Drew Timme

Drew Timme (born September 9, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC). Listed at 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) and 235 pounds (107 kg), he plays the power forward and center positions.

Drew Timme
No. 2 – Gonzaga Bulldogs
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-09-09) September 9, 2000
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolJ. J. Pearce
(Richardson, Texas)
CollegeGonzaga (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Timme grew up in Richardson, Texas and attended J. J. Pearce High School.[1][2] 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.[3] Timme committed to play college basketball at Gonzaga in November of his senior year after considering offers from Texas A&M, Illinois, Arizona and Alabama.[4]

College career

Timme spent most of his true freshman season as a key reserve for the Bulldogs, occasionally starting. Timme was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team.[5] Timme scored a season high 20 points in a 90–60 win over Saint Mary's on February 8, 2020.[6] He tied for the team lead with 17 points scored in the Bulldogs' 2020 West Coast Conference Tournament championship game win over Saint Mary's.[7] Timme averaged 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, shooting a team-high 62.1 percent from the field.[8]

Coming into his sophomore season, Timme was named to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference team as well as the watchlist for the Karl Malone Award.[9][8] On November 27, 2020, he had 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 90-67 win against Auburn.[10]

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 33420.5.618.333.6115.41.3.5.99.8

Personal life

Timme's father, Matt Timme, played college basketball at Southern Methodist University.[11]

References
  1. Frank, Jackson (November 4, 2019). "Meet Drew Timme, Gonzaga's confident, loyal and ultra-skilled freshman". The Athletic.
  2. Norlander, Matt (August 1, 2018). "Meet Drew Timme, the quirky prospect who cloaked his recruitment and got 30 schools to chase him into late July". CBSSports.com.
  3. Meehan, Jim (November 14, 2018). "Texas big man Drew Timme commits to Gonzaga". The Spokesman-Review.
  4. "Four-star Texas big man Drew Timme picks Gonzaga".
  5. "Gonzaga's Filip Petrusev named WCC player of year, joins Corey Kispert, Killian Tillie as first-team selections". The Spokesman-Review.
  6. Dubow, Josh (February 9, 2020). "No. 2 Gonzaga hands St. Mary's biggest home loss since 2001". ABCNews.go.com. Associated Press.
  7. Grippi, Vince (March 10, 2020). "TV Take: Drew Timme puts twinkle in eye of ESPN crew as Gonzaga rolls past Saint Mary's for WCC Tournament title". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. Meehan, Jim (November 5, 2020). "Drew Timme becomes fourth Gonzaga player to make preseason award watch list". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. "Gonzaga Picked to Win Ninth Straight WCC Championship". West Coast Conference. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  10. "Timme, Kispert lead No. 1 Gonzaga past Auburn 90-67". ESPN. Associated Press. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  11. Meehan, Jim (February 18, 2020). "Freshman forward Drew Timme has been a phenom from the start for Gonzaga". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.
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