Cecil Exum

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Cecil Exum
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Personal information
Born	(1962-08-07) August 7, 1962 Dudley, North Carolina
Nationality	American / Australian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Career information
High school	Southern Wayne (Dudley, North Carolina)
College	North Carolina (1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984 / Round: 9 / Pick: 194th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Pro playing career	1984–1991
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (1982)

Cecil Exum (born August 7, 1962) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player. He played a number of years in the Australian National Basketball League.

Exum, a 6'6 forward from Dudley, North Carolina, played collegiate basketball for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina from 1980 to 1984. At UNC, Exum was a member of the Tar Heels' 1982 NCAA championship team as a sophomore with future Hall of Fame players James Worthy and Michael Jordan.

Although Exum played sparingly at UNC, he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the ninth round of the 1984 NBA Draft (194th pick overall).^[1]

Exum found his niche playing professionally in Australia. He played seven years in the NBL as a member of the North Melbourne Giants, Melbourne Tigers and Geelong Supercats.^[2]

Exum resides in the Melbourne suburb of Seabrook and is the father of NBA prospect Dante Exum.^[3]

References

↑ 1984 NBA Draft, accessed August 13, 2011
↑ 2010-11 NBL media guide, accessed August 13, 2011
↑ Former Keilor Thunder basketballer Dante Exum is shooting for NBA selection. Herald Sun. Retrieved November 27, 2013.

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball 1981–82 NCAA Champions

21 Jimmy Black 22 Buzz Peterson 23 Michael Jordan 32 John Brownlee 41 Sam Perkins 44 Matt Doherty 50 Cecil Exum 52 James Worthy (MOP) Head Coach Dean Smith Assistant Coaches Bill Guthridge Eddie Fogler Roy Williams

Persondata
Name	Exum, Cecil
Alternative names
Short description	American/Australian basketball player
Date of birth	July 8, 1962
Place of birth	Dudley, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death

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