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Jersey Number 23
Xavier Tillman Sr.
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- High School:
- Grand Rapids Christian
Bio
Career Stats
THE WORD
Coming off a strong summer and off-season • Strong post player with great hands • Excellent passer out of the post • High basketball IQ with great rebounding skills • Excellent defender and shot blocker.
2018-19
Appeared in all 39 games, starting the final 14 of the season • The Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year Award recipient • Recipient of the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award and the Most Improved Player Award • Selected to the NCAA East Region All-Tournament Team • Averaged 13.6 points and 8.4 rebounds while shooting 61.0 percent from the floor (25-of-41) during the NCAA Tournament • After moving into the starting lineup following an injury to Nick Ward, averaged 13.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots • Fourth on the team in scoring with 10.0 points per game and second on the team with 7.3 rebounds per game • Led MSU with 65 blocked shots, 1.7 per game • His 65 blocked shots were the third-most in a single season at MSU • Connected on 60.5 percent of his field goals (144-of-238) • Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in rebounding, third in field goal percentage and sixth in blocked shots • Scored in double figures 19 times • Had eight games with at least 10 rebounds • Registered five double-doubles • Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and scored eight points with four assists and three blocked shots in a win over Northern Illinois (12/29) • Set a career-high with 19 points and added 10 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (2/20) • Matched his career-high of 19 points, while adding nine rebounds, two blocks and three steals in the Elite Eight win over Duke (3/31) • An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2017-18
The recipient of MSU’s Most Improved Player Award and co-recipient of the Unsung Player Award • Averaged 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game • Fifth on the team in total blocked shots with 23 • Third on the team in field goal percentage, shooting 65.0 (39-of-60) percent from the floor • Played at least 10 minutes in 15 games • In the last five games, averaged 4.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game • Scored a career-high nine points and registered five rebounds and three blocks against Stony Brook (11/19) • Recorded a career-high four free throws made against Houston Baptist (12/18), connecting on all four of his attempts • Collected a career-high three steals against Long Beach State (12/21) • Grabbed five rebounds to go along with six points in game against Maryland (1/4) • Played 19 minutes, scored six points and grabbed five rebounds with three blocks in NCAA Tournament First Round win over Bucknell (3/16) • Played a career-high 22 minutes and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds with five points against Syracuse (3/18) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
High School
2017 Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Team · Averaged 13.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.2 blocks as a senior, shooting 68 percent from the field · Led Grand Rapids Christian to a 27-1 record and an appearance in the Class A state title game · Totaled 25 points on 12-of-15 shooting in championship game · 2017 Associated Press Class A All-State · 2016 Associated Press Class A All-State · Averaged 16 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists as a junior, shooting 62 percent from the field while playing for Grand Rapids Christian · 2016 Detroit News Class A Second-Team All State and Detroit Free Press Fourth-Team All State · Three-time MLIVE Grand Rapids Press Dream Team (2014, 2015, 2016 -- no team in 2017) · Captured OK White Conference and district championships · Led Grand Rapids Christian to a 22-2 record and the regional semifinals · Averaged 15.5 points and 9.7 rebounds as a sophomore at Forest Hills Central where the team posted a 20-0 regular season record, advancing to the regional semifinals with a 23-1 final record · 2015 Detroit Free Press Class A All-State First Team and Detroit News Class A All-State Second Team · 2015 Associated Press Class A special mention honoree · Averaged 13.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.2 blocks as a freshman, earning Associated Press Class A special mention recognition · Rated among the Top 100 players in his class by ESPN 100 (#74), Rivals.com (#86) and 24/7 Sports (#86).
Personal
Born Jan. 12, 1999 · Son of Tanya Powell-May and Roosevelt Tillman · Mother, Tanya, was a four-year letterwinner in women's basketball at Michigan, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior (1990) and Academic All-Big Ten accolades as a sophomore (1988). She finished her career as the school's all-time leading rebounder, and still ranks fourth · Plans to major in journalism.
