Isaiah Miller

Isaiah Miller Jr. (born November 9, 1998)[1] is an American college basketball player for UNC Greensboro Spartans of the Southern Conference.

Isaiah Miller
No. 1 – UNC Greensboro Spartans
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSouthern Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-11-09) November 9, 1998
Newark, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Miller was born in Newark, New Jersey but grew up in Covington, Georgia. He attended Eastside High School in Covington before transferring to Newton High School before his senior year.[2] As a senior, Miller averaged 20 points, six rebounds and 3.1 steals per game in leading the team to a 28-2 record and Region 8-AAAAAA championship. He was named first team All-Region and All-County and honorable mention All-State. He committed to UNC Greensboro in May 2017.[3]

College career

Miller served as a key reserve at point guard as a true freshman, playing in all 35 of the Spartans' games and was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 8.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, which was 8th-best in the conference.[4] He became UNC Greensboro's starting point guard during his sophomore year and averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and conference-best 2.9 steals per game and was named first team All-SoCon.[5] His 104 steals were the second most in school history and in the NCAA Division I for the 2018–19 season.[6] As a junior, Miller was named first team All-SoCon, the conference Defensive Player of the Year and the Southern Conference Player of the Year.[7] He averaged 17.8 points and 2.8 steals per game. Following the season, Miller entered the 2020 NBA draft but did not sign with an agent.[8] On July 22, he announced he was returning for his senior season.[9]

References
  1. "Isaiah Miller UNC Greensboro Spartans #1 - Guard". sbnation.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. "UNCG adds basketball transfer from Wichita State". Times-News. May 12, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. Stovall, Gabriel (May 7, 2017). "Newton's Isaiah Miller commits to UNC-Greensboro". The Covington News. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. Mills, Jeff. "Jeff Mills: Isaiah Miller emerges as UNCG basketball adjusts to life after Francis Alonso". News & Record. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. Freeman, Tristan. "UNC Greensboro Basketball: Isaiah Miller frontrunner for Southern POY in 2019-20". bustingbrackets.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  6. "Former Newton standout Isaiah Miller making big impact at UNC Greensboro". The Rockdale Citizen. December 17, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7. "Isaiah Miller named SoCon Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year". The Rockdale Citizen. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  8. Mills, Jeff (April 3, 2020). "UNCG's Isaiah Miller enters NBA Draft". News & Record. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  9. "UNCG's Isaiah Miller will return for senior basketball season". Winston-Salem Journal. July 22, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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