Tim Soares

Timothy Luiz Soares (born February 4, 1997) is an American-Brazilian basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for The Master's Mustangs before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel, Australia, Puerto Rico and Japan.

Early life Soares was raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Playing for the basketball team, in his senior year in 2015–16, he averaged 16.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, and was named All-Northwest Conference, despite playing with a bone chip in his shoulder.

College career Soares attended The Master's University in Santa Clarita, California, and played for The Master's Mustangs. Soares was named All-GSAC and GSAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, and was an NAIA Division 1 Honorable Mention All-American. He averaged 14.1 points and 9.5 rebounds (5th in the league) per game.

In July 2021, Soares signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

For the 2022 NBA Summer League, Soares played for the Milwaukee Bucks.

On July 29, 2022, Soares signed with the Sydney Kings in Australia for the 2022–23 NBL season.

For the 2023–24 season, Soares joined the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the Japanese B.League. He helped the Kings win the championship and averaged 11.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He joined Capitanes de Arecibo for the 2026 BSN season.

Personal life Soares is the son of Rogerio (6' 8") and Susan Soares (6' 4"), who were Christian missionaries, and his siblings are Jessica, Stephanie (6' 6"; 2020 NAIA Division I player of the year), Tiago, and Rebecca.