Darren Tillis

Darren Tillis
Personal information
Born (1960-02-23) February 23, 1960 (age 64)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln (Dallas, Texas)
CollegeCleveland State (1978–1982)
NBA draft1982: 1st round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1982–1995
PositionCenter / power forward
Number52, 25, 22
Career history
1982–1983Boston Celtics
1983Cleveland Cavaliers
1983–1984Golden State Warriors
1984–1986Scavolini Pesaro
1988–1989Tenerife
1990–1991San Jose Jammers
1993–1995Ockelbo Basket
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Darren Tillis (born February 23, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (23rd pick overall) of the 1982 NBA draft. A 6'11" center born in Dallas, Texas Tillis spent his college career at Cleveland State University. He then played two full NBA seasons, for the Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors.

In his NBA career, Tillis played in 124 games and scored a total of 425 points. Arguably his best game came on March 22, 1983, when he scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in a Cleveland loss at Kansas City.[1]

After his professional career, Tillis has been a coach for multiple college basketball programs, including Marshall University, and Southern Methodist University. As of April 2010 he has been the assistant coach for University of Central Florida.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cavaliers vs Kings, March 22, 1983".
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball 2014-15".


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