THE WORD
Coming off a strong summer and off-season • Strong post player with great hands • Excellent passer out of the post • High basketball IQ with great rebounding skills • Excellent defender and shot blocker.
2018-19
Appeared in all 39 games, starting the final 14 of the season • The Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year Award recipient • Recipient of the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award and the Most Improved Player Award • Selected to the NCAA East Region All-Tournament Team • Averaged 13.6 points and 8.4 rebounds while shooting 61.0 percent from the floor (25-of-41) during the NCAA Tournament • After moving into the starting lineup following an injury to Nick Ward, averaged 13.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots • Fourth on the team in scoring with 10.0 points per game and second on the team with 7.3 rebounds per game • Led MSU with 65 blocked shots, 1.7 per game • His 65 blocked shots were the third-most in a single season at MSU • Connected on 60.5 percent of his field goals (144-of-238) • Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in rebounding, third in field goal percentage and sixth in blocked shots • Scored in double figures 19 times • Had eight games with at least 10 rebounds • Registered five double-doubles • Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and scored eight points with four assists and three blocked shots in a win over Northern Illinois (12/29) • Set a career-high with 19 points and added 10 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (2/20) • Matched his career-high of 19 points, while adding nine rebounds, two blocks and three steals in the Elite Eight win over Duke (3/31) • An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2017-18
The recipient of MSU’s Most Improved Player Award and co-recipient of the Unsung Player Award • Averaged 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game • Fifth on the team in total blocked shots with 23 • Third on the team in field goal percentage, shooting 65.0 (39-of-60) percent from the floor • Played at least 10 minutes in 15 games • In the last five games, averaged 4.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game • Scored a career-high nine points and registered five rebounds and three blocks against Stony Brook (11/19) • Recorded a career-high four free throws made against Houston Baptist (12/18), connecting on all four of his attempts • Collected a career-high three steals against Long Beach State (12/21) • Grabbed five rebounds to go along with six points in game against Maryland (1/4) • Played 19 minutes, scored six points and grabbed five rebounds with three blocks in NCAA Tournament First Round win over Bucknell (3/16) • Played a career-high 22 minutes and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds with five points against Syracuse (3/18) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
High School
2017 Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Team · Averaged 13.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.2 blocks as a senior, shooting 68 percent from the field · Led Grand Rapids Christian to a 27-1 record and an appearance in the Class A state title game · Totaled 25 points on 12-of-15 shooting in championship game · 2017 Associated Press Class A All-State · 2016 Associated Press Class A All-State · Averaged 16 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists as a junior, shooting 62 percent from the field while playing for Grand Rapids Christian · 2016 Detroit News Class A Second-Team All State and Detroit Free Press Fourth-Team All State · Three-time MLIVE Grand Rapids Press Dream Team (2014, 2015, 2016 -- no team in 2017) · Captured OK White Conference and district championships · Led Grand Rapids Christian to a 22-2 record and the regional semifinals · Averaged 15.5 points and 9.7 rebounds as a sophomore at Forest Hills Central where the team posted a 20-0 regular season record, advancing to the regional semifinals with a 23-1 final record · 2015 Detroit Free Press Class A All-State First Team and Detroit News Class A All-State Second Team · 2015 Associated Press Class A special mention honoree · Averaged 13.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.2 blocks as a freshman, earning Associated Press Class A special mention recognition · Rated among the Top 100 players in his class by ESPN 100 (#74), Rivals.com (#86) and 24/7 Sports (#86).
Personal
Born Jan. 12, 1999 · Son of Tanya Powell-May and Roosevelt Tillman · Mother, Tanya, was a four-year letterwinner in women's basketball at Michigan, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior (1990) and Academic All-Big Ten accolades as a sophomore (1988). She finished her career as the school's all-time leading rebounder, and still ranks fourth · Plans to major in journalism.
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