Delme Herriman is a British

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 former professional basketball

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 player.

Herriman, who grew up in Widnes

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, England

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, played college basketball in the United States

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 for Wright State University

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. During a 1995 Midwestern Collegiate Conference quarterfinal game, he made what has been called "the most famous shot in Wright State basketball history", a last-second, game-winning jumper against a ranked Xavier University team. After college, Herriman played in Italy

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, Belgium

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, the Netherlands, Germany

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, France

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, Austria

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, and England. Herriman was also part of the England team

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 that claimed the bronze medal in Men’s Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Herriman later became a basketball coach. He has completed an autobiography titled Mr. Versatility.