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Karl Tilleman joined the University of Calgary men’s basketball team in the fall of 1979 form Winston Churchill High School in Calgary. He started at guard for five seasons and before he graduated in 1984 earned the reputation as one of the most prolific shooters to ever play varsity basketball in Canada.
He was the school’s all-time leading scorer when he graduated averaging 25.9 points per game in 79 Canada West regular season contests scoring 2050 career points before implementation of the “three-point” basket. He was Conference scoring champion for three year (1982-84) and Canadian Interuniversity (CIAU) scoring champion in 1982 and 1983.
Tilleman was a unanimous first team Canada West University Athletic Association all-star for four years (1981-84), and a CIAU first team All-Canadian for four years 1981-84. He was named Conference Player of the Year in 1981, 1982, and 1983.
Internationally Karl was a member of the Canadian National Men’s Basketball Team that participated in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. In addition he was a member Canada’s gold medal World University Games in 1983 that were held in Edmonton.
Karl was named University of Calgary Male Athlete of the Year in 1981 and 1983 and was named City of Calgary Male Athlete of the Year by the Calgary Sports Media in 1983.
Tilleman became the school’s first recipient of the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy as the top player in Canadian Interuniversity men’s basketball in 1982 and received the honor again in 1983.
On February 25, 1984 Karl Tilleman had has uniform number “30” retired by the University of Calgary Athletic Department and was subsequently inducted the University of Calgary Athletic Hall of Fame on October 12, 1995.
Karl graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science degree. He later attained his law degree from Brigham Young University.
Karl was named the school’s greatest athlete of all-time by an online poll in conjunction with the school’s 40th anniversary celebrations on April 5, 2007.
