Education
A native of Talladega, Alabama, Sillmon attended Talladega County Training School during his prep years.
A native of Talladega, Alabama, Sillmon attended Talladega County Training School during his prep years.
On February 7, 1984, he scored 51 points in a game against Woodland High School. That year—his senior season—he was named the state"s "1A " by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. After his successful high school career, Sillmon enrolled at Alabama State in 1984.
Sillmon led the conference with a 20.3 points per game average and narrowly edged Jeff Hart of Jackson State by one vote for the honor.
After two seasons, Sillmon decided to transfer. After sitting out the 1986-1987 season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer eligibility rules, his career at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical began as a redshirt junior in 1987-1988.
He led them in scoring both seasons (206, 230 respectively), and as a senior in 1988-1989 he set Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical records for total points in a season (736) and per game (230). In the 2009 book, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network College Basketball Encyclopedia, Sillmon was named one of the five greatest players in Agricultural and Mechanical program history.
Sillmon played professionally in Finland after college.
He never made it to the National Basketball Association.