Patrick Miller (basketball)

Patrick Miller (born May 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Tennessee State.

Patrick Miller
No. 2 – Ironi Nes Ziona
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1992-05-22) May 22, 1992
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolHales Franciscan
(Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeTennessee State (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Beşiktaş
2015Yeşilgiresun
2015–2016Texas Legends
2016–2017Sioux Falls Skyforce
2017Leones de Santo Domingo
2017–2018Partizan
2018Gaziantep
2018–2019ratiopharm Ulm
2019–2020Boulazac
2020–presentIroni Nes Ziona
Career highlights and awards
  • TB2L champion (2015)
  • 2× First-team All-OVC (2013, 2014)
  • OVC Freshman of the Year (2011)
  • OVC All-Newcomer Team (2011)

High school career

Miller played basketball for Hales Franciscan High School, averaging 22.6 points and 3.8 assists per game in 32 games as a senior, leading his team Helped team to a 28–4 record, winning the Regional and Sectional Championships. He was named Chicago All-Area two times and was voted 2009–2010 Chicago Catholic League Player of the Year.[1]

College career

Miller joined the Tennessee State Tigers as a freshman in 2010–11. In 2012–13, he led the Ohio Valley Conference with 5.8 assists per game and was named to the All-OVC first team.[1] The following season, he scored 23.7 points per game to rank fifth in NCAA Division I.[2]

Professional career

On July 8, 2014, Miller signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.[3] In January 2015, he left Beşiktaş after appearing in just three Eurocup games and joined Yeşilgiresun of the Turkish Basketball Second League for the rest of the season. In 25 games for Yeşilgiresun, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game while helping the team win the championship. On June 29, 2015, he extended his contract with Yeşilgiresun for the 2015–16 season.[4] However, he later parted ways with the club on August 31.[5]

On October 31, 2015, Miller was selected by the Oklahoma City Blue in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft,[6] only to be traded to the Texas Legends on draft night.[7] In 52 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 27 minutes per game.[8]

On November 30, 2016, Miller was traded to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in exchange for the player rights to Byron Wesley and a 2017 third-round draft pick.[8] On December 3, he made his debut for the Skyforce in a 117–101 win over the Iowa Energy, recording 14 points, one rebound, four assists and one block in 19 minutes off the bench.[9]

On September 20, 2017, Miller signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Partizan.[10] On January 14, 2018, he left Partizan and signed with Turkish club Gaziantep for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[11]

On October 29, 2019, he has signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of LNB Pro A.[12] Miller averaged 12.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. On August 17, 2020, he signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League.[13]

Personal life

Miller is the son of Michelle Adams and Preston Miller.[1]

References
  1. "Patrick Miller bio". TSUTigers.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. "2013–14 NCAA Division I College Basketball Player Statistics". espn.go.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. "Besiktas signs rookie Patrick Miller". Sportando.com. July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  4. "Yesilgiresun extends with Mutlu Demir, Yunus Cankaya, Patrick Miller". Sportando.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  5. "Patrick Miller, Yesilgiresun part ways". Sportando.com. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  6. "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. "Legends Complete Two Trades, Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  8. Dykstra, Matt (November 30, 2016). "SKYFORCE ACQUIRE PATRICK MILLER". NBA.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  9. "Skyforce Hold Off Energy". NBA.com. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  10. "Patrick Miller is joining black and white family". kkpartizan.rs. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  11. "Patrik Miler odlazi u Tursku". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  12. "Boulazac signs Patrick Miller, parts ways with Tyler Larson". Sportando. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  13. "Ironi Ness-Ziona signs Patrick Miller". Sportando. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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