Lloyd McMillian

McMillian was born to parents who later divorced and raised by his mother in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.^[1] His older brother, Jim McMillian, became a professional basketball player.^[2]

McMillian began playing basketball in junior high school and practiced on the playgrounds of New York City.^[1] His older brother arranged for him to attend Storm King School in upstate New York and funded his education.^[1][2]

McMillian started his college basketball career with the Loyola Marymount Lions where he played at the guard, small forward and center positions.^[2] He transferred to the Long Beach State 49ers and had to sit out the 1975–76 season as a transfer student.^[2] McMillian became eligible to play during the 1976–77 season.^[3] Playing as a small forward for the 49ers,^[2] he averaged 15.7 points per game and was selected as the PCAA Player of the Year in 1977.^[4]

McMillian was selected by the New York Knicks in the third round of the 1977 NBA draft.^[5] He was invited to the Knicks' rookie camp in 1977,^[6] and was one of six players there to receive an invite to training camp.^[7] McMillian was unable to agree on contractual terms and instead played in France during the 1977–78 season.^[8]

McMillian played in a Long Beach State alumni game in 1985.^[9]