| Bill Miller | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Birth Date: | November 24, 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Berea, Kentucky, U.S. |
| High School: | Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Kentucky) |
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| Draft League: | BAA |
| Draft Year: | 1948 |
| Career Start: | 1948 |
| Career End: | 1949 |
| Career Number: | 6, 13, 21 |
| Career Position: | Forward |
| Coach Start: | 1955 |
| Coach End: | 1979 |
| Years1: | 1948 |
| Team1: | Chicago Stags |
| Years2: | 1948–1949 |
| Team2: | St. Louis Bombers |
| Cyears1: | 1955–1956 |
| Cteam1: | Roanoke Rapids HS |
| Cyears2: | 1956–1959 |
| Cteam2: | Campbellsville |
| Cyears3: | 1959–1979 |
| Cteam3: | Elon |
| Bbr: | millebi01 |
William Ralph Miller (November 24, 1924 - July 9, 1991)[1] was an American professional basketball player.[2] He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the Chicago Stags and St. Louis Bombers during the 1948–49 season.[2] Prior to playing in the BAA, Miller played collegiate basketball at Eastern Kentucky Teachers College and then at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.[3]
After the NBA, Miller became a college coach for Campbellsville Junior College and Elon University.[4] Between 1968 and 1974, Miller led Elon to six straight 20-win seasons.[5] In the Winter of 1973, Miller was selected to coach the NAIA All-Stars - which went on to defeat the NCAA All-Stars 107–78 in High Point, N.C. Miller ended his career with 329 wins at Elon, still the most in program history.[6]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Chicago | 14 | .217 | .444 | .6 | 1.0 |
| 1948–49 | St. Louis | 14 | .327 | .636 | .9 | 2.8 |
| Career | 28 | .292 | .550 | .7 | 1.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | St. Louis | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | |