Elvin Mims

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Elvin Mims
Elvin Mims London Lightning.jpg
Mims defends Tyrell Vernon in 2015
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1979-12-23) December 23, 1979 (age 44)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Northview (Century, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2004 KR
2004–2006Yakima Sun Kings
2006–2007 Nebraska Cranes
2007–2008Yakima Sun Kings
2008–2011 Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
2011–2012 Townsville Crocodiles
20122015 London Lightning
Career highlights and awards

Elvin Mims (born December 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the London Lightning of the NBL Canada. He has previously played in multiple leagues in the United States and in Iceland as well as Canada. Prior to going pro, from 1998 to 2002, Mims played college basketball for Northwest Florida State College and Southern Mississippi University. [1]

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College career

Mims started played college basketball for Northwest Florida State College in 1998, moving to Southern Mississippi University in 2000 and remaining there for two seasons. [2] [1]

Playing career

Mims signed with KR of the Úrvalsdeild karla in end of February 2004. [3] He appeared in KR's last two game of the regular season, averaging 12.5 points and 5.0 rebounds. [4] In the playoffs, he averaged 20.3 points and 8.7 rebounds [5] in KR's first round loss to Grindavík. [6]

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References

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  2. "Elvin Mims Basketball Player Profile, London Lightning, S.Mississippi, News, NBL Canada stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - usbasket". www.eurobasket.com.
  3. "Nýr leikmaður hjá KR-ingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 March 2004. p. B2. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. "Intersport-deildin - KR". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation . Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. "Intersport-deild úrslitakeppni - KR". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation.
  6. "Suðurnesjaliðin í undanúrslit". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 17 March 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2018.