Elvin Mims

Elvin Mims (born December 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the London Lightning of the NBL Canada. He has previously played in multiple leagues in the United States and in Iceland as well as Canada. Prior to going pro, from 1998 to 2002, Mims played college basketball for Northwest Florida State College and University of Southern Mississippi.^[1]

Elvin Mims

Mims defends Tyrell Vernon in 2015
Free agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1979-12-23) December 23, 1979 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Northview (Century, Florida)
College	Northwest Florida State (1998–2000) Southern Miss (2000–2002)
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2004	KR
2004–2006	Yakima Sun Kings
2006–2007	Nebraska Cranes
2007–2008	Yakima Sun Kings
2008–2011	Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
2011–2012	Townsville Crocodiles
2012–2015	London Lightning
Career highlights
NBL Canada All-Star (2014) First-team All-NBL Canada (2013) NBL Canada All-Defensive Team (2013) 3× CBA champion (2006, 2007, 2009) CBA blocks leader (2009)

College career

Mims started played college basketball for Northwest Florida State College in 1998, moving to University of Southern Mississippi in 2000 and remaining there for two seasons.^[2][1]

Playing career

Mims signed with KR of the Úrvalsdeild karla in end of February 2004.^[3] He appeared in KR's last two game of the regular season, averaging 12.5 points and 5.0 rebounds.^[4] In the playoffs, he averaged 20.3 points and 8.7 rebounds^[5] in KR's first round loss to Grindavík.^[6]

Mims won Continental Basketball Association (CBA) championships with the Yakama Sun Kings in 2006^[7] and 2007,^[8] and Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry in 2009.^[9]