Harry Miller (basketball, born 1923) explained

Harry Miller
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:230
Birth Date:28 July 1923
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York
Nationality:American
High School:Seton Hall Prep
(West Orange, New Jersey)
College:Seton Hall
Career Number:15
Career Position:Center / forward
Years1:1946–1947
Team1:Toronto Huskies
Bbr:milleha01

Harry David "Moose" Miller (July 28, 1923 – April 18, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. He played one season for the Toronto Huskies of the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

Miller, a 6'4" center and forward, played collegiately at Seton Hall and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill while in the U. S. Marine Corps.[1] He then played one season in the BAA for the Toronto Huskies in the 1946–47 season and has the distinction of playing in the first game of what would become the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] Miller averaged 2.9 points per game in 55 appearances in his sole season in the league.[3] He played the next season with the Atlanta Crackers of the upstart Professional Basketball League of America, averaging 4.0 points per game in four contests.[4]

After his playing career, Miller coached at the high school (Derry Area High School), junior college (Westmoreland County Community College) and college (Saint Vincent College) levels in Western Pennsylvania. He died on April 18, 2007.[5]

Miller's son Mark Miller is a mixed martial arts competitor.[6]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played
 FG% Field-goal percentage
 FT% Free-throw percentage
 APG Assists per game
 PPG Points per game

Regular season

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1946–47Toronto53 .223 .439 .8 2.9
Career53 .223 .439 .8 2.9

Notes and References

  1. News: Harry D. Miller obituary. Legacy.com. July 17, 2020.
  2. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2844187 Player from first NBA game dies at 83
  3. Web site: Harry Miller Stats . www.basketball-reference.com . August 30, 2011.
  4. http://www.apbr.org/pbla.html History of the Professional Basketball League of America
  5. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/obituaries/?mode=view&obit_id=131669 Harry D. Miller, Latrobe
  6. http://www.hd.net/blogs/mark-millers-heart-is-in-the-right-place-to-return-after-surgery-four-years-ago/ Mark Miller's heart is in the right place after surgery four years ago