Education
Suttle attended John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles and committed to Pepperdine.
Suttle attended John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles and committed to Pepperdine.
A 6"3 Guard, Suttle was a star at Pepperdine University from 1979-1983. Suttle played for the Waves from 1979-1983 and was a two-time West Coast Conference all-conference pick and the 1983 co-player of the year with teammate Orlando Phillips. While at Pepperdine, Suttle led the Waves to back to back National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearances in 1982 and 1983.
Suttle left Pepperdine as the school"s all-time leading scorer with 1,702 points.
One of the low points in his college career took place in the 1983 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. Pepperdine, the eleven seed in the West Region, faced North Carolina State in the first round and had been leading by six points in overtime.
With twenty nine seconds left, Suttle was fouled and went to the free throw line for a one-and-one. He missed the first shot, enabling a change of possession with the Waves still leading by four.
Suttle was fouled again on the inbound play and missed again, and North Carolina State would eventually score again on their own missed one-and-one the very next time they had the ball.
After completing his collegiate eligibility, Suttle was drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 7th round (152nd pick overall) in the 1983 National Basketball Association Draft. He made the team and played in 46 games over the 1983-1984 and 1984-1985 seasons. Suttle averaged 5.9 points and 1.0 assists per game over his National Basketball Association career.
After Suttle"s professional career ended, he became a private basketball tutor.