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Tomasz Gielo
No. 12 – Iberostar Tenerife
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31)
Szczecin, Poland
NationalityPolish
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Joventut
2018–presentCanarias
Career highlights and awards

Tomasz Gielo (born 4 January 1993 in Szczecin) is a Polish basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB, who also represents the Poland national basketball team.[1]

He started his career as a 15-year-old in the AZS Szczecin team.

In 2011, he went to the United States to play for the NCAA Liberty Flames of Liberty University.[2] He was part of the 2012-2013 team who made the NCAA tournament. In 2015, he changed his college, energizing the ranks of the University of Mississippi.[3] In his last year in the NCAA he recorded an average of 9.9 points and 4.3 rebounds.[4]

Professional career

In the summer of 2016 he trained before the NBA draft with the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers.[5] He played in the 76ers summer league.[6]

In August 2016, he signed a contract with the Spanish club Divina Seguros Joventut.[7] In July 2018, he part ways with Divina Seguros Joventut.[8]

On 15 July 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[9]

References

  1. ^ http://www.eurobasket.com/Poland/basketball-National-Team.asp
  2. ^ http://www.enbiej.pl/2011/05/11/tomasz-gielo-zagra-w-ncaa/
  3. ^ http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1809,title,Gielo-zmienil-uczelnie-powalczy-o-NBA,wid,17549185,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=118f4f
  4. ^ http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tomasz_gielo_975527.html
  5. ^ http://probasket.pl/nba-tomasz-gielo-bedzie-trenowal-z-los-angeles-lakers/
  6. ^ http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/koszykowka/nba,tomasz-gielo-zagra-w-lidze-letniej-nba,artykul,697429,1,299.html
  7. ^ http://sport.tvp.pl/26437577/gielo-gra-w-hiszpanii-to-dla-mnie-swietna-okazja
  8. ^ "ACB.COM - Tomasz Gielo ha hecho efectiva la cláusula de salida". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. ^ "ACB.COM - El Iberostar Tenerife se hace con los servicios de Tomasz Gielo". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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