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Tomlinson, Nate
Nate Tomlinson
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development
- Email:
- Phone:
- 303-492-6877
Former Colorado point guard and Pac-12 Conference champion Nate Tomlinson is returning to Boulder as an assistant coach/director of player development..
This will be Tomlinson’s second stint on the Colorado bench, serving as Colorado’s director of player development for two seasons from 2019-21.
After his second season as a full-time assistant, which ended in an NCAA Tournament appearance for the Buffaloes in 2021, he joined former CU assistant Kim English’s staff at George Mason, where he was an assistant for two seasons (2021-23). Tomlinson followed English to Providence in 2023, where they enjoyed a 21-win season in their initial campaign on the Friars’ bench.
Tomlinson was a four-year letter winner for the Buffaloes from 2008-12, averaging 5.2 points, 3.1 assists and just under one steal in 129 career games. He helped the Buffaloes claim the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament title in 2012, leading to the program’s first NCAA Tournament in nine years.
Colorado made a pair of postseason appearances during Tomlinson’s career. The Buffaloes set a then-school record with 24 wins in 2010-11, culminating with a semifinal appearance in the 2011 NIT. Tomlinson was a part of 74 wins as a Buffalo, which at the time was the best in school history.
Tomlinson is tied with Donnie Boyce for seventh in career assists (406), also holding that position in career games started (112) while ranking ninth in games played (129).
After graduating in 2012, he played professionally for six seasons for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League in his native Australia. Following his playing career, he joined the basketball staff at Shantou University in China, led by his father, Bill, for one season before returning to the United States in 2018.
Tomlinson returned to Boulder, joining Colorado as a coaching intern for the 2018-19 season. He served as head coach of Team Colorado, the school’s alumni squad in The Basketball Tournament, in the summer of 2019, guiding the Buffs to the second round.
Tomlinson and his wife, Rebecah, a former Colorado volleyball player, have three children, Millie, Keira and Nova.
This will be Tomlinson’s second stint on the Colorado bench, serving as Colorado’s director of player development for two seasons from 2019-21.
After his second season as a full-time assistant, which ended in an NCAA Tournament appearance for the Buffaloes in 2021, he joined former CU assistant Kim English’s staff at George Mason, where he was an assistant for two seasons (2021-23). Tomlinson followed English to Providence in 2023, where they enjoyed a 21-win season in their initial campaign on the Friars’ bench.
Tomlinson was a four-year letter winner for the Buffaloes from 2008-12, averaging 5.2 points, 3.1 assists and just under one steal in 129 career games. He helped the Buffaloes claim the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament title in 2012, leading to the program’s first NCAA Tournament in nine years.
Colorado made a pair of postseason appearances during Tomlinson’s career. The Buffaloes set a then-school record with 24 wins in 2010-11, culminating with a semifinal appearance in the 2011 NIT. Tomlinson was a part of 74 wins as a Buffalo, which at the time was the best in school history.
Tomlinson is tied with Donnie Boyce for seventh in career assists (406), also holding that position in career games started (112) while ranking ninth in games played (129).
After graduating in 2012, he played professionally for six seasons for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League in his native Australia. Following his playing career, he joined the basketball staff at Shantou University in China, led by his father, Bill, for one season before returning to the United States in 2018.
Tomlinson returned to Boulder, joining Colorado as a coaching intern for the 2018-19 season. He served as head coach of Team Colorado, the school’s alumni squad in The Basketball Tournament, in the summer of 2019, guiding the Buffs to the second round.
Tomlinson and his wife, Rebecah, a former Colorado volleyball player, have three children, Millie, Keira and Nova.
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