Bill Miller (basketball)

William Ralph Miller (November 24, 1924 – July 9, 1991)[1] was an American professional basketball player.[2] He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the Chicago Stags and St. Louis Bombers during the 1948–49 season.[2] Prior to playing in the BAA, Miller played collegiate basketball at Eastern Kentucky Teachers College and then at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.[3]

Bill Miller
Personal information
BornNovember 24, 1924
Berea, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 1991(1991-07-09) (aged 66)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilliamsburg
(Williamsburg, Kentucky)
College
BAA draft1948: undrafted
Playing career1948–1949
PositionForward
Number6, 13, 21
Coaching career1955–1979
Career history
As player:
1948Chicago Stags
1948–1949St. Louis Bombers
As coach:
1955–1956Roanoke Rapids HS
1956–1959Campbellsville
1959–1979Elon
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

After the NBA, Miller became a college coach for Campbellsville Junior College and Elon University.[4] Between 1968 and 1974, Miller led Elon to six straight 20-win seasons.[5] In the Winter of 1973, Miller was selected to coach the NAIA All-Stars - which went on to defeat the NCAA All-Stars 107–78 in High Point, N.C. Miller ended his career with 329 wins at Elon, still the most in program history.[6]

BAA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Chicago 14.217.444.61.0
1948–49 St. Louis 14.327.636.92.8
Career 28.292.550.71.9

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 St. Louis 1.000.000.0.0
Career 1.000.000.0.0

References
  1. "Bill Miller". Peach Basket Society. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. "Bill Miller NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. "U.N.C. Basketball blue book". 1948.
  4. "Bill Miller Is Named As Elon Cage Coach". The Daily Times-News. April 23, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved October 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Elon Hosts Wofford on Thursday Night".
  6. "Important Dates in Elon Athletics History".


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