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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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33 Killian Tillie

  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
  • Highschool INSEP

Biography

SENIOR (2019-20): Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year finalist … NABC All-District 9 Second Team … All-WCC First Team … Appeared in 24 games … started in those 24 games … averaged 24.7 minutes … 13.6 points … 5.0 rebounds … made 53.5 percent from the field … 40 percent (36-90) from three-point range … 72.6 percent from free-throw line … averaged 15.1 points in conference play … 58 percent from the field in league play, 44 percent (20-45) from three-point range … scored in double-digits 15 games … five 20-point games … recorded two double-doubles … scored a season-high 22 points four times … grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds, with 19 points, versus San Francisco in WCC Tournament semifinal win … dished out six assists and had four steals, both career-highs, at Washington on Dec. 8 … prior to season was on preseason watch lists for Naismith Trophy, NABC Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Lute Olson Award … Preseason Third Team All-American by Street &Smith’s and CBS Sports … Preseason All-West Coast Conference.

JUNIOR (2018-19): Appeared in 15 games for the Zags…season-high 17 points versus Fairleigh Dickinson...six assists versus Portland…averaged 16.6 minutes per game...3.9 rebounds per game...22 assists...named to numerous preseason award watch lists…Street & Smith Third Team All-American…CBS Sports Top 100 (No. 50)...SB Nation Top 100 (No. 29)…Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List…Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List…Wooden Award Preseason Top 50.

SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Saw action in 36 games and started 35...averaged 12.9 points per game on 58% shooting from the field and 47.9% shooting from behind the arc...led the Zags in three point percentage...scored and grabbed at least one rebound in every appearance...scored in double figures in seven straight games and went 13-14 from three point land during the West Coast Conference tournament...recorded first career double double at Pacific with 21 points and 10 rebounds...scored 20 or more points in nine games including a pair of career-best 27-point efforts against IUPUI and Portland...averaged a block per game and recorded a career-high four blocks at San Diego State.

FRESHMAN (2016-17): Appeared in 33 games …  reached double-digit scoring three times … averaged 4.2 points per game … scored a career-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field at San Francisco … Finished with eight points and a season-best 10 rebounds against San Diego State … had back-to-back games with double-figure scoring against Santa Clara (10) and at Loyola Marymount (11) … had eight points and five rebounds against Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … grabbed nine rebounds in the National Championship game against North Carolina.

PRIOR TO GONZAGA: On the way to winning MVP honors and helping his team to the title at the 2013 FIBA U16 Division A European Championships, he averaged 14.3 points and 9.6 rebounds and a tournament-leading 63.4 field-goal percentage ... led his country to a bronze medal at the 2015 FIBA 3-on-3 U18 World Championships ... comes from a deep athletic background as brother Kim played basketball for the University of Utah and brother Kevin won back-to-back NCAA volleyball titles at UC-Irvine and now plays for father Laurent, the head coach of the French national volleyball team ... Laurent also played volleyball in the Olympics in 1988 and 1992, while his wife Caroline was the captain of the Netherlands volleyball team ... Tillie chose Gonzaga over Georgia Tech and Utah.

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'10" 200 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'10" 215 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'10" 220 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'10" 220 lbs
    33