Tomas Dimša

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.

Tomas Dimša
Dimša with Lithuania in 2022
No. 33 – Žalgiris Kaunas
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLKL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2015Žalgiris Kaunas
2009–2013→ Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2015–2016Skyliners Frankfurt
2016–2018Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
2018Pallacanestro Varese
2018–2019Juventus Utena
2019–2020Lietkabelis
2020–presentŽalgiris Kaunas
2020–2021→ Gran Canaria
2021–2022→ Universo Treviso
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA European U-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Montenegro National Team
FIBA World U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Czech National Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team competition

Professional career

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

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
Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Žalgiris Kaunas 15315.3.396.409.7271.6.6.2.13.72.0
2014–15 1006.6.292.000.0001.0.8.2.01.4-0.4
2022–23 36715.8.383.342.7221.1.9.5.15.93.1
Career 611014.2.357.345.6941.2.8.4.14.62.3

References
  1. "P. Motiejūnas: "Žalgirio" branduolį sudarys lietuviai ir 3–4 legionieriai". Balsas.lt. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. "Permainos LKL: T. Dimša atvyksta į "Vytautą", "Juventus" pasikvietė kanadietį". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 19 August 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. "Vienintelis Ballų šou veido nesutikęs rodyti "Vytauto" žaidėjas Tomas Dimša išsiskyrė su klubu". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "Pallacanestro Varese signs Tomas Dimsa". Sportando.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. "Tomas Dimsa signs with Juventus Utenos". Sportando.com. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. "Gynėjų grandį papildė T.Dimša". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. "Tomas Dimsa set to make his return to Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. "Tomas Dimsa will continue to wear Zalgiris jersey". zalgiris.lt. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. LTU - Numerous options as Kazlauskas announces list for Spain 2014 (in English)
  10. "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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