Larry Miller (basketball player) explained

Larry Miller
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:4 April 1946
Birth Place:Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Highschool:Catasauqua
(Catasauqua, Pennsylvania)
College:North Carolina (1965–1968)
Draft Year:1968
Draft Round:5
Draft Pick:62
Draft Team:Philadelphia 76ers
Career Start:1968
Career End:1975
Career Number:44, 4
Career Position:Shooting guard
Years1:1968–1970
Team1:Los Angeles Stars
Years2:1970–1972
Team2:Carolina Cougars
Years3:1972–1973
Team3:San Diego Conquistadors
Years4:1973–1974
Team4:Virginia Squires
Years5:1974
Team5:Utah Stars
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Cbbaskhof Year:2022

Lawrence James Miller (born April 4, 1946) is a retired American basketball player who was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team in 2002, as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

An All-American star of his Catasauqua High School team during the 1960s, he went on to play for the University of North Carolina, where he was awarded ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors in 1966 and 1967.

From 1968 to 1975, he played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars, San Diego Conquistadors, Virginia Squires, and Utah Stars.

Biography

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on April 4, 1946, Miller grew up to become an All-American star of his Catasauqua High School basketball team, scoring forty-six of his team's sixty-six points and grabbing twenty rebounds during his team's 66-62 win over Steelton High in the 1964 Pennsylvania state playoffs at the Hershey Arena.

A guard/forward, Miller then went on to play for the University of North Carolina during the 1960s. While there, he earned ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors in 1966 and 1967.

Miller was drafted in 1968 by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers (fifth round, 62nd overall pick), but never played in that league. From 1968 to 1975, he played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars, San Diego Conquistadors, Virginia Squires, and Utah Stars. He averaged 13.6 points per game in his career and set the ABA record of sixty-seven points in a game on March 18, 1972.[1]

In 2002, Miller was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Since his retirement, Miller has worked in real estate construction.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20 Second Timeout: Larry Miller: The ABA's All-Time Single-Game Scoring Leader and an ACC Legend .
  2. http://articles.mcall.com/2002-10-06/news/3444386_1_american-basketball-association-work-ethic-real-estate