Cecil Exum is a retired basketball

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 player who is a naturalized Australia

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n citizen. He played a number of years in the Australian National Basketball League

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Exum, a 6'6 forward from Dudley, North Carolina

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, played collegiate basketball for coach Dean Smith

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 at the University of North Carolina

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 from 1980 to 1984. At UNC, Exum was a member of the Tar Heels' 1982 NCAA championship team

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 as a sophomore with future Hall of Fame players James Worthy

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 and Michael Jordan

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Although Exum played sparingly at UNC, he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets

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 in the ninth round of the 1984 NBA Draft

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 (194th pick overall).

Exum found his niche playing professionally in Australia. He played seven years in the NBL for the North Melbourne Giants

North Melbourne Giants

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, Melbourne Tigers

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 and Geelong Supercats

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