- Tiago Splitter
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Tiago Splitter
nickname =
image_size =
caption = Tiago Splitter warming up in the second game of the 2008 ACB Finals.
league = ACB
position = Forward-Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 11.5
weight_lb = 245
team = TAU Cerámica
nationality = BRA
nationality_2 = ESP
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|1|1
birth_place =Blumenau , Santa Catarina,Brazil
highschool =
college = None
draft = 28th overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team =San Antonio Spurs
career_start = 2000
former_teams =Araba Gorago (2000–2001) Bilbao Basket (2001–2003)
awards = 2-Time Spanish Supercopa MVP (2006, 2007)Tiago Splitter Beirns (born
January 1 ,1985 , inBlumenau , Santa Catarina) is aBrazil ian professionalbasketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. He currently plays in the Spanish ACB League with TAU Cerámica.Pro career
Europe
Splitter, a 2.12 m (6 ft 11 ½ in) 111 kg (245 pound) forward-center was named the
MVP of the Spanish Supercopa tournament in both 2006 and 2007. He was also named to the All-Euroleague First Team for theEuroleague 2007-08 season.NBA
Splitter was expected to declare for the
2006 NBA Draft , but because the expensive buyout of his contract discouragedNBA teams with high draft picks from drafting him, he remained in Spain for that season. Splitter was automatically eligible for the2007 NBA Draft , as he was at least 22 years of age at the time of the draft. He was selected in the first round, with the 28th pick overall, by theSan Antonio Spurs .On May 28, 2008,
ESPN Brazil reported that Splitter re-signed a two-year contract with TAU Cerámica which will likely keep him in Spain at least through the 2009-10 NBA season. The contract allows the Brazilian to make 8 times more than the NBA rookie scale cap would have allowed him to make with theSan Antonio Spurs . [cite web | url = http://espnbrasil.terra.com.br/blog/comentarios.aspx?idBlog=14&idArtigo=84 | title = Tiago Splitter renova com Tau (Tiago Splitter renews with Tau) | publisher = ESPN Brasil | date = 2008-05-28 | accessdate = 2008-05-29 ]On June 7, 2008, The
San Antonio Express News reported that Spurs General ManagerR.C. Buford stated that Tiago Splitter had informed the team that he would not be coming to San Antonio for the 2008-09 season. Splitter would then sign an extension with Tau Ceramica that would keep him in the Spanish League through the year 2012. [cite web | url = http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/archives/2008/06/jeff_mcdonald_b_15.html | title = Budenholzer still a Spurs employee, Splitter won't be | publisher = San Antonio Express-News | date = 2008-06-07 | accessdate = 2008-06-10 ]Brazillian national basketball team
Splitter won the gold medal with the Brazilian national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games.
References
External links
*NBA-profile
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=CBY Euroleague.net Player Profile]
* [http://www.interbasket.net/players/splitter.htm Tiago Splitter Player Profile (InterBasket)]
* [http://www.clutchfans.net/nbadraft/profiles/2006/tiago_splitter/ Tiago Splitter NBA Draft Profile]
* [http://www.draftexpress.com/viewprofile.php?p=25 NBA Draft Scouting Report from DraftExpress.com]
* [http://nbadraft.net/profiles/tiagosplitter.asp NBADraft.net Draft Profile]
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