Tomas Ress
 Ress with Venezia in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Free agent | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 22, 1980 Salorno, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Champagnat Catholic School (Hialeah, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fortitudo Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Reggiana | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Montepaschi Siena | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||
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Tomas Ress (born August 22, 1980) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position.
Amateur career[edit]
Ress played high school basketball at Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida. He then played college basketball at Texas A&M University with the Texas A&M Aggies.
Professional career[edit]
Ress began his pro career with Virtus Bologna during the 1997-98 season. He then moved to Victoria Libertas Pesaro, before joining Fortitudo Bologna. He then moved to Pallacanestro Reggio Emilia, before moving to Montepaschi Siena.
In July 2014, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre.[1] On May 2, 2018, Ress won his second European cup after winning the FIBA Europe Cup with Reyer.[2] On July 26, 2018, Ress officially part ways with Venezia.[3]
Italian national team[edit]
Rees played with the Italian national basketball team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, where he won the gold medal.
Personal[edit]
Ress' sister is former WNBA player Kathrin Ress.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Centers (basketball)
- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Italian men's basketball players
- Italian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Mens Sana Basket players
- Pallacanestro Reggiana players
- Power forwards
- Reyer Venezia players
- Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Virtus Bologna players
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball