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Men's Basketball
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09): Second-year player gives the Irish depth in the frontcourt ... highly-skilled and intelligent player ... strong perimeter shooter who is most comfortable playing on the perimeter ... great complementary player to Notre Dame system because of his shooting ability ... a scoring threat from anywhere on the floor ... needs to continue to get game experience and improve his defensive skills. FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08): Played in 12 games ... avereaged 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds ... came off the bench and played a career-high 13 minutes versus Northern Illinois and finished with a personal-best seven points ... came off the bench and played seven minutes against Brown and finished with two points and grabbed three rebounds ... played four minutes in the season opener against Long Island and scored his first collegiate points by hitting his only shot attempt ... scored three points and grabbed three rebounds in four minutes off the bench versus Monmouth ... played four minutes against Colgate and grabbed two rebounds ... scored two points against Marquette. AWARDS AND HONORS: BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team (2007-08). HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner for the team ... two-year starter on varsity team under head coach Duane Witter ... finished prep career as Farmington's all-time scoring leader ... averaged 24.1 points and 11.2 rebounds in his final scholastic season after averaging 25.7 points and 10.9 rebounds during his junior season ... a two-time first-team all-state selection by the Hartford Courant and New Haven Register ... ranked third in the state in scoring during the 2005-06 campaign ... named a captain of the team his senior season ... led his team to an 18-5 record and a second-place finish in the Northwest Conference ... received firstteam Class LL all-state recognition from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA)...set the school record for total points scored with 1,499 ... a McDonald's All- American nominee ... named Farmington High School Most Outstanding Male Athlete ... three year starter for the AAU Connecticut Gold Under-17 Team ... led that squad to a 38-13 record while averaging 31.0 points a game. PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy James Abromaitis ... youngest of two children...older brother Jason played basketball at Yale ... father James played basketball for the University of Connecticut and professionally for the New Jersey Nets ... son of Debra and James Abromaitis ... born 9-17-89 in Waterbury, Conn. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
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