Personal information | |
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Born | Salisbury, Maryland | July 29, 1971
Died | January 17, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland | (aged 44)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Snow Hill (Snow Hill, Maryland) |
College | |
NBA draft | 1993: 2nd round, 29th overall pick |
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
Playing career | 1993–2000 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
1993–1995 | BCM Gravelines |
1995–1996 | Cx Orologi Siena |
1996–1997 | Galatasaray |
1998–1999 | TDK Manresa |
1999–2000 | Tau Cerámica |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Sherron Mills (July 29, 1971 – January 17, 2016) was an American basketball player from Salisbury, Maryland. A 6'9" forward, he played for Snow Hill High School, leading the team to the 1989 Maryland 1-A Boys Basketball State Championship.[1]
He played college ball for Virginia Commonwealth University. He was drafted 29th overall in the 1993 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.[2] He did not make an NBA roster, but played professionally in Europe.[3]
Playing in the Italian Serie A for Cx Orologi Siena during the 1995–96, he topped the league in rebounding.
Mills died at a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on January 17, 2016, at the age of 44.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b "Former Snow Hill Great Dies From ALS". WBOC-TV. January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ 1993 NBA Draft. basketball-reference.com
- ^ Mike Harris. "VCU star must regroup with agent". Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 30, 1994. C1.
- ^ "Snow Hill basketball's Sherron Mills dead at 44 after battle with ALS". Delmarva Daily Times. 17 January 2016.
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