Julien "Skip" Mills (born March 10, 1985) is an American
basketball
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player. Standing at 195 cm (6 ft 5 in), Mills usually plays as
shooting guard
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.
Professional career
In August 2009, Mills signed with
Cairns Taipans
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of the
NBL.
In April 2011, Mills was honored with the
DBL Statistical Player of the Year
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award during his season with Den Bosch, after averaging a league-high
efficiency rating of 18.4.
Additionally, Mills was named to the
All-DBL Team
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) All-Star Team, also known as All-DBL Team, is a team constituted by the main players in a season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. This team is based on ...
.
References
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1985 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
American men's basketball players
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball players
Barak Netanya B.C. players
Basketball players from Indiana
Cairns Taipans players
Heroes Den Bosch players
Dutch Basketball League players
Fort Wayne Mad Ants players
Ironi Ashkelon players
Shooting guards
Soproni KC players
Szolnoki Olaj KK players