[5] He was widely involved in his high school's academic program, playing for St Patrick's basketball, cricket, and rugby teams.
[6] He moved to the Philippines at age 18 to pursue collegiate studies at the Far Eastern University in Manila.
Prior to the draft, Tuffin secured consent from FEU to play in the NBL and joined the league as an amateur player.
[16] In 2023, he returned to the Philippines and applied for the PBA season 48 draft,[17] where he was selected sixth overall by the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters.
[21] Tuffin's mother was born in Rosario, La Union, and has relatives living in the provinces of Pampanga and Pangasinan.