Terry Richard Mills is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player at the power forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

 position.

After a standout career at Romulus High School, Mills was named 1986 Mr. Basketball of Michigan

Mr. Basketball of Michigan

Each year the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Michigan...

. Bob Gibbons had Mills ranked #2 behind J.R Reid in the national prep player ranking for that year.

Mills attended the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

 where he helped the Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines

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 win the 1989

1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle, Washington...

 NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 Men's Division I Basketball Championship

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

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Mills was drafted in 1990

1990 NBA Draft

The 1990 NBA Draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. This draft produced only one perennial All-Star,Gary Payton. Among the 54 picks, Payton is considered by far the best pick of the draft. Payton went on to be considered one of the greatest point guards of all time...

 by the Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets

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 for whom he played 17 games. Mills also played for the New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

, Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...

, Miami Heat

Miami Heat

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, and Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

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. Although he played the power forward position, Mills became known for his 3-point shooting. Legendary Piston announcer George Blaha

George Blaha

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 nicknamed him "Sugar" for his "sweet" shooting stroke and "Three Mills" for his on-target three-point shooting.

He is the cousin of former NBA power forward Grant Long

Grant Long

Grant Andrew Long is a retired American professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 NBA games over a 15-year career....

, and the nephew of shooting guard

Shooting guard

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 John Long

John Long (basketball)

John Eddie Long is a retired American professional basketball player.After starring at the University of Detroit, the 6’5” shooting guard was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft. The move was largely influenced by Dick Vitale, who coached Long at UD before...

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Mills was the head coach of the International Basketball League

International Basketball League

The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...

's Macomb County Mustangs

Macomb County Mustangs

The Macomb County Mustangs are an International Basketball League team who plays in Center Line, Michigan.Despite having three players in the top 25 scorers, and three all-stars , the team was a dismal 4-16, seventh in the east...

 (of Center Line, Michigan

Center Line, Michigan

Center Line is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,531 at the 2000 census. Completely surrounded by the city of Warren, it was known as Kunrod's Corner during the mid-nineteenth century.-History:...

) during the 2006 season. Currently residing in Michigan, he is an active participant in amateur drag racing

Drag racing

Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....

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In January 2009, Mills participated in the 20th anniversary celebration of the 1989 National Championship team. He recently completed his degree from Michigan, and is looking to break into the coaching profession.

External links

• NBA Player file
• NBA statistics @ basketball-reference.com
• NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
• University of Michigan Basketball Statistical Archive