Player Profile

Tom Abercrombie is one of the great young talents in the game in New Zealand and will be a targeted man after his exploits last year during which he played increasing minutes with increasing impact on games and his opposition. Tom’s leaping ability is the first thing to notice as he out jumps players much taller to rebounds or to another spectacular dunk or alley-oop play. He is improving as an offensive threat too and was one of the stars for the Tall Blacks at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey. Abercrombie averaged 8.5 points per game and 3.7 boards last season in the ANBL.

The 24-year-old North Harbour local returned to the Shore in 2008 after a year in the strong Washington State University basketball programme. Part of the wider Tall Black training squad, the athletic 6’ 6” swingman represented New Zealand at the 2007 World University Games after a stellar college career. Abercrombie captained Westlake Boys to the national secondary schools basketball title in his senior year, averaging 20.5 points, 11 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game, while being named NZ Academy of Sport High Performance Player for the second successive year. He won the WBHS Trophy for Academic and Sporting Excellence in 2002 and 2004 and was a member of Andrej Lemanis’ first Breakers team which toured China in May 2005. A gun all-round sportsman, Abercrombie also captained the WBHS team to a national secondary schools volleyball title. In the 2010/11 season Abercrombie was a part of the Breakers NBL Championship win.

Tom Abercrombie has the world at his feet but has chosen to stay at home on the North Shore and enjoy another season with the SKYCITY Breakers. His aerial ability is recognised wherever he plays, but his ability to defend anyone is probably just as important to Coach Lemanis.

Now an established member of the Breakers starting five, Tom was a deserved winner of the 2011 Finals Series Most Valuable Player. In a low scoring series Tom averaged 11 points and 6.7 rebounds a game but it was his ability to defend players in virtually any position on the court that really court the eye.

Career stats so far but on the rise fast are 6.9 points, 3.1 boards and 0.9 assists per game. 

Club Statistics

67 Appearances

614 Points at 9.2 ppg.

298 Rebounds

49 Blocked Shots – 4th all time

Most points in a single game, 26 v Adelaide 36ers, 30.3.11