Shellie McMillon Jr. (March 11, 1936 – July 11, 1980) was an American professional basketball player. Biography McMillon was selected in the 1958 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons after a collegiate career at Bradley University. He played for the Pistons and St. Louis Hawks during his four-year NBA career. 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. On July 11, 1980, McMillon was found dead in his bed by his mother. Career statistics
NBA Source Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG Detroit 48 14.6 .439 .529 5.9 .5 6.4 Detroit 75 18.9 .426 .663 5.7 .7 8.9 Detroit 78 21.0 .428 .697 6.2 1.3 10.1 Detroit 14 13.6 .313 .556 4.6 .4 5.1 St. Louis 48 21.6 .470 .603 6.3 1.1 11.8Career 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 9.8Career 9 18.7 .394 .759 4.3 1.0 8.7
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