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Drew Timme (/ˈtɪmi/; born September 9, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Drew Timme

Timme with Gonzaga in 2021
No. 2 – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Position	Power forward / Center
League	West Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	(2000-09-09) September 9, 2000 (age 22)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	J. J. Pearce (Richardson, Texas)
College	Gonzaga (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× Consensus second-team All-American (2021, 2022) Karl Malone Award (2021) WCC Player of the Year (2022) 2× First-team All-WCC (2021, 2022) WCC All-Freshman Team (2020)

Early life and high school career

Timme grew up in the northern Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas[1] and attended J. J. Pearce High School.[2][3] As a junior, he averaged 27.7 points, 17.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists and was named the District 8-6A Most Valuable Player and second team All-State by USA Today.[4] Timme committed to playing college basketball for Gonzaga in November of his senior year after considering offers from Texas A&M, Texas, Michigan State, Illinois, Arizona and Alabama.[5]

College career

Timme spent most of his true freshman season as a key reserve for the Bulldogs, occasionally starting. Timme was named to the WCC All-Freshman team.[6] Timme scored a season high 20 points in a 90–60 win over Saint Mary's on February 8, 2020.[7] He tied for the team lead with 17 points scored in the Bulldogs' 2020 WCC tournament championship game win over Saint Mary's.[8] Timme averaged 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, shooting a team-high 61.8 percent from the field.[9]

Coming into his sophomore season, Timme was named to the Preseason All-WCC team as well as the watchlist for the Karl Malone Award.[10][9] On November 27, 2020, he had 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 90–67 win against Auburn.[11] Timme averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, helping lead Gonzaga to the title game. He earned first-team All-WCC honors as well as winning the Karl Malone Award.[12]

On November 13, 2021, Timme scored a career-high 37 points and added seven rebounds and three assists in an 86–74 win against then fifth-ranked Texas.[13] At the close of the season, Timme was named WCC Player of the Year.[14]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Gonzaga	33	4	20.5	.618	.333	.611	5.4	1.3	.5	.9	9.8
2020–21	Gonzaga	32	32	28.2	.655	.286	.696	7.0	2.3	.7	.7	19.0
2021–22	Gonzaga	32	32	28.0	.586	.286	.678	6.8	2.8	.3	.8	18.4
Career		97	68	25.5	.619	.288	.670	6.4	2.1	.5	.8	15.7

Personal life

Timme's father, Matt Timme, played college basketball at Southern Methodist University,[15] followed by a brief stint playing professionally in Europe. Drew's mother Megan, whom Matt married not long after he returned from Europe, played tennis at Stephen F. Austin State University.[1]

References

External links

• Gonzaga Bulldogs bio

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