Tomas Dimša
Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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. On 19 August 2016, he signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), and was a member of the team until contract's termination on 11 April 2018. One day later, he signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Varese of the LBA until the end of the season.
On 27 September 2018, Dimša signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the LKL.
On 29 June 2019, he signed a 1+1 year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys. 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. On June 11, 2023, he renewed his contract with the EuroLeague mainstays for two more seasons.
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.
Dimša won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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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 |