SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga's Killian Tillie was named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 NABC Division I Player of the Year Presented by ShotTracker the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced Monday.
 
The 2020 NABC Division I Player of the Year award will be announced at the NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show in Atlanta, Ga. - site of the 2020 NCAA Final Four in April.
 
Tillie was named to the preseason list for the second straight season. He was a preseason All-West Coast Conference selection before missing 22 games with injuries last season. In 15 appearances, he averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. The Cagnes-sur-Mer, France native, made 10 blocks and had 10 steals in 2018-19. He made 50 percent of his shots from the field, including 43.8 percent (14-of-32) from three-point range. Tillie was tabbed Second Team All-WCC following the 2017-18 season. He averaged 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his sophomore season.
 
Gonzaga opens the regular season at home against Alabama State Tuesday at 5 p.m.
 
NABC Division I Player of the Year Presented by ShotTracker Preseason Watch List
Cole Anthony, North Carolina (G-Fr.)
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas (C-Sr.)
Kerry Blackshear Jr., Florida (F-Gr.)
Jaron Cumberland, Cincinnati (G-Sr.)
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia (F-RSr.)
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois (G-So.)
Devon Dotson, Kansas (G-So.)
Anthony Edwards, Georgia (G-Fr.)
Markus Howard, Marquette (G-Sr.)
Tre Jones, Duke (G-So.)
Tyrese Maxey, Kentucky (G-Fr.)
Sam Merrill, Utah State (G-Sr.)
Jordan Nwora, Louisville (F-Jr.)
Reggie Perry, Mississippi State (F-So.)
Myles Powell, Seton Hall (G-Sr.)
Jalen Smith, Maryland (F-So.)
Isaiah Stewart, Washington (F-Fr.)
Killian Tillie, Gonzaga (F-Sr.)
Cassius Winston, Michigan State (G-Sr.)
James Wiseman, Memphis (C-Fr.)