Reggie Hannah

Reggie Hannah
Personal information
Born (1959-08-04)August 4, 1959
Titusville, Florida
Died October 23, 2015(2015-10-23) (aged 56)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Titusville (Titusville, Florida)
College
NBA draft 1982 / Round: 4 / Pick: 70th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Position Forward

Reggie Hannah (August 4, 1959 – October 23, 2015)[1] was an American basketball player.

A native of Titusville, Florida, Hannah led Titusville High to a pair of state title appearances in the mid-1970s.[2] He played college basketball for Florida and South Alabama before being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth round (70th overall pick) of 1982 NBA draft.[3] He never played in the NBA, but did play in Sweden, France, and the Netherlands.[4][2] Hannah struggled with drug addiction. According to Florida Today, Hannah died on October 23, 2015 of pancreatic cancer.[5][6][2]

References

  1. Torres, John A. (January 27, 2013). "John Torres: Former Titusville basketball star Reggie Hannah tries to turn life around". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015. It was only about a year ago that Hannah, now 53, reached out to his old high school basketball coach Kirk Stewart.
  2. 1 2 3 Torres, John A. (November 4, 2015). "Reggie Hannah's reach felt beyond Brevard". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  3. "Reggie Hannah Draft Profile". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. "Gator Men's Basketball – History & Links". GatorZone.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  5. Torres, John A. (October 26, 2015). "Former Brevard NBA star Reggie Hannah tried to turn life around". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  6. Torres, John A. (October 26, 2015). "Torres: Titusville basketball legend is finally free". FloridaToday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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