Rod Sellers played at Wilson High School in his native Florence, South Carolina, and played college basketball at UConn, where he was an all-conference performer in his senior year in 1992.
19 Facts About Rod Sellers
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Rod Sellers spent his whole career in Europe, playing in Greece, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey: he appeared in three Euroleague seasons and in 1999 he was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer.
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Rod Sellers was born in Florence, South Carolina: his father died when he was 12, leaving Rod Sellers alone with his brother Patrick, who was one year older than him.
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Rod Sellers attended Wilson High School in Florence, where he initially played baseball, but after injuring his eye he dedicated himself more to basketball; a member of the varsity team since his sophomore year, in his junior year he was considered among the best players of the team together with his brother, and he was named Conference Tournament MVP.
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Rod Sellers was a second-team all-state selection and he was named 5A Conference Player of the Year.
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Rod Sellers was not recruited by major colleges until his junior year; in his senior year his brother was playing at Central Connecticut State and CCSU's coach named Rod Sellers to Howie Dickenman, an assistant coach at UConn.
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Rod Sellers was second on the team in rebounds per game behind senior Clifford Robinson, and third in blocks behind Robinson and Willie McCloud.
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Rod Sellers was the fifth-best scorer on the team with 8.2 points per game, and the third-best rebounder with 5.3.
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On February 27,1991 Rod Sellers scored 21 points and had 12 rebounds against Seton Hall.
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Rod Sellers had 17 points and 12 rebounds against Hartford on November 22,1991, and on February 2,1992 he scored his 1,000 point in a game against Syracuse.
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On February 8,1992 Rod Sellers had 19 rebounds in a game against Seton Hall, which as of 2019 it is tied for most in a single game in UConn history.
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Rod Sellers was the third-best scorer on the team with 12.3 points per game behind Chris Smith and Scott Burrell.
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Rod Sellers scored a total 1,143 points and started 112 career games, the 7th most for a UConn player as of 2019.
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Rod Sellers joined Apollon Patras BC the following season, and was named the regular season rebounding leader after averaging 14.3 rebounds per game.
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Rod Sellers was selected for the ACB All-Star game in 1996.
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In 1997 Rod Sellers left Spain for Turkey, and signed a contract Efes Pilsen.
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Rod Sellers's team won the French Basketball Cup that year, and he was selected for the All-Star game.
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In 29 Pro A games, Rod Sellers averaged 14.3 points while playing 23.8 minutes per game.
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Rod Sellers averaged 11 points per game in both competitions, playing 27.2 minutes in Serie A and 30.4 in the ULEB Cup.