As a sophomore for the Lady Cardinal basketball team, Mills accomplished something no other player had ever done and will likely never do: she was named Junior College Player of the Year despite not having started a single game. An intimidating force inside, she helped the Lady Cardinals to a national championship in 1996 after a runner-up finish the year before.  Mills’ success continued after her Lady Cardinal career ended. She went on to play two years at Alabama, where she was an All-SEC performer and  Kodak All-American. As a senior, she started every game and averaged 12.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. The Crimson Tide advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in each of her two seasons. As a senior, Mills was elected a team captain.
  She was the second player drafted in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics. She also played for San Antonio and Detroit in the WNBA and for Chicago in the ABL.