Tomas Dimša (born 2 January 1994) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. He mostly plays at the

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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

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in the

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. 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

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(LKL), and was a member of the team until contract's termination on 11 April 2018. One day later, he signed with Italian club

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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, he signed with Žalgiris Kaunas.

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

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included Dimša into preliminary 24 players list for main

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. Dimša won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the

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after defeating the

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' team 74–85 in the final.

References

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Professional career

Lithuanian national team

References

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