Kim Tillie

Kim Tillie
No. 14 Saski Baskonia
Position Power forward
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College Utah (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 ASVEL Basket
2012–2014 UCAM Murcia
2014–present Saski Baskonia

Kim Tillie (born July 15, 1988) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Saski Baskonia of the Liga ACB.

College career

Tillie played 4 seasons of college basketball at the University of Utah, with the Utah Utes.[1] He went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft.

Professional career

In May 2010, he returned to France and signed a two-year deal with ASVEL Basket.[2] In July 2011, he extended his contract with ASVEL.[3] In July 2012, he left France and signed a two-year deal with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[4] In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish Euroleague club Saski Baskonia.[5]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Baskonia 24 1 18.1 .452 .385 .773 4.6 1.0 .8 .1 5.5 6.8
2015–16 29 21 22.4 .456 .267 .717 3.8 .9 1.0 .2 6.0 6.3
Career 53 22 20.5 .454 .321 .735 4.2 .9 .9 .2 5.8 6.5

Personal life

His father Laurent Tillie is a former professional volleyball player and coach of the French national team. He is the brother of Kevin Tillie, a professional volleyball player, and Killian Tillie, a basketball player.[6]

References

  1. "Kim Tillie-Utah Utes Bio". utahutes.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. "ASVEL inks former Utes Kim Tillie". Sportando.com. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. "Asvel confirms Kim Tillie". Euroleague.net. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. "UCAM Murcia tabs forward Kim Tillie". Sportando.com. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. "Laboral Kutxa, Kim Tillie agree". Euroleague.net. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. umdf. "Killian Tillie : nouvelle pépite du basket français". SportsSpirit. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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