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Nate Tomlinson enters his third season as an assistant coach at Providence College.  He came to Providence after spending two years as an assistant coach for Kim English at George Mason University. Tomlinson also worked with English at Colorado prior to joining his staff at George Mason.

Tomlinson was a four-year letter winner for Colorado 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 appearance in nine years. Colorado made a pair of postseason appearances during Tomlinson’s playing career. The Buffaloes set a 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.  He is tied for sixth on the all-time CU assists list (406) and also holds that position in career games played (129) and started (111).

As a player in Boulder, Tomlinson earned All-Pac 12 honors during a decorated four-year stint, before embarking on a six-season professional career in his native Australia.  

After graduating in 2012, he played professionally for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League in his native Australia (2012-18).  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 also served as head coach of Team Colorado, the school’s alumni squad in The Basketball Tournament, in the summer of 2019, guiding the Buffaloes to the second round.

Tomlinson and his wife, Rebecah, have three children, Millie, Keira and Nova. 

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