Milton Bell

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Milton Bell
Personal information
Born (1970-08-21) August 21, 1970 (age 53)
Dominican Republic
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school John Marshall (Richmond, Virginia)
College Georgetown (1988–1990)
NBA draft 1992: undrafted
Playing career1993–2006
2009–2011
Position Forward
Number8
Career history
As player:
1993 Tri-City Chinook
1995 KR
1995–1996 ÍA
1996 Universidad de Concepcion
1997–1998 Indepediente de Pico
1998 Guaiqueries de Margarita
1998–1999 Quilmes de Mar del Plata
1999 Panteras de Miranda
2000Pueblo Nuevo
2000–2001Quilmes de Mar del Plata
2002 Club Atlético Welcome
2002Guaiqueries de Margarita
2002–2003 MM Beer Cherno More
2003 Frailes de Guasave
2003 Universidad de Concepcion
2003–2004Quilmes de Mar del Plata
2009 Montreal Sasquatch
2009–2010 Quebec Kebs
2010Carmen de Patagones
2010San Martin Marcos Juarez
As coach:
1996 ÍA
Career highlights and awards

Milton Sylvester Bell (born August 21, 1970) is an American former basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas, he went on to play professionally in Europe and South America.

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High school

Bell played basketball at John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia. In 1988, he was selected for the 1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game [1] and was named to the Parade All-American Second-team [2] after averaging 17 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks per game as a senior. [3]

College career

Bell joined Georgetown University in 1988. He played 22 games as a freshman for the Hoyas, averaging 3.4 points per game. He left the team during his sophomore season, in January 1990, after appearing in 10 of Hoyas first 17 games, siding his desire for more playing time. [1] Bell transferred to the University of Richmond 16 days into the start of the 1990 spring semester. The NCAA ruled that he would have two years of eligibility for Richmond's basketball team beginning with the start of the 1991–92 season in November. On July 13, 1991, it was announced that Bell had lost all eligibility at Richmond because he was not making sufficient progress towards a degree. [4]

Professional career

Bell signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club KR in February 1995. In his first game with KR, Bell had 33 points and 22 rebounds in a 72–82 victory against Tindastóll on February 16. [5] In his 5 regular season games with the club, he averaged 25.4 points and 19.8 rebounds, helping the struggling team secure a playoff with 4 victories in those 5 games. In the playoffs, KR faced defending champions Njarðvík which had gone 31–1 during the season. [6] After losing the first game in the best-of-three series, [7] KR bounced back in the second game, winning 98–97 behind Bell's 33 points. [8] In the third and deciding game, Njarðvík limited Bell to 10 points and blew out KR, 89–72, securing their spot in the semi-finals. [9] In the three game series, Bell averaged 22.7 points and 14.3 rebounds.

The following season he signed with rival Úrvalsdeild club ÍA. In November 1995, he became the first player in the Úrvalsdeild to register two triple-doubles during one season. [10] In January 1996, he helped ÍA to the Icelandic Cup finals after scoring 29 points in ÍA's 81–70 victory against KR in the semi-finals. [11] In the Cup finals on January 28, ÍA lost to Haukar, 58–85, after trailing by 5 at halftime. [12] On February 12, he took over as interim coach for the rest of the season after head coach Hreinn Þorkelsson resigned. [13] During the season he set the Úrvalsdeild single season record for most points scored with 983 points in 32 games. [14] For the season he averaged 30.7 points, 18.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He broke the 50 point barrier twice, the only player to do so during the season, [15] and both times in a loss against Valur. On December 3, 1995, he had 50 points and 24 rebounds [16] and on February 11, 1996, he had 51 points and 20 rebounds.

In September 2004, Bell stepped away from basketball to take care of his ailing mother. [17] In November 2009, Bell signed with the Quebec Kebs. [18] In July 2010, Bell returned to Argentine after last playing there during the 2003–2004 season, and signed with Carmen de Patagones. [19] He later joined San Martin Marcos Juarez where he was released in December 2010. [20]

Later life

After his playing career came to an end, Bell started his own basketball school. [21]

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  2. ↑ Steve Berkowitz (30 January 1990). "Hoyas' Bell going to Richmond". Washington Post . Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hoya' Bell decides to transfer to Richmond". Daily Press . 30 January 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Rollins (5 September 1991). "Academic problems force Bellout of UR". The Collegian . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Björn Björnsson (17 February 1995). "Milton Bell kom, sá og sigraði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "DHL-deildin 1995". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Víðir Sigurðsson (9 March 1995). "Sannfærandi byrjun hjá meisturunum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 14–15. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Róbert Róbertsson (13 March 1995). "Enn sigurkarfa Ólafs". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Ægir Már Kárason (14 March 1995). "Ég átti aldrei von á að þetta yrði svona auðvelt". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 16. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 March 2014). "Þrennuveturinn mikli". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (27 January 1996). "Þeir eiga að vinna, við eigum að tapa". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. D2–D3. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  12. ↑ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (30 January 1996). "Tíu ára bið eftir bikarnum loks á enda hjá Haukum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Hreinn er hættur með Skagaliðið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 February 1996. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "Skaginn kemur til greina". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 March 1996. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga í stökum leikjum". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  16. ↑ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (5 December 1995). "Valsmenn komnir með sjálfstraust?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 5. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  17. ↑ Ricardo Juan (28 December 2010). "Regala el corazón". pickandroll.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  18. ↑ Tobey Hayden (4 November 2009). "The Québec City Kebs sign Milton Bell". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  19. ↑ Emanuel Niel (7 June 2010). "Milton Bell vuelve a la Argentina". pickandroll.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "TNA transactions". Interbasquet Cordoba (in Spanish). 8 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  21. ↑ "Milton Bell y un amor intacto por el básquet". El Marplatense (in Spanish). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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