Tom Abercrombie

commonwealth games

Medals

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Biography

Basketball player Tom Abercrombie is a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist.

Gold Coast 2018 was the first Commonwealth Games for Abercrombie. 

Tom Abercrombie attended Westlake Boys High School in Auckland where he captained their basketball team to the national secondary school title. His success resulted in him being selected as the NZ Academy of Sport High Performance player for the second consecutive year.

In 2006 Tom moved to the USA to Washington State University however soon after returned to New Zealand and signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the NBL 2008-09 season. Tom remained with the Breakers throughout his professional career since 2008 together with many European clubs in the alternative season.

Highlights include 4 x NBL Champion, NBL Grand Final MVP 2011, 3 x NZNBL All-Star Five and NZNBL Rookie of the Year 2009.
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Fast facts

Sport
Basketball
Birth place
Auckland
Born
1987
Height
197cm