša atvyksta į "Vytautą", "Juventus" pasikvietė kanadietį". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 19 August 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Vienintelis Ballų šou veido nesutikęs rodyti "Vytauto" žaidėjas Tomas Dimša išsiskyrė su klubu". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Pallacanestro Varese signs Tomas Dimsa". Sportando.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Tomas Dimsa signs with Juventus Utenos". Sportando.com. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Gynėjų grandį papildė T.Dimša". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Tomas Dimsa set to make his return to Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Tomas Dimsa will continue to wear Zalgiris jersey". zalgiris.lt. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ LTU - Numerous options as Kazlauskas announces list for Spain 2014 (in English)
- ^ "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
External links edit
- Tomas Dimša at draftexpress.com
- Tomas Dimša at eurobasket.com
- Tomas Dimša at euroleague.net
- Tomas Dimša at RealGM.com