James Miller (basketball)
Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Chinquapin, North Carolina | August 23, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East Duplin (Beulaville, North Carolina) |
College | North Carolina A&T (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001: undrafted |
Playing career | 2001–present |
Career history | |
2001–2002 | Landstede Zwolle |
2002–2003 | Brest |
2004 | Sundsvall Dragons |
2004 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs |
2004–2005 | Sundsvall Dragons |
2005 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
2005–2006 | Demon Astronauts Amsterdam |
2006–2007 | Levallois SCB |
2007–2008 | Optima Gent |
2008–2009 | Leuven Bears |
2009–2010 | STB Le Havre |
2010–2011 | Leuven Bears |
2011–2012 | Poitiers Basket 86 |
2012–2013 | Borås |
2013 | Gaiteros de Zulia |
2013–2015 | Borås |
2015 | Gaiteros de Zulia |
2016 | SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Career highlights and awards | |
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James Isaac "J. J." Miller, Jr. (born August 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player. He played overseas since 2001 and has played in multiple countries, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. Since 2012 he is a Borås Basket player and one of the top players in the Swedish Basketligan.
He started his professional career in the Netherlands with Landstede Basketbal in 2001. After that period he played with Brest of the French LNB Pro B and in his home country for the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs. He also played for the Sundsvall Dragons from 2004 till 2005. In the 2005–06 season he played with Demon Astronauts Amsterdam and won the NBB Cup with Amsterdam. He was one of the top scorers in the Eredivisie with 17.6 points per game.[1]
In 2012 Miller returned to Sweden, this time to play for Borås Basket.[2] From that moment, Miller was one of the top tier players in the Swedish Basketligan. He led the league in scoring in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons with 21.6 and 23.7, respectively, points per game.[1]
Miller has also played for Levallois SCB, Optima Gent, Leuven Bears, STB Le Havre and Poitiers Basket 86 under his career.
Career statistics
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league |
† | Denotes seasons in which Miller's team won the league |
Domestic
[edit]Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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2005-06 | Amsterdam | Eredivise | 25 | 34.2 | .492 | .409 | .769 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | .0 | 17.6 | |
2006-07 | Levallois | LNB Pro B | 34 | 33.0 | .416 | .338 | .793 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .0 | 14.2 | |
2007-08 | Gent | BLB Division 1 | 33 | 32.3 | .441 | .313 | .808 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .0 | 17.2 | |
2009-10 | Le Havre | LNB Pro A | 30 | 32.3 | .428 | .336 | .833 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .0 | 14.0 | |
2010-11 | Leuven | BLB Division 1 | 34 | 33.0 | .468 | .408 | .780 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .1 | 15.1 | |
2011-12 | Poitiers | LNB Pro A | 26 | 24.8 | .381 | .357 | .833 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.3 | |
2012-13 | Borås | Basketligan | 32 | 36.3 | .472 | .417 | .840 | 3.2 | 6.1 | .9 | .1 | 21.6 | |
2013-14 | 36 | 35.3 | .493 | .401 | .864 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .1 | 23.7 | |||
2014-15 | 34 | 31.9 | .486 | .367 | .795 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .2 | 17.7 |
Honours
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NBB Cup | 1 |
2006 |
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DBL All-Star | 1 |
2006 |
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Ligan Guard of the Year | 2 |
2013, 2014 |
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Ligan All-Star Game MVP | 1 |
2005 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "James Isaac Miller profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Halloffame.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ "J.J Miller signs with Boras | Court Side Basketball News". Court-side.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
External links
[edit]- 1979 births
- Living people
- Borås Basket players
- Amsterdam Basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Gaiteros del Zulia players
- Gent Hawks players
- Landstede Hammers players
- Leuven Bears players
- North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball players
- People from Duplin County, North Carolina
- Point guards
- Poitiers Basket 86 players
- SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer players
- STB Le Havre players
- Sundsvall Dragons players
- Trotamundos B.B.C. players