Suttle attended John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles and committed to Pepperdine.

Suttle played for the Waves from 1979 to 1983 and was a two-time West Coast Conference all-conference pick and the 1983 co-player of the year with teammate Orlando Phillips.

Suttle left Pepperdine as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,702 points.

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.