Tim Troussel

Tim Troussel, a versatile forward from Paris, France had a solid NCAA Division II career, graduating from Newman University during the 2018-19 season. After the season, Tim landed a contract to play in Italy. He spent the first half of the 2019-20 season playing in Italy Serie C, starting in all nine games. The team got off to a quick start, beginning the season undefeated (9-0) while Tim led the team in scoring. He made the decision to leave the team early due to lack of infrastructure and practice time. The team did not have a gym or weight room, and only practiced twice a week at another club’s gym. Although the situation was less than ideal, Tim’s performance was enough to secure a contract during the second half of the season to play in Germany ProB for the TKS 49ers. After arriving in January, Tim finished the season strong, averaging 9.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in nine games, while scoring in double figures in five games and being selected twice as the Eurobasket Top Performer of the Game. 

Tim’s talent, combined with his performances in Italy and Germany, put him in position to sign with the Hague Royals in the Dutch Basketball League, the top league in the Netherlands, in just his second professional season. He finished third on the team in scoring and second on the team in rebounding. He had a number of good performances against strong clubs, including Aris Leeuwarden,  ZZ Leiden, and Donar Groningen. He was twice selected The Netherlands DBL Eurobasket.com Top Performer of the Game. It was during this time that we also focused on finding opportunities for Tim off the court to develop and leverage his brand outside of basketball. He did interviews for local media in the Hague and was invited to join the Dutch Basketball Podcast as a guest. 

Tim capitalized on his season in the Netherlands, signing his biggest contract of his career thus far in Austria with the Dornbirn Lions last season. Tim averaged a double-double for the majority of the season, and led the team in rebounding. For his performances, Tim was selected a 4x Eurobasket Top Performer and received Austria B2L Eurobasket Honorable Mention. 

After being recognized as one of the best power forwards in the league and putting up the best stats of career, Tim secured a deal to play for Giessen for the 2022-23 season, playing with the ProB team while practicing with the ProA team.