Reggie Hannah

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Reggie Hannah
Personal information
Born(1959-08-04)August 4, 1959
Titusville, Florida
DiedOctober 23, 2015(2015-10-23) (aged 56)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolTitusville (Titusville, Florida)
College
  • Florida (1977–1980)
  • South Alabama (1981–1982)
NBA draft1982 / Round: 4 / Pick: 70th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards

Reggie Hannah (August 4, 1959 – October 23, 2015)[1] was an American basketball player.

A native of Titusville, Florida, Hannah led Titusville High to a pair of state title appearances in the mid-1970s.[2] He played college basketball for Florida and South Alabama before being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth round (70th overall pick) of 1982 NBA draft.[3] He never played in the NBA, but did play in Sweden, France, and the Netherlands.[4][2] Hannah struggled with drug addiction. According to Florida Today, Hannah died on October 23, 2015 of pancreatic cancer.[5][6][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Torres, John A. (January 27, 2013). "John Torres: Former Titusville basketball star Reggie Hannah tries to turn life around". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015. It was only about a year ago that Hannah, now 53, reached out to his old high school basketball coach Kirk Stewart.
  2. ^ a b c Torres, John A. (November 4, 2015). "Reggie Hannah's reach felt beyond Brevard". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Reggie Hannah Draft Profile". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gator Men's Basketball – History & Links". GatorZone.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Torres, John A. (October 26, 2015). "Former Brevard NBA star Reggie Hannah tried to turn life around". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Torres, John A. (October 26, 2015). "Torres: Titusville basketball legend is finally free". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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