Shellie McMillon

Shellie McMillon

McMillon from the 1958 Anaga
Personal information
Born	March 11, 1936 Chicago, Illinois
Died	July 11, 1980(1980-07-11) (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: 6th round, 42nd overall pick
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 at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1958–59	Detroit	48	14.6	.439	.529	5.9	.5	6.4
1959–60	Detroit	75	18.9	.426	.663	5.7	.7	8.9
1960–61	Detroit	78	21.0	.428	.697	6.2	1.3	10.1
1961–62	Detroit	14	13.6	.313	.556	4.6	.4	5.1
1961–62	St. Louis	48	21.6	.470	.603	6.3	1.1	11.8
Career		263	18.9	.434	.634	6.0	.9	9.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1959	Detroit	3	18.0	.3504	.833	4.7	.0	6.3
1960	Detroit	2	23.5	.381	.800	8.0	1.0	10.0
1961	Detroit	4	16.8	.481	.722	2.3	1.8	9.8
Career		9	18.7	.394	.759	4.3	1.0	8.7

References

1. "Shellie McMillon NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2023.