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July 23, 2020
Elvin Mims
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 23/12/1979
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 93
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Northwest Florida State (1998-2000) / Southern Miss (2000-2002)
- NBL DEBUT: 8/10/11
- AGE AT DEBUT: 31
- LAST NBL GAME: 7/04/12
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 32
- NBL History: Townsville 2012
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Elvin Mims was born in Chicago, Illinois (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Elvin Mims made his NBL debut with the Townsville Crocodiles at 31 years of age. He scored 17 points in his first game.
Elvin Mims played one season in the NBL. He averaged 9.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in 31 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 32 | Townsville | 15-13 (4) | 31 | 735.0 | 302 | 180 | 19 | 58 | 122 | 40 | 21 | 33 | 83 | 133 | 271 | 49% | 4 | 16 | 25% | 32 | 44 | 73% | 52% | 50% | 18 | Totals | 31 | 735 | 302 | 180 | 19 | 58 | 122 | 40 | 21 | 33 | 83 | 133 | 271 | 49.1% | 4 | 16 | 25.0% | 32 | 44 | 72.7% | 52% | 50% | 18 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 32 | Townsville | 15-13 (4) | 31 | 23.7 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 49% | 0.1 | 0.5 | 25% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 73% | 52% | 50% | 18 | Total | 31 | 23.7 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 49.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0% | 0.1 | 0.5 | 72.7% | 52% | 50% | 18 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
Sims won a silver medal for the USA at the FIBA Under 23 World Championships in 1999.
NBA EXPERIENCE
He played in the CBA with the Yakima Sun Kings from 2003 to 2008, winning three championships under head coach Paul Woolpert, who would later recruit him to Townsville.
During that period, he also suited up for the Nebraska Cranes of the USBL in 2006 and the Dodge City Legend in 2007.
After playing overseas, he returned to the US to play in the PBL with the Lawton Fort Sill Cavalry from 2010 to 2011.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Iceland - KR Reykjavik (2003-2004)
Mims joined KR for the 2003–04 Úrvalsdeild karla season, signing at the end of February 2004 to finish the campaign in Iceland.
Mims made his KR debut on 29 February 2004 against Hamar, playing 15 minutes and finishing with 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers as KR lost 78–75, with Skarphéðinn Freyr Ingason (16 points) and Ingvaldur Magni Hafsteinsson among the main KR scorers.
On 4 March 2004, Mims posted 21 points in a 114–90 KR win over ÍR, going 9-for-17 from the field with five rebounds and two assists while sharing the floor with Ingvaldur Magni Hafsteinsson (18 points) and Skarphéðinn Freyr Ingason (13 points).
He appeared in KR’s last two regular season games, averaging 12.5 points and 5.0 rebounds, before lifting his production in the playoffs to 20.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in a first-round series loss to Grindavík.
COLLEGE
Mims played college basketball at Northwest Florida State College from 1998 to 2000 before transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi, where he competed from 2000 to 2002, completing a two-year run in Conference USA under head coach James Green.
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, and Southern Miss later noted that across two seasons at the school (listed in some records as Okaloosa-Walton CC) he produced 15.4 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per game before moving up to Division I.
In Mims’ first season at Southern Miss (2000–01), the Golden Eagles finished 22–9 overall and 11–5 in Conference USA play, winning the C-USA National Division and reaching the NIT, and team listings from that season show Mims as a key rotation forward who averaged 10.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game as Southern Miss played its home games at Reed Green Coliseum under Green.
During the 2000–01 campaign, Mims was part of a Southern Miss team that opened the year with a road upset of a ranked Arkansas squad, and game coverage from that win credited him with a made three-pointer during a key late stretch as the Golden Eagles pushed the margin to double figures.
As a senior in 2001–02, Mims became Southern Miss’ leading scorer at 18.9 points per game while adding 7.8 rebounds per game, and his season shooting line is widely listed at 44.7% from the field, 33.1% from three-point range, and 72.4% at the free throw line while also averaging 1.1 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.2 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers per game in 25 appearances with 20 starts.
Mims’ 2001–02 season included multiple notable scoring performances and record-book level markers, including a 32-point, 10-rebound double-double against TCU on February 23, 2002, a 29-point game against Memphis on January 18, 2002, and a game against South Florida on March 2, 2002 in which he made 15 field goals, a figure that appears on Southern Miss single-game record lists; other archived stat summaries also credit him with a 13-field-goal game against South Alabama on December 5, 2001, and Southern Miss game recaps from November 17, 2001 list him with 14 points in a win over Jackson State.
In the middle of conference play, Southern Miss reported that Mims missed time after being suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules, and he later returned to finish the year as the team’s top producer while Southern Miss ended the season 10–17 overall and 4–12 in Conference USA play.
Mims’ senior season recognition included Third Team All-Conference USA honours in 2002, and after his Southern Miss career concluded he was selected with the first pick of the 17th annual Continental Basketball Association College Draft, a Southern Miss athletics release that tied his draft position directly to his production and conference recognition in his final collegiate season.
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