[3] He clinched the Mean Green's NCAA bid by scoring 33 points in the 1988 Southland tournament, earning MVP honors.
[1][5] He was named the Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1988[6][7] and became the first African-American student-athlete at the University of North Texas to earn the award.
He joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League, where he impressed coaches but ultimately did not make the final roster.
[11] Worrell was also selected by the Rapid City Thrillers as the 50th overall pick in the 1988 Continental Basketball Association draft.
[12] He played professional basketball for 11 years in Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, France and Argentina.