Dane Miller Jr.
American basketball player (born 1990)
| No. 6 – City Oilers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | BAL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-03-10) March 10, 1990 (age 34) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rush–Henrietta (Henrietta, New York) |
| College | Rutgers (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2018–2023 | SLAC |
| 2019 | Syracuse Stallions |
| 2020 | Snæfell |
| 2023 | City Oilers |
| 2023 | Prawira Bandung |
| 2024–present | City Oilers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Dane Miller Jr. (born March 10, 1990) is an American basketball player who plays for the City Oilers of the Basketball Africa League. He was a All-BAL First Team selection in 2023, while playing for SLAC.
College career
Miller Jr. played for Rutgers in four seasons. He was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team in 2010.[1]
Professional career
Miller was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2014 draft of the NBA D-League. On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League.[2]
Miller started playing with SLAC in Guinea in 2018. He played with SLAC in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League, averaging 15.3 points and 7 rebounds for his team.[3]
On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in The Basketball League (TBL).[4]
On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Premier League.[5]
He returned to SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL qualification. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds,[6] Miller Jr. helped the team qualify for the 2022 BAL season, the first appearance of the club in the Basketball Africa League.[7]
In the 2022 season, Miller Jr. averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.7, helping SLAC reach the quarterfinals.[8]
The following BAL season, in 2023, Miller Jr. averaged career-highs of 21.2 points on 55.6% shooting and 3.2 steals per game. Despite his club missing the playoffs, he was given a place in the All-BAL First Team because of his play.[9]
In November 2023, Miller Jr. joined City Oilers from Uganda. Miller Jr. made his debut on November 21, 2023, against COSPN with 18 points in an 81-76 win.[10]
On December 8, 2023, Miller signeed with the Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).[11] He rejoined the Oilers in April 2024 for the 2024 BAL season.
BAL career statistics
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SLAC | 6 | 6 | 37.8* | .397 | .158 | .711 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| 2023 | SLAC | 5 | 5 | 39.3* | .556* | .100 | .694 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 3.4* | 1.2 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | City Oilers | 6 | 6 | 30.1 | .444 | .364 | .478 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | .2 | 10.2 |
References
- ^ "Dane Miller College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Acquires Dane Miller". Oklahoma City Blue. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Dane MILLER JR at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "he Syracuse Stallions have signed former Rutgers University standout and G-League Alum, Dane Miller!". Twitter. Retrieved December 18, 2021.[self-published]
- ^ "Tvöfaldur liðsstyrkur í Snæfell". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Dane MILLER JR at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Guinea's SLAC stun AS Police in OT, qualify to Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "S.L.A.C Basketball (GUINEA)". The BAL. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "City Oilers survive COSPN scare for first win in Johannesburg". FIBA.basketball. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Pencuri Bola Terbaik Afrika Ada di Prawira". iblindonesia. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
External links
- RealGM profile
- Dane Miller Jr. on X
