Tiago Splitter biography
Date of birth : 1985-01-01
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Blumenau, Santa Catarina
Nationality : Brazilian
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-28
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, power forward for the San Antonio Spurs, NBA Draft
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Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish. Splitter is currently a member of the San Antonio Spurs.
Career history
S.R.E. Ipiranga (1999–2000)
Araba Gorago (2000–2001)
Bilbao Basket (2001–2003)
Saski Baskonia (2003–2010)
San Antonio Spurs (2010-)
CAREER:
2009–10:
Spent his seventh season playing for Caja Laboral Vitoria in the ACB League … named the Spanish League regular season MVP and the Spanish League Finals MVP … averaged 15.4 points and 7.1 rebounds in 28.9 minutes in 38 games … shot .595 (219-368) from the field and .759 (145-191) from the line … in Euroleague action, averaged 13.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in 26.1 minutes in 16 games … shot .539 (76-141) from the field and .636 (56-88) from the line … earned All-Euroleague Second Team honors.
2008–09:
In 35 games averaged 14.7 points, 6.6 rebounds 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 28.0 minutes while helping lead Tau Ceramica to the Spanish League regular season title … shot .624 (189-303) from the floor … appeared in 17 games in Euroleague competition, averaging 14.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks … shot .659 from the floor … earned All-Euroleague Second Team honors and helped guide Tau to the 2009 playoffs.
Splitter won gold medals with the Brazilian national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games, the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.
Career highlights and awards
2× Spanish Supercup MVP (2006, 2007)
All-Euroleague First Team 2008
2× All-Euroleague Second Team 2009, 2010
Spanish League MVP 2010
Spanish League Finals MVP 2010
