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Armen Gilliam

Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (died 2011)

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Born
May 28, 1964
Died
July 5, 2011
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1964

About Armen Gilliam

Armen Louis Gilliam was an American professional basketball player who played 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1987 to 2000. He also played one season for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the American Basketball Association. Gilliam returned to the court after retirement as the head basketball coach for the (NCAA) Division III Penn State Altoona Lions from 2002 to 2005. Gilliam also played on the UNLV team that won 38 games in a season, which is still an NCAA Division 1 record for most wins in a season. Gilliam scored 998 points in his senior year, which remains a school record for the most points scored in a season by a UNLV player. After graduating from UNLV with a degree in communications, Gilliam was the second pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft. Gilliam was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1988 while playing for the Phoenix Suns.

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Armen Gilliam timeline

  1. After graduating from UNLV with a degree in communications, Gilliam was the second pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft.
  2. Gilliam was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1988 while playing for the Phoenix Suns.
  3. Gilliam returned to the court after retirement as the head basketball coach for the (NCAA) Division III Penn State Altoona Lions from 2002 to 2005.

The world when Armen Gilliam was born

Armen Gilliam was born in 1964. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Armen Gilliam's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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