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Justin Tillman (born February 2, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) before playing professionally in South Korea, the NBA G League and Israel.
Early life and college career
Tillman attended Pershing High School in Detroit, Michigan, where he averaged 23 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 4.5 blocks during his senior season.
Tillman played four years of college basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he averaged 18.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in his senior year. Tillman finished as the Rams' third-leading rebounder (922) and tenth-leading shot blocker (102) of all time. On March 6, 2018, Tillman earned a spot in the All-Atlantic 10 First Team, All-Defensive Team and All-Championship Team.
Professional career
2018–19 season
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Tillman joined the Miami Heat for the 2018 NBA Summer League.
On July 26, 2018, Tillman started his professional career with the Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League. On November 4, 2018, Tillman recorded a career-high 46 points, shooting 18-of-24 from the field, along with 13 rebounds in an 89–74 win over the Goyang Orion Orions. Tillman started in all 11 games for Wonju Dongbu Promy, averaging 25.5 points and 11.7 rebounds in 30.4 minutes per game.
On January 21, 2019, Tillman was acquired by the Memphis Hustle, the NBA G League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies. In 8 games played for the Hustle, he averaged 8.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1 assist in 18.1 minutes per game.
2019–20 season
On July 3, 2019, Tillman joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2019 NBA Summer League.
On July 28, 2019, Tillman signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League. On October 7, 2019, Tillman recorded a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds in his debut, shooting 13-of-17 from the field in a 100–73 blowout win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On November 1, 2019, Tillman was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging a double-double of 24.3 points and 14.7 rebounds for 31.3 PIR in three games played in October. On December 1, 2019, Tillman recorded a double-double of 10 rebounds and a season-high 34 points, while shooting 13-of-26 from the field,in a 115–106 double overtime win over Ironi Nes Ziona. Two days later, he was named co-Israeli League Round 8 MVP, alongside his teammate Jarmar Gulley.
