Lady Pirate Recruit, Mills, Named Kodak/WBCA All-American
March 24, 2005 | Women's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Cherie Mills (Louisburg Junior College), a 2005 signee of East Carolina, was named to the 2005 Junior College/Community College Kodak/WBCA All-America team after guiding the Hurricanes (20-4) to the Region X title and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 District Finals.
Selection committee members in each of the nine WBCA geographical regions select the ten women's basketball players to be honored.
The 6-foot-4 center averaged 22.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Louisburg, while shooting 63 percent from the floor and 72 percent from the charity stripe. She also garnered Region X Player-of-the-Year honors and Tournament MVP honors for the second straight year.
The honor marks the second All-America accolades for Mills. She was named to the second-team last year as a freshman at Louisburg after averaging 18.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
A native of Ayden, N.C., Mills played for the Chargers of Ayden Grifton in high school averaging 27.6 points, 14.7 boards and 7.4 blocks per game on her way to being named the 2003 Daily Reflector Player-of-the-Year. With her 1,278 rebounds, she holds the school record and was 10 rebounds shy of breaking the state record. Mills also holds the school records in points and blocked shots for a career.
As a senior, she was rated the top senior in North Carolina by Hoops & Dreams Scouting and in her junior season, she garnered All-America honors from Street and Smith.
