Tim Coleman (basketball)

Tim Coleman
Coleman playing for Heidelberg in 2023
No. 0 – MLP Academics Heidelberg
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1995-01-04) January 4, 1995 (age 29)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeNJIT (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019B.B.C. Etzella
2019–2020Vilpas Vikings
2020Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2022–presentMLP Academics Heidelberg
Career highlights and awards
  • Luxembourg Basketball League champion (2019)
  • Luxembourg Basketball League Cup winner (2019)
  • Luxembourg Basketball League MVP (2019)
  • Luxembourg Basketball League Finals MVP (2019)

Timothy James Coleman (born January 4, 1995[1]) is an American professional basketball player.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Coleman played prep basketball at St. Anthony High School and collegiately for the NJIT Highlanders.[1]

Club career

In 2022, he joined MLP Academics Heidelberg.

In July 2023, he extended his contract for another year.[2]

Player profile

In July 2022, Coleman's coach Joonas Iisalo said that Coleman “is an incredibly versatile player who can play many positions. He can rebound and defend multiple positions."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Tim Coleman, NJIT Highlanders men's basketball. Accessed September 1, 2023. "Coleman, a resident of Union, NJ, is a graduate of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where he was coached by Bob Hurley, a 2010 inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.... Timothy James Coleman... born 1/4/95 in Newark, NJ.."
  2. ^ Joachim Klaehn (17 July 2023). "Tim Coleman bleibt bei den MLP Academics Heidelberg". Schwetzinger Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Heidelberger Basketballer holen Flügelspieler Coleman". Die Zeit (in German). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.