Ian Miller | |
Position: | Shooting guard / point guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 198 |
League: | VTB United League |
Team: | BC Enisey |
Number: | 44 |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1991 |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | United Faith Christian Academy (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
College: | Florida State (2010–2014) |
Draft Year: | 2014 |
Career Start: | 2014 |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Team2: | Auxilium CUS Torino |
Years3: | 2016 |
Team3: | Tenezis Verona |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Team4: | Astana |
Years5: | 2017–2018 |
Team5: | Uşak Sportif |
Years6: | 2018 |
Team6: | BCM Gravelines |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Team7: | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Years8: | 2019–2020 |
Team8: | Chorale Roanne |
Years9: | 2020–2021 |
Years10: | 2021 |
Team10: | Cholet Basket |
Years11: | 2021 |
Team11: | Peristeri |
Years12: | 2021–2022 |
Team12: | Büyükçekmece Basketbol |
Years13: | 2022–present |
Team13: | Enisey |
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Ian Miller (born September 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for BC Enisey of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Florida State University before playing professionally in Italy, Kazakhstan, Turkey, France, Israel, and Greece.
Miller attended United Faith Christian Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, leading United Faith to the 1-A State Championship as a senior.[1]
Miller played college basketball for Florida State University's Seminoles, where he averaged 13.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in a non-starting role as a senior. Miller also topped the charts for sixth men in assists (2.96), steals (0.87) and free throw percentage (.877). Miller was named ACC Sixth Man of the Year and All-ACC Honorable Mention by the coaches.[2]
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Miller joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2015 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 9.7 points and 3 assists per game.[3]
On August 6, 2014, Miller started his professional career with the Italian team Aurora Jesi of the Serie A2, signing a one-year deal.[4] On October 5, 2014, Miller recorded 43 points in his professional debut, shooting 10-of-15 from three-point range in a 74–82 loss to Brescia.[5]
On January 29, 2015, Miller parted ways with Jesi to join PMS Torino for the rest of the season.[6] Miller won the 2015 Serie A2 Championship, earning a promotion to the Serie A.
On July 9, 2015, Miller signed a one-year contract extension with Torino.[7]
On March 17, 2016, Miller parted ways with Torino to join Tenezis Verona for the rest of the season.[8] In 8 games played for Verona, he averaged 15.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
On August 3, 2016, Miller signed with the Kazakh team Astana for the 2016–17 season.[9] On October 2, 2016, Miller recorded a season-high 32 points, along with 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in an 83–78 win over Avtodor Saratov.[10]
In 27 games played during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 14.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Miller won the 2017 Kazakhstan League Championship and the 2017 Kazakhstan Cup titles with Astana, as well as reaching the 2017 VTB United League Quarterfinals, where they eventually lost to CSKA Moscow.
On June 17, 2017, Miller signed with the Turkish team Uşak Sportif.[11] On October 28, 2017, Miller recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-14 from the field, along with three assists and three steals in a 70-77 loss to Beşiktaş.[12]
On March 27, 2018, Miller parted ways with Uşak to join the French team BCM Gravelines for the rest of the season.[13]
On July 13, 2018, Miller signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2018–19 season.[14] On October 27, 2018, Miller recorded a season-high 31 points, shooting 6-of-9 from three-point range, along with four rebounds and two assists in a 101–99 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 4 MVP.[15] In 29 games played for Gilboa Galil, he averaged 15.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 41 percent from three-point range.
On July 27, 2019, Miller returned to France for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Chorale Roanne.[16]
On July 27, 2020, Miller signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[17]
On February 28, 2021, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[18]
On July 20, 2021, he signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.[19] On December 29, 2021, Miller mutually parted ways with the Greek club. He averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 assists and 1.3 rebounds per contest.
On December 31, 2021, Miller signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[20]
On August 18, 2022, he has signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.[21]
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