Herm Gilliam attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana.
12 Facts About Herm Gilliam
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Herm Gilliam played under head coach George King and alongside Billy Keller and three-time All-American Rick Mount.
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Herm Gilliam was an honored co-captain of the Boilermakers in both his junior and senior years and helped lead the Boilers to an NCAA Finals appearance in 1969.
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Herm Gilliam led Purdue with 8.5 rebounds per game his senior season and received First Team All-Big Ten honors.
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Herm Gilliam twice received Purdue's Most Valuable Player award and was the recipient of the Ward Lambert Scholarship Trophy for scholastic excellence.
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Herm Gilliam was selected by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1969 ABA draft and by the Cincinnati Royals in the first round of the 1969 NBA draft.
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Herm Gilliam averaged 7.5 points a game in his rookie season while playing in Cincinnati.
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Herm Gilliam missed the last few weeks of the season due to him serving six months of military duty.
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Herm Gilliam scored his season high of 30 points vs the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 19,1972.
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On October 22,1975, Herm Gilliam was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Early in the season Herm Gilliam was unhappy with his playing time.
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Herm Gilliam died of a heart attack on April 16,2005, in Salem, Oregon.