Kim Tillie (born 15 July 1988) is a French professional

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player for

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of the French LNB Pro A. He played

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at the

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. He is a 2.11 m (6'11") tall

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, who can also play as a small ball

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Early years

Tillie graduated from Lycee Jean de la Fontaine High School, in

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, where he played high school basketball. As a youth, he also played basketball with the junior teams of the

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College career

Tillie played 4 seasons of

at the

, with the

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, from 2006 to 2010. He wasn't drafted in the

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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

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. In July 2011, he extended his contract with ASVEL. He played with the

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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

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. 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

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of the LNB Pro A. On 6 February 2020 he signed with Budućnost of the

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. Tillie signed with

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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

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

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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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, 10 , , 3 , , 16.1 , , .481 , , .571 , , .571 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.8 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 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

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player and

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of the French national volleyball team. He is also the brother of

Kevin Tillie Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...

, a professional volleyball player, and Killian Tillie, currently playing in the NBA with the

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