Tomasz Gielo
| No. 21 – Joventut Badalona | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Szczecin, Polska |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | SMS Cetniewo |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Joventut Badalona |
Tomasz Gielo (born January 4, 1993 in Szczecin) is a Polish basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB, who also represents the Poland national basketball team.[1]
He started his professional 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 Joventut Badalona [7][7]
References
- ↑ http://www.eurobasket.com/Poland/basketball-National-Team.asp
- ↑ http://www.enbiej.pl/2011/05/11/tomasz-gielo-zagra-w-ncaa/
- ↑ http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1809,title,Gielo-zmienil-uczelnie-powalczy-o-NBA,wid,17549185,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=118f4f
- ↑ http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tomasz_gielo_975527.html
- ↑ http://probasket.pl/nba-tomasz-gielo-bedzie-trenowal-z-los-angeles-lakers/
- ↑ http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/koszykowka/nba,tomasz-gielo-zagra-w-lidze-letniej-nba,artykul,697429,1,299.html
- ↑ http://sport.tvp.pl/26437577/gielo-gra-w-hiszpanii-to-dla-mnie-swietna-okazja