Tomas Ress (born August 22, 1980) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position.
 Ress with Venezia in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 22, 1980 Salorno, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Champagnat Catholic School (Hialeah, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 1997–1998 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fortitudo Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Reggiana | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Montepaschi Siena | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Amateur career
editRess played high school basketball at Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida. He then played college basketball at Texas A&M University with the Texas A&M Aggies.
Professional career
editRess began his pro career with Virtus Bologna during the 1997-98 season. He then moved to Victoria Libertas Pesaro, before joining Fortitudo Bologna. He then moved to Pallacanestro Reggio Emilia, before moving to Montepaschi Siena.
In July 2014, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre.[1] On May 2, 2018, Ress won his second European cup after winning the FIBA Europe Cup with Reyer.[2] On July 26, 2018, Ress officially part ways with Venezia.[3]
Italian national team
editRees played with the Italian national basketball team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, where he won the gold medal.
Personal
editRess' sister is former WNBA player Kathrin Ress.