Kelly Miller (basketball)

Kelly Miller (born September 6, 1978) is a professional basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty. She is the identical twin sister of fellow basketball player Coco Miller.

Kelly Miller
Personal information
Born (1978-09-06) September 6, 1978
Rochester, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolMayo (Rochester, Minnesota)
CollegeGeorgia (1997–2001)
WNBA draft2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career2001–2012
Career history
2001–2003Charlotte Sting
2004–2005Indiana Fever
2006–2008Phoenix Mercury
2009Minnesota Lynx
2010Atlanta Dream
2011Washington Mystics
2012New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women’s Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
1999 Palma de Mallorca Team Competition

Early years

Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Kelly initially was interested in playing soccer and not basketball at high school, soon she joined her sister Coco. They also helped their school go 27–0 and win the Minnesota state's class 4A championship. Miller was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored thirteen points.[2]

College years

The twins went to University of Georgia, where they both majored in biology and won a series of awards, including the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's top amateur athlete. They earned that award in 1999, becoming the first pair of twins to earn the award, and joining Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, Bill Walton, Bill Bradley, Kurt Thomas, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Janet Evans as recipients of the award.

Kelly ranked second in points among University of Georgia women players with 2,177; second in assists with 639; fourth in steals with 379 and tenth in rebounds with 711. She is the only player in UGA women's basketball to rank among the top ten in points, assists, steals and rebounds. She became the third player in that university's history to pass over 2,000 points, and the third player in the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) history to garner "Player of the Week" awards three weeks in a row.

Georgia statistics

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
98 Georgia 28 489 40.1% 81.9% 5.7 5.9 2.7 0.2 17.5
99 Georgia 34 628 45.9% 83.4% 6.0 4.4 1.9 0.1 18.5
00 Georgia 36 544 44.5% 81.7% 4.7 4.5 2.1 0.1 15.1
01 Georgia 33 516 51.1% 82.5% 5.4 4.9 2.1 0.0 15.6
Career 131 2177 45.2% 82.5% 5.4 4.9 2.2 0.1 16.6

USA Basketball

Miller played on the team presenting the US at the 1999 World University Games held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team had a 4–2 record and earned the silver medal. Miller averaged 10.2 points per game.[4]

WNBA career

In 2001 both Kelly and Coco both entered the WNBA Draft. Kelly was selected by the Charlotte Sting 2nd overall in the 1st round, where she averaged 4.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in her rookie year.

Kelly spent three seasons with the Sting as a utility player before she was traded to the Indiana Fever prior to the 2004 season. It was with the Fever that Kelly finally became a first-string player on the team, starting on all 34 games she played in the 2004 season.

After the 2005 season ended, Kelly was traded to the Phoenix Mercury, in exchange for Anna DeForge.

On January 30, 2009 Miller was traded along with LaToya Pringle to the Minnesota Lynx for Nicole Ohlde.

NWBL career

After the 2002 WNBA season, both sisters played for the Birmingham Power of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL).

International career

Notes
  1. "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. "Georgia Media Guide". Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. "Nineteenth World University Games -- 1999". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
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