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Colgate University Athletics

2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

Clyde Click
Robin Gottesman
Mady Salvani
Clyde Click
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Robin Gottesman
Bob Cornell
Becky Webb Gillard
Bob Cornell

1 Austin Tillotson

1 Austin Tillotson

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    York, Pa.
  • Previous Team:
    Eastern York
  • Major:
    Sociology

Summary

Biography

Career Stats

Senior Year (2015-16): Only player to have started in all 30 games for the Raiders ...  Finished with 454 points (1st on team), 99 rebounds (4th on team), 155 assists (1st on team), 58 steals (1st on team and 5th all-time in Colgate's records book) and one block ... His 155 helpers on the year broke Colgate's season assist record ... Averaged 15.1 points (1st on team and sixth in league), 3.3 rebounds (4th on team) and 5.2 assists (1st on team and 3rd in league) per game ... His season assist mark of 5.2 ranks him third all-time for Colgate ... His .800 free throw percentage placed him sixth in the league and tops for Colgate (19th all-time in season FT percentage for the Raiders ... Led the league and contest with 1.9 steals per game ... His 56 3-pointers made on the season placed him second on the team and 10th in the league ... Earned a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio, which was good enough for third in the league ... Was third in the league and first for Colgate in minutes played with 1,042 (34.7 minutes per game) ... Recorded a career-best 28 points against Boston U. on Feb. 17, where he went 8-for-14 from the floor, a career-best 6-for-8 from long range and 6-for-8 from the free throw line ... Missed double-digit scoring just four times in 30 games, and notched 20-plus points on seven different occasions through the season ... Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds against Army West Point on Feb. 8 ... Notched a career-high 11 assists in a game against rival Cornell on Nov. 16 ... Earned a season-high three steals 11 times throughout the year ... Played a season-best 44 minutes in a double overtime contest with rival Cornell ... Finished 2nd in Colgate's career records book with 422 assists, 5th in 3-point field goal percentage with a mark of .392, and 11th in 3-pointers made with 136, 12th in steals with 130 ... Ended holding Colgate's highest career assists per game average at 4.53 (422 in 93 games) ... Became Colgate's 31st men's basketball player to ever reach 1,000 career points (1,204 total points in his three years as a Raider - ranked 18th all-time), reached that mark in a win over Boston U. on Jan. 20 ... Earned Lids Team Sports Patriot League Player of the Week honors on Jan. 18 after averaging 17.0 points and 5.5 assists in a pair of league victories ... Hit a half-court buzzer-beater in overtime on Jan. 21 to help lift Colgate past Loyola in a key conference matchup ... Named to the NABC Division I All-District 13 Second Team and to the All-Patriot League First Team.

Junior Year (2014-15): One of five players to have started in all 33 games ... Finished third on the team with 352 points, averaging 10.7 points per game ... Led the team with 4.8 assists per game ... Notched 134 assists on the year, which placed him third all-time in program history for season assists ... Also led the team with 40 steals ... Pulled down 65 total rebounds and tallied one block as well ... Played a team-leading 1,100 minutes of action, which set a program record ... Earned a season-high 24 points in a thrilling victory at Bucknell on Jan. 31, where he went 10-for-13 from the floor and 4-for-5 from long range ... Recorded 20 double-digit scoring contests, including two 20+ scoring nights ... Pulled down a season-best five rebounds against Loyola on Feb. 22 ... Posted a season-high 10 helpers twice on the year in victories over Binghamton and Lehigh ... Compiled a career-high four steals against Morrisville State on Dec. 9 ... Shot .474 percent on the year and .415 percent from behind the arc, which was god for 15th and 4th place, respectively, in the final league stats ... Finished the year fifth in the league with his 4.1 assists per game, 11th in steals and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio with a mark of 2.0.

Sophomore Year (2013-14): Started in 30 of the Raiders' 31 games, missing only one due to illness ... Finished the season second on the team with 13.3 points per game ... Also led the team with 4.4 assists per game and 1,019 minutes played ... Compiled 398 points, 33 steals, and 81 rebounds during his first year in a Colgate uniform ... Notched a season-high 25 points against Binghamton on Dec. 1, where he went 9-of-9 from the field, 4-of-4 from 3-point range and 3-of-3 at the foul line ... In that game, he became just Colgate's fourth player to ever make as many as four three-pointers without a miss ... He recorded a season-high seven boards in a victory against Lafayette, while also registering a season-high nine assists in the season-opener against Wake Forest ... From the point, he handed out 133 season assists, a number that was third all-time in program history for season assists ... On the season he shot 58.8% from the floor, which was the fourth highest in the Patriot League, 48.0% from long, which was tops in the league, and finished fourth in the confer­ence by dishing out 4.4 assists, while also putting together a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio, which was third in the league ... Earned 21 double-digit scoring contests ... Named to the CollegeHoopsDaily All-Patriot League First Team and College Sports Madness All-Patriot League Third Team.

2012-13: Squad member ... Sat out this season due to NCAA transfer rules

*Played one season at Monmouth University before transferring to Colgate*

Freshman Year (2011-12): At Monmouth - Played one season at Monmouth University before transferring to Colgate ... Saw action in 31 games for the Hawks, starting 18...averaged 6.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game ... Was 5-5 from the free throw line twice this season against LIU Brooklyn and Bryant ... Notched a season-best 12 points against Fordham on Dec. 10 ... Posted a season-high four steals and six assists verse Rider on Dec. 22 ... Finished the season with 189 points.

Before Colgate: Four-year varsity starter at Eastern York High School in Wrightsville, Pa., where he was a four-time first-team all-county selection ... Named County Player of the Year, and two-time all-district ... Earned first-team and third-team all-state recognition ... MVP of the Hoop Group High School Invitational ... School's second all-time leading scorer ... Averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game ... Named to Class AAA all-state basketball team as a junior ... Helped lead team to its first District 3 title in 22 years, behind a single-season record 31 wins and a PIAA Class AAA semifinal appearance ... Averaged 19.2 points and 5.5 assists  as a junior, en route to a first-team all-state selection ... Named the Daily Record/Sunday News' Division III/IV Player of the Year as a junior.

Personal: Austin Robert Tillotson is the son of Christopher and Therese Tillotson ... Has one sister.
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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Sophomore

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    2013-14Sophomore

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    2014-15Junior

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    2015-16Senior

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