Shellie McMillon
![]() McMillon from the 1958 Anaga | |
Personal information | |
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Born | March 11, 1936 Chicago, Illinois |
Died | July 11, 1980 | (aged 44)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | DuSable (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Bradley (1954–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958 / Round: 6 / Pick: 42nd overall |
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
Playing career | 1958–1962 |
Position | Power forward / Small forward |
Number | 6, 25 |
Career history | |
1958–1961 | Detroit Pistons |
1961–1962 | St. Louis Hawks |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,397 (9.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,571 (6.0 rpg) |
Assists | 232 (0.9 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Shellie McMillon, Jr. (March 11, 1936 – July 11, 1980) was an American professional basketball player.[1] McMillon was selected in the 1958 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons after a collegiate career at Bradley University.[1] He played for the Pistons and St. Louis Hawks during his four-year NBA career.[1]
Although their surnames are spelled differently, McMillon was the older brother of Ernie McMillan, who played 15 seasons with the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals. Ernie's son Erik McMillan was a defensive back for the New York Jets.
Shellie McMillon was one of the stars of a DuSable High School team from Chicago that won back-to-back Chicago Public League championships and in 1954 became the first team with black players and a black coach to play in the Illinois state championship game.
References[]
- ^ a b c Shellie McMillon. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 15, 2013.
- 1936 births
- 1980 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Chicago
- Bradley Braves men's basketball players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Detroit Pistons players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Small forwards
- St. Louis Hawks players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs