Daniel Miller | |
Position: | Center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 275 |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1991 |
Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Loganville Christian Academy (Loganville, Georgia) |
College: | Georgia Tech (2010–2014) |
Draft Year: | 2014 |
Career Start: | 2014 |
Career End: | 2022 |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Team1: | Río Natura Monbús |
Years2: | 2015 |
Team2: | Akhisar Belediyespor |
Years3: | 2016 |
Team3: | Taranaki Mountainairs |
Years4: | 2016–2018 |
Team4: | Levanga Hokkaido |
Years5: | 2018–2021 |
Team5: | Sendai 89ers |
Years6: | 2021-2022 |
Team6: | Levanga Hokkaido |
Highlights: |
Daniel Clayton Miller (born July 1, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 6'11" (2.11 m), Miller played the center position. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech.
A 6'11" center from Loganville Christian Academy in Loganville, Georgia, Miller came to Georgia Tech in 2010 after originally committing to the University of Georgia.[1] Known for his defensive prowess, Miller earned Atlantic Coast Conference All-Defensive Team honors as a junior and senior, and led the conference in blocked shots both seasons. He was also named third-team All-ACC by the league's media in 2013–14.[2] In 126 games over four years playing for the Yellow Jackets, Miller averaged 8.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.[3]
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Miller joined the Washington Wizards for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[4] On August 10, 2014, he signed with Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro of Spain for the 2014–15 ACB season.[5] In 33 games for Obradoiro, he averaged 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
On August 5, 2015, Miller signed with Akhisar Belediyespor of Turkey for the 2015–16 TBL season.[6] He left the club in late December 2015 after appearing in 13 games. Over that time, he averaged 10.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.6 blocks per game.[7]
On February 25, 2016, Miller signed with the Taranaki Mountainairs for the 2016 New Zealand NBL season.[8] He helped the Mountainairs have their best season since 2008, with their 8–10 record finishing just one win shy of a playoff berth.[9] Miller appeared in all 18 games for the team, averaging 13.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals and a league-leading 1.9 blocks per game.[10]
In August 2016, Miller signed with the Levanga Hokkaido of the Japanese B.League.[11]
|-| align="left" | 2016-17| align="left" | Hokkaido| 60 || 59 || 29.5 || .522 || .000 || .737 || 8.5 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 1.6 || 13.8|-| align="left" | 2017-18| align="left" | Hokkaido| 60 || 28 || 21.5 || .590 || .000 || .671 || 6.6 || 1.5 || .8 || 1.1|| 9.9|-