Thomas Abercrombie (basketball)

Thomas Abercrombie

Personal information
Born	(1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37) Auckland, New Zealand
Listed height	199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
High school	Westlake Boys (Auckland, New Zealand)
College	Washington State (2007–2008)
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2008–2024
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
2008–2024	New Zealand Breakers
2009–2011	Waikato Pistons
2014	ASVEL Basket
2015	Gipuzkoa Basket
2016	Pınar Karşıyaka
2017	Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2019	Wellington Saints
Career highlights and awards
4× NBL champion (2011–2013, 2015) 2× NZNBL champion (2009, 2019) All-NBL First Team (2012) All-NBL Third Team (2013) NBL Grand Final MVP (2011) NZNBL Grand Final MVP (2019) 3× NZNBL All-Star Five (2009–2011) NZNBL Kiwi MVP (2010) 2× NZNBL Most Outstanding Forward (2009, 2010) 2× NZNBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre (2009, 2010) NZNBL Rookie of the Year (2009)
Medals Representing  New Zealand Men's Basketball Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Thomas Iain Abercrombie (born 5 July 1987) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the New Zealand Breakers. A product of Westlake Boys High School in Auckland, Abercrombie had a short-lived college basketball stint with Washington State before debuting in the Australian NBL in 2008 with the Breakers. In 2011, he won his first NBL championship and earned Grand Final MVP honours. He went on to win three more championships in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He ended his NBL career in 2024 as the Breakers' most-capped player with 429 games.

Abercrombie also played four seasons in the New Zealand NBL and had stints abroad in France, Spain and Turkey.

Post playing career, he became commentator and courtside reporter for Australian NBL including all home games for the New Zealand Breakers since the 2024-25 season. He joined WNBA All-Star, Bec Allen in the commentary team.^[1]