Kim Tillie (born 15 July 1988) is a French professional
basketball
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player for
Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1 ...
of the French
LNB Pro A. He played
college basketball
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at the
University of Utah
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. He is a 2.11 m (6'11") tall
power forward
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, who can also play as a
small ball center
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.
Early years
Tillie graduated from Lycee Jean de la Fontaine High School, in
Paris
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,
France
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, where he played high school basketball. As a youth, he also played basketball with the junior teams of the
club
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* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
Paris Basket Racing
Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in 1922, as the basketball section of the multi-sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000. In 2007, the ...
.
College career
Tillie played 4 seasons of
college basketball
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at the
University of Utah
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, with the
Utah Utes
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, from 2006 to 2010. He wasn't drafted in the
2010 NBA draft
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.
Professional career
After his college basketball career, Tillie returned to France, in May 2010, and signed a two-year deal with
ASVEL
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. In July 2011, he extended his contract with ASVEL. He played with the
Washington Wizards
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' summer league squad in the
2012 NBA Summer League.
In July 2012, he left France, and signed a two-year deal with
UCAM Murcia of the Spanish
Liga ACB. In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish
EuroLeague club
Baskonia. In July 2017, he signed a two-year deal with the Greek EuroLeague club
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
. However, he was waived on 5 July 2018.
On 25 July 2018 Tillie signed a one-year deal with
Herbalife Gran Canaria of the
Liga ACB and the
EuroLeague. On 8 July 2019 Tillie signed a one-year deal with
AS Monaco
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of the
LNB Pro A.
On 6 February 2020 he signed with
Budućnost of the
Adriatic League
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. Tillie signed with
Ryukyu Golden Kings
is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa City, Okinawa. They compete in the B.League, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan.
Honours Domestic
*bj league champions: 4
**2009, 2012, 2014, 2016
*Conference cham ...
on 6 July 2020.
On August 2, 2021, Tillie returned to Greece, signing with
Kolossos Rodou. In 22 games, he averaged 8.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.8 steals, playing around 24 minutes per contest.
On July 25, 2022, he returned to France, signing with
Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1 ...
.
National team career
Tillie was a member of the junior national teams of France. With France's junior national teams, he played at the 2006
Albert Schweitzer Tournament, where he won a gold medal, the
2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, the
2007 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won a bronze medal, and the
2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Tillie has also been a member of the senior
French national basketball team
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. With France's senior national team, he has played at the
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where he won a bronze medal, and at the
2016 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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2014–15
, style="text-align:left;",
Baskonia
, 24 , , 1 , , 18.1 , , .452 , , .385 , , .773 , , 4.6 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.5 , , 6.8
, -
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2015–16
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Baskonia
, 29 , , 21 , , 22.4 , , .456 , , .267 , , .717 , , 3.8 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 6.0 , , 6.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2016–17
, style="text-align:left;",
Baskonia
, 32 , , 15 , , 19.1 , , .549 , , .407 , , .912 , , 3.8 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , 6.9 , , 8.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2017–18
, style="text-align:left;",
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
, 10 , , 3 , , 16.1 , , .481 , , .571 , , .571 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.8 , , 3.1
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, style="text-align:left;", Career
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, 95 , , 40 , , 19.6 , , .489 , , .387 , , .780 , , 3.9 , , .7 , , .2 , , .2 , , 5.9 , , 6.7
Personal life
Tillie's father,
Laurent Tillie
Laurent Tillie (born 1 December 1963) is a French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1982 to 1995, and a participant in the Olympic Games ( Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992). He currently ...
, is a former professional
volleyball
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player and
coach
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of the
French national volleyball team. He is also the brother of
Kevin Tillie
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, a professional volleyball player, and
Killian Tillie, currently playing in the NBA with the
Memphis Grizzlies
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.
References
External links
Kim Tillieat acb.com
Kim Tillieat esake.gr
Kim Tillieat eurobasket.com
Kim Tillieat euroleague.net
at fiba.com (archive)
Kim Tillie College Statsat espn.com
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1988 births
Living people
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
AS Monaco Basket players
ASVEL Basket players
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
CB Gran Canaria players
CB Murcia players
Centers (basketball)
Cholet Basket players
French expatriate basketball people in Greece
French expatriate basketball people in Spain
French expatriate basketball people in the United States
French men's basketball players
Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
Liga ACB players
Olympiacos B.C. players
Olympic basketball players of France
People from Cagnes-sur-Mer
Power forwards (basketball)
Saski Baskonia players
Sportspeople from Alpes-Maritimes
Utah Utes men's basketball players